Kalaria is a
census town within the jurisdiction of the
Canning police station in the
Canning I
Canning I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Canning subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.
Geography
Canning I CD block is located at . It has an average elevation ...
CD block in the
Canning subdivision
Canning subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Subdivisions
South 24 Parganas district is divided into five administrative subdivisions:
13.97% of the total populatio ...
of the
South 24 Parganas district in the
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Geography
Area overview
Canning subdivision has a very low level of urbanization. Only 12.37% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.63% lives in the rural areas. There are 8
census towns in the Canning I CD block and only 2 in the rest of the subdivision. The entire district is situated in the
Ganges Delta with numerous islands in the southern part of the region. The area (shown in the map alongside) borders on the
Sundarbans National Park
The Sundarbans National Park is a national park, tiger reserve and biosphere reserve in West Bengal, India. It is part of the Sundarbans on the Ganges Delta and adjacent to the Sundarban Reserve Forest in Bangladesh. It is located to south-w ...
and a major portion of it 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
As per the ''D ...
. It is a flat low-lying area in the South Bidyadhari plains. The
Matla River
Matla River forms a wide estuary in and around the Sundarbans in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
The main stream of the Matla River is divided into two arms near Purandar. One passes through Kultali-Garanbose and ...
is prominent and there are many streams and water channels locally known as ''khals''. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas with a special coastal force.
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.
Location
Kalaria is located at .
Kalaria,
Gaur Daha
Gaur Daha is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Canning police station in the Canning I CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Area overview
Canning su ...
and
Banshra
Bansra is a census town in the Raniganj CD block of the Asansol Sadar subdivision in the Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Bansra is located at .
Jemari (J.K. Nagar Township), Belebathan, M ...
form a cluster of census towns in the Canning I CD block, as per the map of the Canning I CD block on page 333 of District Census Handbook.
Another cluster of census towns formed by
Garia
Garia ( Bengali:গড়িয়া) is a neighborhood in southern Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Jadavpur in the north, Bansdroni/Tollygunge in the north-west, Santoshpur/ Mukundapur in the north-east a ...
,
Champahati,
Solgohalia
Solgohalia is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Baruipur police station in the Baruipur CD block in the Baruipur subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Area overview
Baruip ...
and
Naridana
Naridana is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Baruipur police station in the Baruipur CD block in the Baruipur subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Area overview
Baruipur ...
, in the Baruipur CD block, is adjacent to the above cluster, as per the map of the Baruipur CD block in the District Census Handbook for the South 24 Parganas.
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 ...
, Kalaria had a total population of 10,075, of which 5,079 (50%) were males and 4,996 (50%) were females. There were 1,188 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Kalaria was 7,091 (79.79% of the population over 6 years).
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Kalaria covered an area of 4.173 km
2. Among the civic amenities, it had 5 km roads with both open and covered drains, the protected water supply involved overhead tank and service reservoir. It had 277 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre. Among the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools.
Transport
Kalaria is on the Piyali-Ghutiari Sharif Road.
Piali railway station is located nearby.
Education
Kalaria Junior High School is a Bengali-medium coeducation institution established in 2010. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII.
Healthcare
Ghutiari Sharif Block Primary Health Centre at Ghutiari Sharif, with 10 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Canning I CD block.
References
{{South 24 Parganas topics
Cities and towns in South 24 Parganas district