Erashal
Erashal | |
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Census Town | |
Coordinates:22°05′10″N87°52′20″E/ 22.0862°N 87.8722°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Purba Medinipur |
Area | |
• Total | 3.7505 km2(1.4481 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,332 |
• Density | 1,400/km2(3,700/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali,English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
Lok Sabhaconstituency | Kanthi |
Vidhan Sabhaconstituency | Chandipur |
Website | purbamedinipur |
Erashalis acensus towninChandipurCD blockinTamluk subdivisionofPurba Medinipur districtin the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Geography
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5miles
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
[edit]Erashal is located at22°05′10″N87°52′20″E/ 22.0862°N 87.8722°E.
Urbanisation
[edit]94.08% of the population of Tamluk subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 5.92% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the second lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district, just above Egra subdivision.[1]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
[edit]As per2011 Census of IndiaErashal had a total population of 5,332 of which 2,641 (50%) were males and 2,691 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 601. The total number of literates in Erashal was 4,153 (87.78% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Infrastructure
[edit]As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Erashal covered an area of 3.7505 km2.It had the facility of a railway station at Kamdapasara 3 km away. Amongst the civic amenities it had 25 road lighting points and 458 domestic electric connections. Amongst the educational facilities it had were 4 primary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 senior secondary school. The nearest degree college was atKismat Bajkul6 km away.[3]
Transport
[edit]Erashal is on Chandipur-Nandigram Road.[4]
Healthcare
[edit]Erashal Rural Hospital at Erashal, PO Math Chandipur (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Chandipur CD block. There areprimary health centresat Gokhuri, PO Majnaberia (with 2 beds) and Baraghuni (with 10 beds).[5]
References
[edit]- ^"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur".Table 2.2.Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived fromthe originalon 21 January 2019.Retrieved20 April2019.
- ^"2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables".West Bengal – District-wise.Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved2 April2019.
- ^"District Census Handbook Purba Medinipur, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A"(PDF).Section II Town Directory, Statement I: Growth History, Pages 1207-1209; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1210; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1211-1212; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1212-1213; Section: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1213-1215.Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.Retrieved7 April2019.
- ^Google maps
- ^"Health & Family Welfare Department".Health Statistics.Government of West Bengal. Archived fromthe originalon 28 October 2021.Retrieved27 March2019.