Ballavpur

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Ballavpur
Census Town
Ballavpur
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°35′03″N 87°07′01″E / 23.584293°N 87.116954°E / 23.584293; 87.116954Coordinates: 23°35′03″N 87°07′01″E / 23.584293°N 87.116954°E / 23.584293; 87.116954
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Paschim Bardhaman
Population (2011)
 • Total 6,468
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 713323
Telephone/STD code +91 341 244
Website bardhaman.gov.in

Ballavpur is a census town in Raniganj CD Block and is served by Asansol North police station in Asansol Sadar subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Cities and towns in the eastern portion of Asansol Sadar subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district
MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, N: neighbourhood, R: rural centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Ballavpur is located at 23°35′03″N 87°07′01″E / 23.584293°N 87.116954°E / 23.584293; 87.116954.

The Asansol-Durgapur area is composed of undulating laterite region. This area lies between two mighty rivers – the Damodar and the Ajay. They flow almost parallel to each other in the region – the average distance between the two rivers is around 30 km. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared.[1]

Jemari (J.K. Nagar Township), Belebathan, Murgathaul, Amkula, Egara, Sahebganj, Raghunathchak and Ballavpur form a cluster of census towns on the western and southern side of Raniganj. Banshra and Baktarnagar are adjacent to Raniganj on the eastern side.[2]

Urbanisation

As per the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural.[3]In 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation.[4]Asansol Sadar subdivision has 26 (+1 partly) Census Towns.(partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Ballavpur had a total population of 6,468 of which 3,399 (53%) were males and 3,069 (47%) were females. Population below 6 years was 687. The total number of literates in Ballavpur was 4,680 (80.95% of the population over 6 years).[5]

As per the 2011 census, the urban agglomeration (UA) centred upon Asansol had a population of 1,243,414. In addition to the erstwhile municipalities of Kulti, Jamuria, and Raniganj subsequently incorporated into the Asansol Municipal Corporation, the agglomeration included the census towns of Amkula, Baktarnagar, Ballavpur, Bhanowara, Domohani, Egara, Jemari (J.K. Nagar Township), Majiara, Murgathaul, Raghunathchak, Sahebganj and Topsi, and also Charanpur, an outgrowth of Jamuria.[6][4]

As of 2001 India census,[7] Ballavpur had a population of 5,391. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ballavpur has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 61% of the males and 39% of females literate. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

Bengal Paper Mills was set up at Ballavpur in 1887. At the time of independence it was producing 11,760 tonnes of paper.[8][9] The mill was closed in 1983. The EMTA Group of Kolkata has taken over the assets and properties of the Bengal Paper Mills Co Ltd. The deal cost the group Rs 25 crore. The Rs 350-crore turnover EMTA Group is engaged in the coal mining business.

Speaking to reporters at Writers' Buildings in 2005, Bansa Gopal Chowdhury, West Bengal's Minister for Cottage and Small Scale Industries, said, in 2005, a new company would be formed and an industrial complex would be set up at the plant complex in Raniganj. Outdated machinery and technology will be discarded and new machinery for manufacturing specialty paper set up. It has also been proposed to set up an integrated steel plant, and a 300 MW capacity thermal power plant within the existing complex. The total investment in these projects would be Rs 1,600 crore and would be commissioned in phases by April 2009.[10]

As of 2017, Bengal Paper Mills Co. Ltd. is under liquidation.[11] The EMTA group, which had taken over the assets of the closed paper mill, has renamed the company as Ballavpur Paper Manfg. Ltd., invested handsomely to revive production and is using the traditional Tiger brand. It started production in February 2009 and subsequently raised it.[12]

Education

Ballavpur Ramgopal Saraf Vidyapith is a co-educational higher secondary school.[13]

Healthcare

There is a rural hospital at Ballavpur.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (in Bengali), Vol I, pp 14-15, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Barddhaman" (PDF). Map of Raniganj CD Block, page 215. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 "The Kolkata Gazette" (PDF). Notification No. 335/MA/O/C-4/1M-36/2014 dated 3 June 2015. Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Constituents of Urban Agglomerations having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Total, Census of India 2011. Government of India. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  8. ↑ History of Paper Technology in India
  9. ↑ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, pp 494, 664
  10. ↑ The Hindu Business Line 8 June 2005 , The Telegraph 9 June 2005
  11. ↑ "Bengal Paper Mills Co. Ltd". Zauba Corp. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "Ballavpur Paper Mnfg. Ltd". BPML. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education". Exam Venue. WBCHSE. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "Bardhaman district". Medical Institutions. Bardhaman district administration. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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