Pairagachha is a
census town
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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
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 (''C ...
in the
India
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West Bengal
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.
Geography
Location
Pairagachha is located at . It has an average elevation of .
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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Kapashanria
Kapashanria is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Kapashanria is located at . It is located in the Chanditall–II community dev ...
,
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,
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 villa ...
,
Barijhati
Barijhati is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
History
On the northern side of Barijhati there was a ''Neel Kuthi''. Neel (indigo) cultivation started in H ...
,
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
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, Hooghly, Bhadrakali and Hind Motor) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. It's the oldest municip ...
,
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 tirel ...
,
Serampore Municipality
Serampore Municipality is the civic body that governs Serampore and its surrounding areas (Mahesh, Serampore, Mahesh, Tin Bazar, Battala and partly Chatra, Serampore, Chatra) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
H ...
,
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 in 1 ...
,
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 found ...
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 Chanditala
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 bod ...
are:
Bamandanga,
Benipur,
Chanditala
Chanditala is a town in Chanditala II community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Chanditala is located at .
Police station
Chanditala police station has ...
,
Kalachhara and Pairagachha.
Demographics
As per
2011 Census of India
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Pairagachha had a total population of 4,703 of which 2,350 (50%) were males and 2,353 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 393. The total number of literates in Pairagachha was 3,844 (89.19% of the population over 6 years).
[
India ]census
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, Pairagachha had a population of 4,350. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Pairagachha has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 75%. In Pairagachha, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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
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 (CT), Barijhati
Barijhati is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
History
On the northern side of Barijhati there was a ''Neel Kuthi''. Neel (indigo) cultivation started in H ...
(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 state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Location
Nawapara is located at
Rishra ( ...
(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 metr ...
(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, N ...
(CT), Janai
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(CT), Kapashanria
Kapashanria is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Kapashanria is located at . It is located in the Chanditall–II community dev ...
(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
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The Tisza be ...
(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 villa ...
(CT).
Transport
The nearest railway stations are Gobra railway station and Janai Road railway station
Janai Road railway station is a railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord of Howrah Railway division of the Eastern Railway zone. It is located in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Posh ...
on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line, which is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway
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system.
References
Census towns in Chanditala II CD Block
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