Subarnapur is a

census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

in the

Haringhata Haringhata is a town and a municipality of the Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Haringhata is located at . It has an average elevation of 10 metres (33 feet). Municipality Haringhata, earlier ...

CD block in the

Kalyani subdivision Kalyani subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the Ganges-Bhagirathi system. The plains spread southwards from ...

of the

Nadia district Nadia () is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. It borders Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Purba Bardhaman to the west, and Murshidabad to the north. Nadia district is highly influentia ...

in the state of

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 ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Geography

Location

Subarnapur is located at .

Area overview

Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the Ganges-Bhagirathi system. The Kalyani subdivision has the Bhagirathi/ Hooghly on the west. Topographically, Kalyani subdivision is a part of the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain, the low-lying area found in the south-eastern part of the district. The smallest subdivision in the district, area-wise, has the highest level of urbanisation in the district. 76.73% of the population lives in urban areas and 23.27% lives in the rural areas. Note: 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. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Subarnapur had a total population of 5,759, of which 2,899 (50%) were males and 2,860 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 446. The total number of literate persons in Subarnapur was 4,683 (88.14% of the population over 6 years).

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Haringhata CD block are located at Subarnapur.

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia'', Subarnapur covered an area of 1.3491 km². Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved hand pump, tube well/ bore well. It had 552 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, 1 family welfare centre, 1 maternity and child welfare centre, 1 maternity home, 23 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 3 primary schools, other school facilities at Ganguria 1 km away. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 public library, 1 reading room. Two important commodities it produced were paddy, vegetable. It had the branch office of 1 cooperative bank.

Education

Haringhata Mahavidyalaya Haringhata Mahavidyalaya, established in 1986, is a general degree college in Nadia district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to University of Kalyani. Location The college is located from Bara ...

is a co-educational institution, established at Subarnapur in 1986, and affiliated to the

University of Kalyani The University of Kalyani, established in 1960, is a Government of West Bengal administered, UGC affiliated, NAAC accredited, collegiate Public Research university in Kalyani, West Bengal, India. It offers courses at the Undergraduate, Post ...

. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, geography, education, political science, history and accountancy.

References

Cities and towns in Nadia district {{Nadia-geo-stub