Shankhanagar
Shankhanagar | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
  Shankhanagar Location in West Bengal, India  Shankhanagar Shankhanagar (India) | |
| Coordinates:22°58′N88°23′E/ 22.97°N 88.38°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 8,601 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Website | wb |
Shankhanagaris acensus towninChinsurah MograCD Block inChinsurah subdivisionofHooghly districtin theIndianstateofWest Bengal.It is a part ofKolkata Urban Agglomeration.[1]
Geography
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M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
[edit]Shankhanagar is located at22°58′N88°23′E/ 22.97°N 88.38°E.[2][3]
The area is composed of flatalluvialplains that form a part of theGangetic Delta.The high west bank of the tidalHooghly Riveris highly industrialised.[4]
Hansghara,Kola,Alikhoja,Amodghata,Shankhanagar andChak Bansberiaform a cluster of census towns on the eastern side ofBansberiaand includesMograand Bara Khejuria (outgrowth).[3]
Urbanisation
[edit]There are 13 statutory towns and 64 census towns in Hooghly district. The right bank of theHooghly Riverhas been industrialised over a long period. With the leading European powers dominating the area's industry, trade and commerce for over two centuries, it is amongst the leading industrialised areas in the state. At the same time the land is fertile and agricultural production is significant.[5]
In Chinsurah subdivision 68.63% of the population is rural and the urban population is 31.37%. It has 2 statutory and 23 census towns.[6]In Chinsurah Mogra CD Block 64.87% of the population is urban and 35.13% is rural. Amongst the four remaining CD Blocks in the subdivision two were overwhelmingly rural and two were wholly rural.[7]
The map alongside shows a portion of Chinsurah subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
[edit]As per2011 Census of IndiaSankhanagar had a total population of 8,601 of which 4,483 (52%) were males and 4,118 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,081. The total number of literates in Sankhanagar was 5,796 (77.07% of the population over 6 years).[7]
As of 2001[update]Indiacensus,[8]Shankhanagar had a population of 6,894. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Shankhanagar has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 51%. In Shankhanagar, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Kolkata Urban Agglomeration
[edit]The following Municipalities and Census Towns in Hooghly district were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census:Bansberia(M),Hugli-Chinsurah(M), Bara Khejuria (Out Growth), Shankhanagar (CT),Amodghata(CT),Chak Bansberia(CT),Naldanga(CT),Kodalia(CT),Kulihanda(CT),Simla(CT),Dharmapur(CT),Bhadreswar(M),Champdani(M),Chandannagar(M Corp.),Baidyabati(M),Serampore(M),Rishra(M),Rishra(CT),Bamunari(CT),Dakshin Rajyadharpur(CT),Nabagram Colony(CT),Konnagar(M),Uttarpara Kotrung(M),Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni)(CT),Kanaipur(CT) andKeota(CT).[9]
References
[edit]- ^District-wise list of statutory townsArchived2007-08-09 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Yahoo maps of Shankhanagar".Yahoo maps.Retrieved29 November2008.
- ^ab"Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly"(PDF).Map of Chinsurah-Magra CD Block, page 469.Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.Retrieved26 September2018.
- ^"District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA"(PDF).Physiography, Page 17-24.Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011.Retrieved28 September2018.
- ^"District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA"(PDF).Physical features: pages 20, 24.Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011.Retrieved27 September2018.
- ^"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly".Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4(a).Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.Retrieved27 September2018.
- ^ab"C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)".2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks.Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved27 September2018.
- ^"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)".Census Commission of India. Archived fromthe originalon 16 June 2004.Retrieved1 November2008.
- ^"Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011"(PDF).Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh.Census of India 2011.Retrieved16 June2016.
