Harharia Chak is a
census town
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India
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in the
Raninagar I CD block of the
Domkal subdivision in the
Murshidabad district in the
India
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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 fourt ...
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Geography
Location
Haraharia Chak is located at .
Area overview
While the
Lalbag subdivision
Lalbag subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Overview
The Bhagirathi River splits the Murshidabad district into two natural physiographic regions – Rarh on the west and Bagri o ...
is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district,
Rarh
Rarh region () is a toponym for an area in the Indian subcontinent that lies between the Chota Nagpur Plateau on the West and the Ganges Delta on the East. Although the boundaries of the region have been defined differently according to various ...
and Bagri, the
Domkal subdivision occupies the north-eastern corner of Bagri. In the map alongside, the
Ganges
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Padma River
The Padma ( bn, পদ্মা ''Pôdma'') is a major river in Bangladesh. It is the main distributary of the Ganges, flowing generally southeast for to its confluence with the Meghna River near the Bay of Bengal. The city of Rajshahi is sit ...
flows along the northern portion. The border with Bangladesh can be seen in the north and the east. Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map). The Ganges has a tendency to change course frequently, causing
severe erosion, mostly along the southern bank.
The historic city of
Murshidabad
Murshidabad fa, مرشد آباد (, or ) is a historical city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located on the eastern bank of the Bhagirathi River, a distributary of the Ganges. It forms part of the Murshidabad district.
During ...
, a centre of major tourist attraction, is located in this area. In 1717, when
Murshid Quli Khan
Murshid Quli Khan ( fa, , bn, মুর্শিদকুলি খান; 1660 – 30 June 1727), also known as Zamin Ali Quli and born as Surya Narayan Mishra, was the first Nawab of Bengal, serving from 1717 to 1727.
Born a Hindu in the D ...
became
Subahdar
Subahdar, also known as Nazim or in English as a "Subah", was one of the designations of a governor of a Subah (province) during the Khalji dynasty of Bengal, Mamluk dynasty (Delhi), Khalji dynasty, Tughlaq dynasty, Mughal era ( of India who w ...
, he made Murshidabad the capital of
Subah
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Bangla (then Bengal, Bihar and Odisha).
The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 90% of the population living in the rural areas.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India
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, Harharia Chak had a total population of 9,411, of which 4,747 (50%) were males and 4,664 (40%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 911. The total number of literate persons in Harharia Chak was 7,206 (84.78% of the population over 6 years).
As per
2001 Census of India
The 2001 Census of India was the 14th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1871.
The population of India was counted as 1,028,737,436 consisting of 532,223,090 males and 496,514,346 females. Total population increased by 18 ...
, Harharia Chak had a population of 8435. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Harharia Chak has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 63%. In Harharia Chak, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Infrastructure
According to the ''District Census Handbook, Murshidabad'', 2011, Harharia Chak covered an area of 1.99 km
2. The protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated source. It had 935 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 2 hospitals, 1 maternity & child welfare centre, 1 TB hospital/ clinic, 12 nursing homes, 1 veterinary hospital. Among the educational facilities, it had 4 primary schools, 1 middle school, 2 secondary schools. It had 1 recognised shorthand, typewriting & vocational training institute. Among the social, recreational & cultural facilities it had 1 cinema theatre, 1 auditorium/ community hall, 1 public library, 1 reading room. It had branch office of 1 nationalised bank.
References
Cities and towns in Murshidabad district
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