Kapashanria is a
census town
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India
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in
Chanditala II CD Block in
Srirampore subdivision
Srirampore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Overview
Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanised, and the one with the highest density of population, of all the subdivisio ...
of
Hooghly district
Hooghly district () is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. It can alternatively be spelt ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli''. The district is named after the Hooghly River.
The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsura ('' ...
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
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The Tisza b ...
, Kapashanria,
Jaykrishnapur,
Purba Tajpur,
Begampur
Begampur is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Begampur is located at
Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba Tajpur, ...
,
Baksa,
Panchghara,
Chikrand,
Janai,
Pairagachha,
Naiti,
Barijhati,
Garalgachha 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
Dankuni is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is now part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It is considered posh area in Hooghly.
Geography
Location
Da ...
, 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 stat ...
,
Konnagar Municipality,
Serampore Municipality,
Baidyabati Municipality,
Rishra Municipality 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
Okardaha is a village in the Chanditala II community development block, Srirampore subdivision, Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Okardaha is located at .
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Okardaha ...
,
Sahana,
Sanka and
Tisa
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.
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
Dankuni is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is now part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It is considered posh area in Hooghly.
Geography
Location
Da ...
(M), Purba Tajpur (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
Begampur is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Begampur is located at
Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba Tajpur, ...
(CT), Chikrand (CT), Pairagachha (CT), Barijhati (CT), Garalgachha (CT), Krishnapur (CT), Baruipara (CT), Borai (CT), Nawapara (CT), Basai (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, Dudhkalm ...
(CT), Janai (CT), Kapashanria (CT), Jaykrishnapur (CT), Tisa
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(CT), Baksa (CT), Panchghara (CT) and Naiti (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
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system.[Google maps]
It is on NH 19
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(old numbering NH 2)/ Durgapur Expressway
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.[
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References
{{Hooghly District
Census towns in Chanditala II CD Block