Beharia is a
census town in the
Santipur
Santipur is a city and a municipality in the Ranaghat subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The fort area of this city, also known as Daak-Garh (calling or gathering room) is thought to have been built by Raja Krish ...
CD block in the
Ranaghat subdivision
Ranaghat Subdivision is an administrative subdivision located at Nadia district, in the state of West Bengal, India.741159. The subdivision is administered by SDM/SDO(Ranaghat).
Overview
Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed ...
of the
Nadia district
Nadia () is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. It borders Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Purba Bardhaman to the west, and Murshidabad to the north.
Nadia district is highly influenti ...
in the state of
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
.
Geography
Location
Beharia is located at .
The map of Santipur CD block, in the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia'', shows
Ghoralia
Ghoralia is a census town in the Santipur CD block in the Ranaghat subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Ghoralia is located at .
The map of Santipur CD block, in the ''District Census Hand ...
and Beharia as adjacent census towns, between
Shantipur
Santipur is a city and a municipality in the Ranaghat subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. The fort area of this city, also known as Daak-Garh (calling or gathering room) is thought ...
and
Phulia
Phulia (also spelled Fulia) is a census town in the Santipur CD block of the Ranaghat subdivision in the Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is birthplace of 'Adi kavi' of Bengal Krittibas Ojha.
Geography
Location
Fulia ...
.
Area overview
Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of
Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature. The Ranaghat subdivision has the
Bhagirathi
The Bhāgīrathī (Pron: /ˌbʌgɪˈɹɑːθɪ/) is a turbulent Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. In the Hind ...
on the west, with
Purba Bardhaman and
Hooghly districts lying across the river. Topographically, Ranaghat subdivision is spread across the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district, and the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain, the low-lying area found in the south-eastern part of the district. The
Churni
River Churni is a stream in the Nadia district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a distributary of the Mathabhanga River, itself a distributary of the Padma River at Munshiganj in the Kushtia District of
Bangladesh. The Mathabanga divide ...
separates the two plains. A portion of the east forms the boundary with
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
. The lower portion of the east is covered by a portion of the
North 24 Parganas district. The subdivision has achieved reasonably high urbanisation. 41.68% of the population lives in urban areas and 58.32% lives in rural areas.
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. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, Beharia had a total population of 9,584, of which 5,013 (52%) were males and 4,571 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 833. The total number of literate persons in Beharia was 6,997 (79.96% of the population over 6 years).
The following municipality, notified area, outgrowths and census towns were part of Shantipur Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census:
Shantipur
Santipur is a city and a municipality in the Ranaghat subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. The fort area of this city, also known as Daak-Garh (calling or gathering room) is thought ...
(M),
Taherpur (NA), Taherpur (OG), Barasat (OG), Bhaduri (OG), Mahisdanga (OG),
Phulia
Phulia (also spelled Fulia) is a census town in the Santipur CD block of the Ranaghat subdivision in the Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is birthplace of 'Adi kavi' of Bengal Krittibas Ojha.
Geography
Location
Fulia ...
(CT),
Patuli (CT),
Badkulla
Badkulla is a census town in the Hanskhali CD block in the Ranaghat subdivision of the Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Badkulla is located at . It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 fee ...
(CT),
Ghoralia
Ghoralia is a census town in the Santipur CD block in the Ranaghat subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Ghoralia is located at .
The map of Santipur CD block, in the ''District Census Hand ...
(CT), Beharia and
Gangni
Gangni is a census town in the Ranaghat I CD block in the Ranaghat subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Gangni is located at .
Area overview
Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying ...
.
Infrastructure
According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia'', Beharia covered an area of 2.9959 km
2. Among the civic amenities, it had 22 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved hand pump, tube well, borewell. It had 2,000 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital, 1 family welfare centre, 31 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 1 middle school, the nearest secondary, senior secondary schools at
Phulia
Phulia (also spelled Fulia) is a census town in the Santipur CD block of the Ranaghat subdivision in the Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is birthplace of 'Adi kavi' of Bengal Krittibas Ojha.
Geography
Location
Fulia ...
4 km away. Two important items it produced were sari, clay-modelling.
Healthcare
Nabla (Fulia) Block Primary Health Centre, with 10 beds at
Fulia Colony, is the major government medical facility in the Santipur CD block.
Santipur State General Hospital at
Santipur
Santipur is a city and a municipality in the Ranaghat subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The fort area of this city, also known as Daak-Garh (calling or gathering room) is thought to have been built by Raja Krish ...
functions with 131 beds.
References
{{Nadia District
Cities and towns in Nadia district