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Kakramari
Census Town
Kakramari is located in West Bengal
Kakramari
Kakramari
Location in West Bengal, India
Kakramari is located in India
Kakramari
Kakramari
Kakramari (India)
Coordinates:24°34′31″N88°03′13″E/ 24.5753°N 88.0535°E/24.5753; 88.0535
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
Area
• Total1.4843 km2(0.5731 sq mi)
Population
(2011)
• Total9,423
• Density6,300/km2(16,000/sq mi)
Languages
• OfficialBengali,English
Time zoneUTC+5:30(IST)
PIN
742303
Telephone/STD code03485
Vehicle registrationWB-57,WB-58
Lok SabhaconstituencyJangipur
Vidhan SabhaconstituencySuti
Websitemurshidbad.nic.in

Kakramariis acensus townin theSuti IICD blockin theJangipur subdivisionof theMurshidabad districtin the state ofWest Bengal,India.

Geography

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Tarapur
R
Tarapur, Murshidabad (R)
Farakka
Feeder Canal
Padma River
Ganges River
Nabarun
R
Nabarun (R)
Suti
R
Suti (R)
Nimtita
R
Nimtita (R)
Mahesail
R
Mahesail (R)
Farakka
R
Farakka (R)
Farakka Super TPS
F
Farakka Super Thermal Power Station (F)
Farakka Barrage
F
Farakka Barrage (F)
Dhuliyan
M
Dhuliyan (M)
Bhabki
CT
Bhabki (CT)
Khidirpur
CT
Khidirpur, Murshidabad (CT)
Khanpur
CT
Khanpur, Murshidabad (CT)
Kakramari
CT
Chakmeghoan
CT
Chakmeghoan (CT)
Ichhlampur
CT
Ichhlampur (CT)
Paschim Punropara
CT
Paschim Punropara (CT)
Dafahat
CT
Dafahat (CT)
Hafania
CT
Hafania (CT)
Mahendrapur
CT
Mahendrapur (CT)
Aurangabad
CT
Aurangabad, West Bengal (CT)
Debipur
CT
Debipur, Murshidabad (CT)
Jagtaj
CT
Jagtaj (CT)
Basudebpur
CT
Basudebpur (CT)
Jaykrishnapur
CT
Jaykrishnapur, Murshidabad (CT)
Bhasaipaikar
CT
Bhasaipaikar (CT)
Kohetpur
CT
Kohetpur (CT)
Serpur
CT
Serpur (CT)
Dhusaripara
CT
Dhusaripara (CT)
Chachanda
CT
Chachanda (CT)
Uttar Mahammadpur
CT
Uttar Mahammadpur (CT)
Kankuria
CT
Kankuria (CT)
Jafrabad
CT
Jafrabad, Murshidabad (CT)
Anup Nagar
CT
Anup Nagar (CT)
Mahadeb Nagar
CT
Mahadeb Nagar (CT)
Pranpara
CT
Pranpara (CT)
Mamrejpur
CT
Mamrejpur (CT)
Sibnagar
CT
Sibnagar (CT)
Arjunpur
CT
Arjunpur (CT)
Farakka Barrage
Township
CT
Farakka Barrage Township (CT)
Benia Gram
CT
Benia Gram (CT)
Srimantapur
CT
Srimantapur (CT)
Cities, towns and locations in the northern portion of Jangipur subdivision, Murshidabad district (including Farakka, Samserganj, Suti II CD blocks)
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Facility
Abbreviation- TPS: Thermal Power Station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

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Kakramari is located at24°34′31″N88°03′13″E/ 24.5753°N 88.0535°E/24.5753; 88.0535.

According to the map of Suti II CD block in theDistrict Census Handbook, Murshidabad,Dafahat,Jagtaj,Debipur,Aurangabad,Hafania,Mahendrapur,Paschim Punropara,Bhabki,Khidirpur,Khanpur,Ichhlampur,Chakmeghoanand Kakramari, form a cluster of census towns.[1]

Area overview

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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 the adjoiningSanthal Pargana divisionofJharkhand.The land is slightly higher in altitude than the surrounding plains and is gently undulating.[2][3]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.[4]Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map).[5]The subdivision has two large power plants - the 2,100 MWFarakka Super Thermal Power Stationand the 1,600 MWSagardighi Thermal Power Station.[6][7]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.[8][9][10]As of 2013, an estimated 2.4 million people reside along the banks of theGangesalone in Murshidabad district.Severe erosionoccurs along the banks.[11]

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

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According to the2011 Census of India,Kakramari had a total population of 9,423, of which 4,787 (51%) were males and 4,636 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,950. The total number of literate persons in Kakramari was 3,991 (53.41% of the population over 6 years).[12]

Infrastructure

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According to theDistrict Census Handbook, Murshidabad,2011, Kakramari covered an area of 1.4843 km2.It had 8 km roads. The protected water-supply involved hand pump. It had 138 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 2 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 2 primary schools, other school facilities at nearby localities, general degree college atAurangabad10 km away.[13]

Healthcare

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Suti 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 Suti II CD block is 1,852 mg/litre.[14]

References

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  1. ^"District Census Handbook Murshidabad, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A"(PDF).Page 195, Map of Suti II CD block.Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.Retrieved1 July2021.
  2. ^"District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A"(PDF).Physiography, Page 13.Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011.Retrieved24 July2017.
  3. ^"Murshidabad".Geography.Murshidabad district authorities.Retrieved24 July2017.
  4. ^"Farakka Barrage Project".FBP.Retrieved12 September2017.
  5. ^"Child labour, illness & lost childhoods, India's tobacco industry".Edge of Humanity Magazine, 27 December 2020.Retrieved13 July2021.
  6. ^"Power Generation".Farakka.NTPC.Retrieved7 August2016.
  7. ^"The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited".Sagardighi Thermal Power Project.WBPDCL.Retrieved15 August2017.
  8. ^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.
  9. ^"The 'Poor man's cigarette'".Gurvinder Singh.The Statesman, 22 January 2017.Retrieved28 August2017.
  10. ^"Beedi workers of Jangipur hold key".Indrani Dutta.The Hindu, 1 May 2009.Retrieved28 August2017.
  11. ^"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.
  12. ^"District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, Series 20, Part XII B"(PDF).Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 313988, page 26-27.Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal.Retrieved28 June2021.
  13. ^"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.
  14. ^"Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )".Murshidabad.SOES.Retrieved4 August2017.


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