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Khatra is a census town in the Khatra
community development block In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several techni ...
in the
Khatra subdivision Khatra subdivision is a subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. History Khatra subdivision was established as an additional subdivision on 27 March 1986 and as a full-fledged subdivision on 2 November 1992 Geogra ...
of the
Bankura district Bankura district (Pron: bãkuɽa) is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is part of Medinipur division—one of the five administrative divisions of West Bengal. Bankura district is surrounded by Purba Bardhaman distri ...
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 fou ...
,
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. It is the headquarters of the Khatra subdivision.


Geography


Location

Khatra is in the south-west of Bankura District, which is itself to the west of the southern part of West Bengal. Khatra is located at , and has an average elevation of . The Kangsabati irrigation project partly covers the Khatra sub-division, with the
Kangsabati Kangsabati River (Pron:) (also variously known as the Kãsai and Cossye) rises from the Chota Nagpur plateau in the state of West Bengal, India and passes through the districts of Purulia, Bankura, Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur in W ...
dam being important for farming in the districts of Bankura and
Paschim Medinipur Paschim Medinipur district or West Midnapore district (also known as Midnapore West) is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the Partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur and Purba M ...
.


Area overview

The map alongside shows the Khatra subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area is having uneven lands with hard rocks. In the Khatra CD block area there are some low hills. The Kangsabati project reservoir is prominently visible in the map. The subdued patches of shaded area in the map show forested areas It is an almost fully rural area. 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.


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 ...
, Khatra had a total population of 7,382 of which 3,774 (51%) were males and 3,608 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 672. The total number of literates in Khatra was 5,658 (84.32% of the population over 6 years). .*For language details see Khatra (community development block)#Language and religion


Civic administration


Police stations

*Khatra police station has jurisdiction over the Khatra CD block. The area covered is 229.68 km2 with a population of 117,022. *Khatra Subdivision Women police station started on 1 July 2016 and has jurisdiction over whole of the Khatra subdivision.


CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Khatra CD block are located at Khatra.


Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Bankura'', Khatra covered an area of 1.6161 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 11 km of roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources, tubewell/ borewell. It had 1,005 domestic electric connections, 221 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities it had 1 hospital, 5 dispensaries/ health centres, 2 maternity and child welfare centres, 1 veterinary hospital. Among the educational facilities it had were 4 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 2 senior secondary schools, the nearest general degree college at Supur 3 km away. It had 1 recognised shorthand, typewriting and vocational training institute, 4 non-formal education centres (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). It had the branch of 1 cooperative bank.


Education

Khatra Adibasi Mahavidyalaya is an undergraduate college, located 3 km away from Khatra town, was established in 1979. Affiliated with
Bankura University Bankura University is a public state university in Bankura, West Bengal, India. It was established by an Act of the West Bengal legislature notified in the Kolkata Gazette. It offers courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. History ...
it offers honours courses in Bengali, Santali, English, Sanskrit, history, philosophy, accountancy and mathematics. It also offers general courses in arts, science and commerce. Khatra Higher Secondary School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1920. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 21 computers, a library with 800 books and a playground. Khatra Girls Higher Secondary School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1959. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 14 computers and a library with 3,000 books. Kangsabati Sishu Vidyalaya is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1973. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 10 computers, a library with 1,050 books and a playground.


Healthcare

Khatra has a Subdivisional Hospital with 100 beds. There was no sub-divisional hospital until 2006. After delays due to water shortage, the hospital was opened by West Bengal Chief Minister
Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee also known as Buddha Babu (born 1 March 1944) is an Indian Communist politician and a former member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He served as the 7th Chief Minister of West Bengal from 20 ...
, on 18 November 2006. Simla Block Primary Health Centre, with 10 beds at Khatra, is the major government medical facility in the Khatra CD block. There is a primary health centre at Bonabaid (Kankradara) (with 10 beds).


Culture

The Golden Jubilee of the Kangsabati movement was celebrated in Khatra on 30 August–31, 2006. The Bratachari movement, pioneered by Gurusaday Dutt, has much support in the area.


References


External links

* {{Bankura District Cities and towns in Bankura district