Amdanga, North 24 Parganas

Amdanga
Village
Amdanga
Location in West Bengal, India
Amdanga
Amdanga (India)
Coordinates: 22°48′19″N 88°30′24″E / 22.805256°N 88.506543°E / 22.805256; 88.506543Coordinates: 22°48′19″N 88°30′24″E / 22.805256°N 88.506543°E / 22.805256; 88.506543
Country  India
State West Bengal
District North 24 Parganas
Population (2011)
 • Total 3,855
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 743221 (Arkhali Amdanga)
Telephone/STD code 03217
Lok Sabha constituency Barrackpore
Vidhan Sabha constituency Amdanga
Website north24parganas.nic.in

Amdanga is a village and a gram panchayat in Amdanga CD Block in Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Police station

Amdanga police station covers an area of 138.8 km2 and serves a total population of 139,328. It has jurisdiction over Amdanga CD Block.[1]

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Amdanga CD Block are located at Amdanga village.[2]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Amdanga had a total population of 3,855, of which 1,989 (52%) were males and 1,866 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 430. The total number of literates in Amdanga was 2,720 (79.42% of the population over 6 years).[3]

Transport

National Highway 12 (old numbering NH 34) passes through Amdanga.[4].

Healthcare

Amdanga Rural Hospital with 30 beds functions as the main medical facility in Amdanga CD Block. There are primary health centres at Adhata (Adhata-Joypur PHC with 6 beds), Masunda (Marich PHC with 10 beds) and Baraberia PHC (with 6 beds).[5]

See also

Map of Amdanga CD Block on Page 339 of District Census Handbook.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "North 24 Parganas Dist. Police". Know Your Police Station. District Police. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of North Twenty Four Parganas with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Google maps
  5. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 339 - Map of Amdanga CD Block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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