Bhabanipur is a village in Haldia CD block in Haldia subdivision of

Purba Medinipur district Purba Medinipur (English: ''East Medinipur'', alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the southernmost district of Medinipur division – one of the five administrative d ...

in the state of

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Geography

Location

Bhabanipur is located at .

Urbanisation

94.08% of the population of Tamluk subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 5.92% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the second lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district, just above Egra subdivision. 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

As per

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 ...

Bhabanipur had a total population of 3,954 of which 2,064 (52%) were males and 1,890 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 278. The total number of literates in Bhabanipur was 3,131 (88.15% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

Bhabanipur is on National Highway 116B.

Nandakumar railway station Nandakumar railway station is a railway station on the Tamluk–Digha branch line of South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The railway station is situated beside Haldia– Mechada Road, Kumarara at Nandakumar in Purba Medinipur distri ...

is located nearby.

Education

Maharaja Nandakumar Mahavidyalaya Maharaja Nandakumar Mahavidyalaya, established in 2007 is a government aided degree college in Nandakumar, Purba Medinipur, Nandakumar, Purba Medinipore, West Bengal, India. With more than 14 subjects of study, it is affiliated with Vidyasaga ...

was established at Bhabanipur in 2007. It is affiliated with

Vidyasagar University Vidyasagar University was established by an Act of the West Bengal legislature which was notified in the ''Calcutta Gazette'' on 24 June 1981. It is an affiliating university in Paschim Medinipur district of southern West Bengal, India. It o ...

. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, geography and education, and general courses in arts and science.

References

Villages in Purba Medinipur district {{PurbaMedinipur-geo-stub