Bhabanipur is a village in Haldia
CD block in 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
Bhabanipur is located at .
Urbanisation
94.08% of the population of Tamluk subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 5.92% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the second lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district, just above Egra subdivision.
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 Bhabanipur had a total population of 3,954 of which 2,064 (52%) were males and 1,890 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 278. The total number of literates in Bhabanipur was 3,131 (88.15% of the population over 6 years).
Transport
Bhabanipur is on
National Highway 116B.
Nandakumar railway station is located nearby.
Education
Maharaja Nandakumar Mahavidyalaya was established at Bhabanipur in 2007. It is affiliated with
Vidyasagar University
Vidyasagar University is a Public university, public research university that was established by an Act of the West Bengal legislature which was notified in the ''Calcutta Gazette'' on 24 June 1981. It is an affiliating university in Paschim Me ...
. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, geography and education, and general courses in arts and science.
References
Villages in Purba Medinipur district
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