Shibalaya is a
census town in the
Barasat I
Barasat I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Barasat I block, is located at .
Barasat I CD Block is ...
CD block in the
Barasat Sadar subdivision
Barasat Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. After transferring Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and Rajarhat (Community development block) to Bidhannagar subdiv ...
in the
North 24 Parganas district in the
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of
West Bengal
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. It is a part of
Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Location
Shibalaya is located at .
Duttapukur
''For "Duttapukur Railway Station", see Dutapukur railway station.''Duttapukur (also known as Nebhadai Duttapukur) is a census town in the Barasat I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian stat ...
, Shibalaya,
Chandrapur
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,
Gangapur,
Chatta Baria
Chatta Baria (also called Chaltabaria) is a census town in the Barasat I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
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and
Joypul
Joypul is a census town in the Barasat I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Location
Joypul is located at ...
form a cluster of census towns in the northern part of the CD Block. The entire cluster has a very high density of population. (See the infobox of each census town for density of population).
Duttapukur
''For "Duttapukur Railway Station", see Dutapukur railway station.''Duttapukur (also known as Nebhadai Duttapukur) is a census town in the Barasat I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian stat ...
police station has jurisdiction over Barasat I CD Block.
Area overview
The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower
Ganges Delta. The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.
Demographics
India
census
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, Shibalaya had a population of 5,830; of this, 3,003 are male, 2,827 female.
[ (For census towns, select "urban" radio button, then select state, district and sub-district. A drop down list of towns well appear. Select the town.)] It has an average literacy rate of 81.68%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.
Infrastructure
As per District Census Handbook 2011, Shibalaya covered an area of 2.1214 km
2. It had 1 primary school, the nearest middle school, secondary school and senior secondary were 1 km away at Kashimpur. The nearest degree college was 10 km away at
Barasat. The nearest hospital was available 4 km away and the nearest dispensary/ health centre (without any bed) was 1 km away.
Transport
The Golabari-Nilganj Road links Shibalaya to both
National Highway 112
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(
Jessore Road) and
National Highway 12 (old number NH 34).
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Duttapukur railway station
Duttapukur railway station is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is DTK. It serves Duttapukur town. The station consists of three platforms. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities ...
on the
Sealdah-Bangaon line, which is part the
Kolkata Suburban Railway railway system, is located nearby.
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Healthcare
There is a primary health centre at Duttapukur
''For "Duttapukur Railway Station", see Dutapukur railway station.''Duttapukur (also known as Nebhadai Duttapukur) is a census town in the Barasat I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian stat ...
. For other medical facilities in the area see Barasat Sadar subdivision
Barasat Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. After transferring Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and Rajarhat (Community development block) to Bidhannagar subdiv ...
.
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.
See alsoMap of Barasat I CD Block
on Page 393 of District Census Handbook.[
]
References
{{North 24 Parganas District
Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district