Kamarda
Kamarda | |
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Village | |
Coordinates:21°51′54.0″N87°43′52.3″E/ 21.865000°N 87.731194°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Purba Medinipur |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,658 |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali,English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
PIN | 721432 (Kamarda Bazar) |
Lok Sabhaconstituency | Kanthi |
Vidhan Sabhaconstituency | Khejuri |
Website | purbamedinipur |
Kamardais a village, inKhejuri ICD block inContai subdivisionofPurba Medinipur districtin the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Geography
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5miles
Fishing Harbour
Shankarpur
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, S: port, sea-beach
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
CD block HQ
[edit]The headquarters of Khejuri I CD block are located at Kamarda.[1]
Urbanisation
[edit]93.55% of the population of Contai subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 6.45% of the population live in the urban areas and it is considerably behind Haldia subdivision in urbanization, where 20.81% of the population live in urban areas.[2]
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 IndiaKamarda had a total population of 11,658 of which 6,023 (52%) were males and 5,635 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,602. The total number of literates in Kamarda was 8,648 (86.00% of the population over 6 years).[3]
Transport
[edit]The nearest railway station is at Nachinda on thePanskura-Digha branch line.[4]
National Highway 116B(locally popular as Contai-Digha Highway) passes nearby.[5]
Education
[edit]Kamarda High School is a Bengali-medium co-educational higher secondary school. It was established in 1921 and has arrangements for teaching from class V to XII. It has a library with 2,500 books and a play ground.[6]
Healthcare
[edit]Kamarda Block Primary Health Centre at Kamarda Bazar (with 15 beds) is the main medical facility in Khejuri I CD block. There is aprimary health centreat Heria (with 10 beds).[7]
References
[edit]- ^"District Census Handbook: Purba Medinipur"(PDF).Map of Purba Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations.Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011.Retrieved9 November2016.
- ^"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur".Table 2.2.Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.Retrieved22 April2019.
- ^"2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables".West Bengal – District-wise.Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved10 November2016.
- ^"68685 Mecheda Digha EMU passenger".Time Table.indiarailinfo.Retrieved30 March2019.
- ^Google maps
- ^"Kamarda High School".schools.org.Retrieved30 March2019.
- ^"Health & Family Welfare Department".Health Statistics.Government of West Bengal.Retrieved27 March2019.