Maricha is a

census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

within the jurisdiction of the Bhangar police station in the

Bhangar I Bhangar I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Baruipur subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography The Bhangar I CD block is located at . It has an average ele ...

CD block in the

Baruipur subdivision Baruipur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives i ...

of the

South 24 Parganas South 24 Parganas (Pron: pɔrɡɔnɔs; abbr. 24 PGS (S)), or sometimes South Twenty Four Parganas and Dakshin 24 Parganas, is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal, headquartered in Alipore previously, with its Zilla Parishad now in Ba ...

district in the

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Geography

Area overview

Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 10

s. The entire district is situated in the

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and the northern part of the subdivision is a flat plain bordering the metropolis of

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

. 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.

Location

Maricha is located at . It has an average elevation of .

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Maricha had a total population of 4,842, of which 2,456 (51%) were males and 2,386 (49%) were females. There were 634 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Maricha was 3,161 (75.12% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Maricha covered an area of 0.8063 km². Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved overhead tank and service reservoir. It had 417 domestic electric connections. Among the educational facilities it had were 1 primary school, the nearest middle school, the nearest secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school and the nearest general degree college at

Bhangar Raghunathpur Bhangar Raghunathpur is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Bhangar police station in the Bhangar I Community development block in India, CD block in the Baruipur subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and t ...

2.5/3 km away.

Transport

Maricha is on the State Highway 3.

Healthcare

Nalmuri Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at

Nalmuri Nalmuri is a village within the jurisdiction of the Bhangar police station in the Bhangar I CD block in the Baruipur subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Area overview Baruipur subdivis ...

, is the major government medical facility in the Bhangar I CD block.

References

Cities and towns in South 24 Parganas district Neighbourhoods in Kolkata Kolkata Metropolitan Area {{South24Parganas-geo-stub