Kapashanria is a
census town in
Chanditala II
Chanditala II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
The Chanditala II CD Block is part of the Hooghly-Damodar Plain, one of ...
CD Block in
Srirampore subdivision of
Hooghly district in the state of
West Bengal
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,
India
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.
Geography
Location
Kapashanria is located at . It is located in the Chanditall–II community development block under the Srirampore subdivision of the Hooghly district. Chanditala police station serves this town.
Kharsarai
Kharsarai is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Kharsarai is located at .
Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba Tajpu ...
,
Tisa, Kapashanria,
Jaykrishnapur
Jaykrishnapur is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Jaykrishnapur is located at .
Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Pur ...
,
Purba Tajpur
Purba Tajpur is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Purba Tajpur is located at
Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba T ...
,
Begampur,
Baksa,
Panchghara
Panchghara is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Panchghara is located at .
Kharsarai, Tisa, Hooghly, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur ...
,
Chikrand
Chikrand is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Chikrand is located at .
Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba Tajpur, ...
,
Janai
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,
Pairagachha
Pairagachha is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Pairagachha is located at . It has an average elevation of .
Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapash ...
,
Naiti
Naity (Bangla: নৈটী, also written as নৈটি) is a census town in Chanditala II Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Naity is in between Janai and Chanditala― two historical vill ...
,
Barijhati,
Garalgachha
Garalgachha is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Etymology
There are three opinions about the name of Garalgachha. One of the popular opinions is 'Garal' me ...
and
Krishnapur, all the census towns form a series from the northern part of Chanditala II CD Block to its southern part. The only municipality in the area,
Dankuni, located outside the CD Block, occupies the south-east corner of the entire cluster.
Urbanisation
Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are:
Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality
Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality is the civic body that governs Uttarpara Kotrung and its surrounding areas (Bhadrakali and Hind Motor) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. It's the oldest municipality in the state o ...
,
Konnagar Municipality
Konnagar Municipality is the civic body that governs Konnagar and its surrounding areas in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
History
Konnagar Municipality was established in 1944. Sib Chandra Deb contributed tirele ...
,
Serampore Municipality
Serampore Municipality is the civic body that governs Serampore and its surrounding areas ( Mahesh, Tin Bazar, Battala and partly Chatra) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
History
Serampore is the first town i ...
,
Baidyabati Municipality
Baidyabati Municipality is the civic body that governs Baidyabati and its surrounding areas ( Sheoraphuli and partly Chatra) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
History
Baidyabati Municipality was established ...
,
Rishra Municipality
Rishra Municipality is the civic body that governs Rishra and its surrounding areas in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
History
Rishra municipality was established in 1944.
The earliest mention of Rishra is fo ...
and
Dankuni Municipality
To the Dankuni Municipality is the civic body that governs Dankuni and its surrounding areas in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
Geography
Dankuni Municipality covers an area of 19.5 sq km and has a total populat ...
. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above).
All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Gram panchayat
Villages and census towns in Kapasaria
gram panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bo ...
are: Kapashanria,
Okardaha,
Sahana,
Sanka
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History
Decaffeinated coffee was developed in 1903 by a team ...
and
Tisa.
Demographics
As per
2011 Census of India, Kapashanria had a total population of 5,148 of which 2,543 (49%) were males and 2,605 (51%) were females. Population below 6 years was 504. The total number of literates in Kapashanria was 3,594 (77.39% of the population over 6 years).
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Dankuni Urban Agglomeration
As per the 2011 census, Dankuni Urban Agglomeration includes: Dankuni (M), Purba Tajpur
Purba Tajpur is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Purba Tajpur is located at
Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba T ...
(CT), Kharsarai
Kharsarai is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Kharsarai is located at .
Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba Tajpu ...
(CT), Begampur (CT), Chikrand
Chikrand is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Chikrand is located at .
Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba Tajpur, ...
(CT), Pairagachha
Pairagachha is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Pairagachha is located at . It has an average elevation of .
Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapash ...
(CT), Barijhati (CT), Garalgachha
Garalgachha is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Etymology
There are three opinions about the name of Garalgachha. One of the popular opinions is 'Garal' me ...
(CT), Krishnapur (CT), Baruipara
Baruipara is a census town in Singur CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Baruipara is located at in Hooghly district, West Bengal.
The area is composed of flat ...
(CT), Borai (CT), Nawapara
Nawapara is a census town in Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of List of cities in West Bengal by population#Urban agglom ...
(CT), Basai
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(CT), Gangadharpur
Gangadharpur is a census town in the Chanditala I CD Block located in the Srirampore subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Gangadharpur is located at
. It has an elevation of 14 met ...
(CT), Manirampur
Manirampur is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Manirampur is located at:
Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Jangalpara, Dudhkalmi, ...
(CT), Janai
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(CT), Kapashanria (CT), Jaykrishnapur
Jaykrishnapur is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Jaykrishnapur is located at .
Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Pur ...
(CT), Tisa (CT), Baksa (CT), Panchghara
Panchghara is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Panchghara is located at .
Kharsarai, Tisa, Hooghly, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur ...
(CT) and Naiti
Naity (Bangla: নৈটী, also written as নৈটি) is a census town in Chanditala II Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Naity is in between Janai and Chanditala― two historical vill ...
(CT).
Transport
The nearest railway station, Begampur railway station is from Howrah on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line and is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.[Google maps]
It is on NH 19 (old numbering NH 2)/ Durgapur Expressway.[
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References
{{Hooghly District
Census towns in Chanditala II CD Block