Donalia
Donalia | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
  Donalia Location in West Bengal, India  Donalia Donalia (India) | |
| Coordinates:24°27′31″N88°07′22″E/ 24.4587°N 88.1229°E | |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.2161 km2(0.4695 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,081 |
| • Density | 5,000/km2(13,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| PIN | 742213 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03485 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-57,WB-58 |
| Lok Sabhaconstituency | Jangipur |
| Vidhan Sabhaconstituency | Raghunathganj |
| Website | murshidbad |
Donaliais acensus townin theRaghunathganj IICD blockin theJangipur subdivisionof theMurshidabad districtin the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Geography
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3miles
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Facility
Abbreviation- TPS: Thermal Power Station, AMU: Aligarh Muslim University
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
[edit]Donalia is located at24°27′31″N88°07′22″E/ 24.4587°N 88.1229°E.
Area overview
[edit]Jangipur subdivision is crowded with 52census townsand as such it had to be presented in two location maps. One of the maps can be seen alongside. The subdivision is located in theRarh regionthat is spread over from adjoiningSanthal Pargana divisionofJharkhand.The land is slightly higher in altitude than the surrounding plains and is gently undulating.[1][2]The riverGanges,along with its distributaries, is prominent in both the maps. At the head of the subdivision is the 2,245 m longFarakka Barrage,one of the largest projects of its kind in the country.[3]Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map).[4]The subdivision has two large power plants - the 2,100 MWFarakka Super Thermal Power Stationand the 1,600 MWSagardighi Thermal Power Station.[5][6]According to a 2016 report, there are around 1,000,000 (1 million/ ten lakh) workers engaged in thebeediindustry in Jangipur subdivision. 90% are home-based and 70% of the home-based workers are women.[7][8][9]As of 2013, an estimated 2.4 million people reside along the banks of theGangesalone in Murshidabad district.Severe erosionoccurs along the banks.[10]
Note: The two maps present some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the maps are linked in the larger full screen maps.
Demographics
[edit]According to the2011 Census of India,Donalia had a total population of 6,081, of which 3,043 (50%) were males and 3,038 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,032. The total number of literate persons in Donalia was 2,979 (59.00% of the population 6 years).[11]
Infrastructure
[edit]According to theDistrict Census Handbook, Murshidabad,2011, Donalia covered an area of 1.2161 km2.It had 21 km roads with open drains. The protected water-supply involved pressure tank, hand pump. It had 520 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 hospital, 4 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 4 primary schools, 1 middle school. It producedbeediandpapad.[12]
Healthcare
[edit]Raghunathganj II CD block is one of the areas of Murshidabad district where ground water is affected by a high level ofarsenic contamination.TheWHOguideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10 mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50 mg/ litre. The maximum concentration in Raghunathaganj II CD block is 875 mg/litre.[13]
References
[edit]- ^"District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A"(PDF).Physiography, Page 13.Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011.Retrieved24 July2017.
- ^"Murshidabad".Geography.Murshidabad district authorities.Retrieved24 July2017.
- ^"Farakka Barrage Project".FBP.Retrieved12 September2017.
- ^"Child labour, illness & lost childhoods, India's tobacco industry".Edge of Humanity Magazine, 27 December 2020.Retrieved13 July2021.
- ^"Power Generation".Farakka.NTPC.Retrieved7 August2016.
- ^"The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited".Sagardighi Thermal Power Project.WBPDCL. Archived fromthe originalon 23 August 2017.Retrieved15 August2017.
- ^Kar, Sunirmal."Child workers in household industry: a study of beedi industry in Murshidabad district of West Bengal"(PDF).Viswa Bharati University thesis, page 5.Shodhganga.Retrieved28 August2017.
- ^"The 'Poor man's cigarette'".Gurvinder Singh.The Statesman, 22 January 2017.Retrieved28 August2017.
- ^"Beedi workers of Jangipur hold key".Indrani Dutta.The Hindu, 1 May 2009.Retrieved28 August2017.
- ^"Types and sources of floods in Murshidabad, West Bengal"(PDF).Swati Mollah.Indian Journal of Applied Research, February 2013. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 20 August 2017.Retrieved5 September2017.
- ^"District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, Series 20, Part XII B"(PDF).Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 314141, page 32-33.Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal.Retrieved2 July2021.
- ^"District Census Handbook Murshidabad, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A"(PDF).Section II Town Directory, Pages 981-987: Statement I: Growth History, Pages 990-993: Statement III: Civic & Other Amenities, Pages 993-995: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 995-1001 Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities; Pages 1 001- 1002: Statement VI: Industry & Banking.Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.Retrieved26 June2021.
- ^"Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )".Murshidabad.SOES. Archived fromthe originalon 22 July 2011.Retrieved4 August2017.
