Nibra is a census town in

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CD Block of

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in the

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. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.

Demographics

As per

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 ...

Nibra had a total population of 27,818 of which 14,388 (52%) were males and 13,430 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 3,584. The total number of literates in Nibra was 21,219 (87.56% of the population over 6 years). Nibra was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census. India

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...

, Nibra had a population of 22,288. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nibra has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76% and female literacy is 69%. In Nibra, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Communication

There is a Sub-Post office in North Nibra.

Transport

Nibra is the junction of

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(part of Asian Highway 45) and

Kona Expressway Kona Expressway (part of NH12, not to be confused with Kona Highroad or NH117) is a six-lane grade-separated, tolled expressway in the suburban fringes of Kolkata, West Bengal. It is one of the most important entries to Kolkata. As of Novembe ...

. People can easily go to several areas of

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, Howrah and Hooghly from here.

Bus

Private Bus

* 40 Birshibpur -

Serampore Serampore (also called ''Serampur'', ''Srirampur'', ''Srirampore'', ''Shreerampur'', ''Shreerampore'', ''Shrirampur'' or ''Shrirampore'') is a city of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarter of the Srirampore ...

* 79 Panchla - Dunlop * E43 Dihibhursut -

Howrah Station Howrah railway station, also known as Howrah Junction, is a railway station located in the city of Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is also the oldest and largest existing railway complex in India. It is one of the busiest train stations in the ...

* E53 Narit -

* K11

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* L3 Jhikhira/Muchighata -

CTC Bus

* C11

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* E6 Amta -

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* E7 Bagnan railway station -

Many Shuttle Buses (Without Numbers) also pass through Nibra.

Train

Santragachi Junction Santragachi Junction railway station (station code: SRC) is a railway junction in South Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railways, situated in Santragachhi, Howrah, India. It is one of five intercity railway stations serving Howrah and Kolkata. T ...

is the nearest railway station.

Healthcare

There is a Hospital named Health-For-All at Katlia bus stoppage.

References

{{Howrah District Cities and towns in Howrah district Neighbourhoods in Kolkata Kolkata Metropolitan Area