Barda is a
census town
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India
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in
Sutahata
Sutahata is in Ward No. 1 of Haldia municipality in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
CD block HQ
The headquarters of the Sutahata CD block is located at Sutahata.
Police station
Sut ...
CD block in
Haldia subdivision
Haldia subdivision is a subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Subdivisions
Purba Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
Administrative units
Haldia subdivision ...
of
Purba Medinipur district
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in the state of
West Bengal
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,
India
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.
Geography
Location
Barda is located at .
Urbanisation
79.19% of the population of Haldia subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 20.81% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.
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
As per
2011 Census of India Barda had a total population of 5,155 of which 2,617 (51%) were males and 2,538 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 556. The total number of literates in Barda was 4,103 (89.22% of the population over 6 years).
Infrastructure
As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Barda covered an area of 3.3186 km
2. It had the facility of a railway station and bus services in the town. Amongst the civic amenities it had 500 domestic electric connections. Amongst the medical facilities it had were a hospital with 15 beds 1 km away and 11 medicine shops. Amongst the educational facilities it had were 4 primary schools. The nearest middle school and secondary school were at Kesabpur close by. The nearest senior secondary school was at Bajitpur close by. The nearest degree college was at Keshabpur.
Transport
Barda is on the Haldia-Kurahati Road.
Barda railway station is situated on the
Panskura-Haldia line.
Education
Vivekananda Mission Mahavidyalaya at PO
Chaitanyapur
Chaitanyapur is a village and a gram panchayat, in Sutahata CD block in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is th ...
, located nearby, was established in 1968. It offers courses in arts, science and commerce.
References
Cities and towns in Purba Medinipur district
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