Khantora is a
census town
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Domjur
Domjur is a census town in Domjur CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.It is famous for its gold jewellery industries.
Geography
Domjur is locat ...
CD Block of
Howrah Sadar subdivision
Howrah Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the Howrah district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Howrah municipal corporation and five community development blocs: Bally Jagacha, Domjur, Panchla, Sankrail and Jagatballavpur. Th ...
in
Howrah district
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India
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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 ...
. It is a part of
Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Khantora is located at
Demographics
As per
2011 Census of India
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Khantora had a total population of 6,547 of which 3,331 (51%) were males and 3,216 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 545. The total number of literates in Khantora was 5,362 (89.34% of the population over 6 years).
Khantora was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census.
India
census
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Khantora had a population of 5,773. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Khantora has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82% and female literacy is 72%. In Khantora, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport
Domjur Road railway station
Domjur Road railway station is a railway station on Santragachi–Amta branch line of South Eastern Railway section of the Kharagpur railway division. It is situated beside Domjur-Jagadishpur Road at Baghpara, Domjur Bazar in Howrah District ...
on
Howrah
Howrah (, , alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River opposite its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively it lies within Howrah district, and is th ...
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Amta
Amta is a census town in Amta I CD Block in Uluberia subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Amta is located at .
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Amta had a total population of 16,699 of which ...
line is the nearest railway station.
References
{{Howrah District
Cities and towns in Howrah district
Neighbourhoods in Kolkata
Kolkata Metropolitan Area