Srirampur is a

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Purbasthali I Purbasthali I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Kalna subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Nadanghat, a constituent panchayat of Purbasthali I bloc ...

CD Block in

Kalna subdivision Kalna subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview Kalna subdivision is spread mostly across the Bhagirathi basin, with its western part intruding into the Bardhaman p ...

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in the

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Geography

Location

Srirampur is located at . It has an average elevation of 19

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). It is located between the

Bhagirathi The Bhāgīrathī (Pron: /ˌbʌgɪˈɹɑːθɪ/) is a turbulent Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. In the Hindu fa ...

, Ajay and Damodar rivers. Temperatures in this region varies from 17-18 °C in winter to 30-32 °C in summer. it is on the banks of Balluka river, which then joins the Behula and flows into the Bhagirathi.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of

CD block are located at Srirampur.

Urbanisation

87.00% of the population of Kalna subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 13.00% of the population live in the urban areas. The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per the

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Srirampur had a total population of 19,830, of which 10,181 (51%) were males and 9,649 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,728. The total number of literates in Srirampur was 15,218 (84.07% of the population over 6 years). India

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, Srirampur had a population of 17,715. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Srirampur has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 63%. In Srirampur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Srirampur covered an area of 1.4 km². It had 15 km roads. Amongst the medical facilities, the nearest nursing home was 3 km away and the nearest veterinary hospital was 23 km away. Amongst the educational facilities it had were 11 primary schools and 1 middle school. The nearest secondary school was at Samudragarh 4 km away.

Education

Srirampur has eight primary and two secondary schools.

People

The two main poets of ''Dharmamngal'' kavya, Rupram Chakraborty and Ghanaram Chakraborty belong to Srirampur.

Healthcare

Srirampur Rural Hospital at Srirampur, PO Vidyanagar (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Purbasthali I CD block. There are primary health centres at Dogachhia, PO Rai Dogachhia (with 4 beds),

Nadanghat Nadanghat is a village, with a police station, in the Purbasthali I CD block in Kalna subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in West Bengal, India. History The Syeds were famed zemindars of the area during Muslim rule and they continued durin ...

(with 10 beds) and Nowapara (with 4 beds). See also -

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References

{{Purba Bardhaman District Cities and towns in Purba Bardhaman district