Bargachhia is a
census town
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India
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of Nalikul Purba Gram Panchayat in
Haripal
Haripal is a village in Haripal CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Haripal is located at .
Police station
Haripal police station has jurisdiction over Haripal C ...
CD Block in
Chandannagore subdivision
Chandannagore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Overview
A major portion of Chandannagore subdivision is part of the Hooghly-Damodar Plain, the agriculturally rich alluvial ...
of
Hooghly district
Hooghly district () is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. It can alternatively be spelt ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli''. The district is named after the Hooghly River.
The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsura (''C ...
in the
India
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n
state
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of
West Bengal
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.
Geography
Location
Bargachhia is located at .
The area is composed of flat
alluvial
Alluvium (from Latin ''alluvius'', from ''alluere'' 'to wash against') is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluv ...
plains that form a part of the
Gangetic Delta.
Urbanisation
In Chandannagore subdivision 58.52% of the population is rural and the urban population is 41.48%. Chandannagore subdivision has 1 municipal corporation, 3 municipalities and 7
census town
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India
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s. The single municipal corporation is
Chandernagore Municipal Corporation
Chandernagore Municipal Corporation or CMC is the local government that governs the city of Chandannagar in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
History
Chandannagore Municipality was established in 1955, as per t ...
. The municipalities are
Tarakeswar Municipality
Tarakeswar Municipality is the civic body that governs Tarakeswar and its surrounding areas in the Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
History
Tarakeswar Municipality was established in 1975.
Geography
Tarakeswa ...
,
Bhadreswar Municipality
Bhadreswar Municipality is the civic body that governs Bhadreswar and its surrounding areas in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
History
Bhadreswar Municipality was established in 1869.
Geography
Bhadreswar ...
and
Champdany Municipality
Champdany Municipality is the civic body that governs Champdani and its surrounding areas in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
History
Champdany Municipality was established in 1917.
Geography
Champdany Municip ...
.
Of the three CD Blocks in Chandannagore subdivision, Tarakeswar CD Block is wholly rural, Haripal CD Block is predominantly rural with just 1 census town, and Singur CD Block is slightly less rural with 6 census towns. Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks of Chinsurah subdivision (included in the map alongside) are wholly rural.
The municipal areas are industrialised. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Transport
Main transport facilities are
Indian Railways
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and bus services. Nearest railway station is
Nalikul located inside the southwest part of the census town. The CT is bounded in the south by
SH 2.
Education
One upper primary school named
Bargachhia Upper Primary School and one Higher Secondary school named
Nalikul Desh Bandhu Bani Mandir are located in the Census Town. Also there are several privet institutions in the locality. Those are Green View Institution, Jeevan Jyoti, Next Gen Educational Institution etc.
Health Infrastructures
One sub center is located in this area. Nearest PHC is
Bandipur
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PHC about 2 KM away from the Census Town. Two rural hospitals are situated about 9 KM away towards east
Singur
Singur is a census town in Singur CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Singur is located at . It has an average elevation of 14 metres (45 ft), and is si ...
RH and 8 KM away towards west
Haripal
Haripal is a village in Haripal CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Haripal is located at .
Police station
Haripal police station has jurisdiction over Haripal C ...
RH.
Demographics
As per
2011 Census of India
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Bargachhia had a total population of 4,566 of which 2,350 (51%) were males and 2,216 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 422. The total number of literates in Bargachhia was 3,391 (81.83% of the population over 6 years).
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References
{{Hooghly District
Cities and towns in Hooghly district