Harinbari is a village within the jurisdiction of the
Sagar police station in the
Sagar CD block in the
Kakdwip subdivision of the
South 24 Parganas district in the
India
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Geography
Area overview
Kakdwip subdivision has full rural population. The entire district is situated in the
Ganges Delta. The southern part of the delta has numerous channels and islands such as the
Henry Island,
Sagar Island
Sagar Island is an island in the Ganges delta, lying on the Continental Shelf of Bay of Bengal about 100 km (54 nautical miles) south of Kolkata. This island forms the Sagar CD Block in Kakdwip subdivision of South 24 Parganas distr ...
, Frederick Island and Fraserganj Island. The subdivision is a part of the
Sundarbans settlements
The Sundarbans settlements refer to the areas of the Sundarbans that were cleared of forests for human habitation in the present North 24 Paganas and the South 24 Parganas districts in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
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. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas by special coastal forces. The area attracts large number of tourists – Gangasagar and Fraserganj-Bakkhali are worth mentioning. Gobardhanpur holds a promise for the future.
Location
Harinbari is located at .
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India
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, Harinbari had a total population of 5,455, of which 2,847 (52%) were males and 2,608 (48%) were females. There were 588 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Harinbari was 7,437 (87.55% of the population over 6 years).
Transport
Rudranagar-Jibantala Road links Harinbari to Kachuberia, where a ferry is available across the
Muri Ganga River to
Harwood Point on the main land.
Education
Sagar Mahavidyalaya, established in 1998, is affiliated with the
University of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a public collegiate state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered one of best state research university all over India every year, ...
. It offers honours courses in English and Bengali and general courses in arts and science.
Healthcare
Sagar Rural Hospital at
Rudranagar
Rudranagar is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Sagar police station in the Sagar CD block in the Kakdwip subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Area overview ...
, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Sagar CD block.
References
Villages in South 24 Parganas district
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