Namajgram is a
census town in
Pandua CD Block in
Chinsurah subdivision
Chinsurah subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Overview
The eastern portion of Chinsurah subdivision is part of the Hooghly Flats, a natural physiographic region, that is a na ...
of
Hooghly district in the
India
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West Bengal
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Geography
Location
Namajgram is located at .
Pandua,
Purusattompur
Purusattompur is a census town in Pandua CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Purusattompur is located at .
Pandua, Purusattompur and Namajgram form a cluster of c ...
and Namajgram form a cluster of census towns.
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Pandua CD Block is a flat ]alluvial
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plain, known as the Hooghly-Damodar Plain, that forms part of the Gangetic Delta.
Urbanisation
There are 13 statutory towns and 64 census towns in Hooghly district. The right bank of the Hooghly River has been industrialised over a long period. With foreigners dominating the area’s industry, trade and commerce for over two centuries, it is amongst the leading industrialised districts in the state. At the same time the land is fertile and agricultural production is significant.
In Chinsurah subdivision 68.63% of the population is rural and the urban population is 31.37%. It has 2 statutory and 23 census towns. In Chinsurah Mogra CD Block 64.87% of the population is urban and 35.13% is rural. Amongst the four remaining CD Blocks in the subdivision two were overwhelmingly rural and two were wholly rural.
The map alongside shows a portion of Chinsurah subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India
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Namajgram had a total population of 7,252 of which 3,625 (50%) were males and 3,627 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 775. The total number of literates in Namajgram was 4,869 (75.17% of the population over 6 years).[
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References
{{Hooghly District
Cities and towns in Hooghly district