Namajgram is a
census town
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India
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in
Pandua CD Block in
Chinsurah subdivision
Chinsurah subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Overview
The eastern portion of Chinsurah subdivision is part of the Hooghly Flats, a natural physiographic region, that is a narr ...
of
Hooghly district
Hooghly district () is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. It can alternatively be spelt ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli''. The district is named after the Hooghly River. The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsurah (' ...
in the
India
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n
state
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of
West Bengal
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.
Geography
Location
Namajgram is located at .
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Purusattompur
Purusattompur is a census town in Pandua CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Purusattompur is located at .
Pandua, Purusattompur and Namajgram form a cluster of cen ...
and Namajgram form a cluster of census towns.
[
Pandua CD Block is a flat ]alluvial
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plain, known as the Hooghly-Damodar Plain, that forms part of the Gangetic Delta.
Urbanisation
There are 13 statutory towns and 64 census towns in Hooghly district. The right bank of the Hooghly River
The Hooghly River (, also spelled ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli'') is the westernmost distributary of the Ganges, situated in West Bengal, India. It is known in its upper reaches as the Bhagirathi. The Bhagirathi splits off from the main branch of the G ...
has been industrialised over a long period. With foreigners dominating the area’s industry, trade and commerce for over two centuries, it is amongst the leading industrialised districts in the state. At the same time the land is fertile and agricultural production is significant.
In Chinsurah subdivision 68.63% of the population is rural and the urban population is 31.37%. It has 2 statutory and 23 census towns.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Namajgram had a total population of 7,252 of which 3,625 (50%) were males and 3,627 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 775. The total number of literates in Namajgram was 4,869 (75.17% of the population over 6 years).[
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References
{{Hooghly District
Cities and towns in Hooghly district