Deganga is a village and a gram panchayat in the Deganga CD block in the

Barasat Sadar subdivision Barasat Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. After transferring Rajarhat, Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and Rajarhat (Community ...

of the

North 24 Parganas district North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and ...

in the state of

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Geography

Location

Deganga is located at .

Area overview

The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower

Ganges Delta The Ganges Delta (also known the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the Sundarbans Delta or the Bengal Delta) is a river delta predominantly covering the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Be ...

. The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels. 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% 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.

Civic administration

Police station

Deganga police station covers an area of 202.09 km² and serves a total population of 319,213. It has jurisdiction over Deganga CD block. There is a police out post at Swetpur.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Deganga had a total population of 3,377, of which 1,719 (51%) were males and 1,658 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 342. The total number of literate perons in Deganga was 2,509 (82.67% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

State Highway 2 passes through Deganga.

Healthcare

Biswanathpur Rural Hospital at Deganga with 30 beds functions as the main medical facility in Deganga CD Block. There are primary health centres at Ajinagar (Hadipur-Jhikra PHC with 6 beds), Chakla (Raypur Chakla PHC with 10 beds), Deganga (Kolsur PHC with 10 beds) and Kartickpur (6 beds)

References

{{Authority control Villages in North 24 Parganas district