Chak Barbaria

Chak Barbaria
Census Town
Chak Barbaria
Location in West Bengal, India
Chak Barbaria
Chak Barbaria (India)
Coordinates: 22°44′14″N 88°28′29″E / 22.737176°N 88.474803°E / 22.737176; 88.474803Coordinates: 22°44′14″N 88°28′29″E / 22.737176°N 88.474803°E / 22.737176; 88.474803
Country  India
State West Bengal
District North 24 Parganas
Area
  Total 0.5436 km2 (0.2099 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 8,088
  Density 15,000/km2 (39,000/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituency Barasat
Website north24parganas.nic.in

Chak Barbaria is a census town under Barasat I CD Block (Sub District) in Barasat Sadar subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Chak Barbaria, Kokapur, Barbaria, Berunanpukuria and Jagannathpur form a loose cluster of villages and census towns along State Highway 2 (locally known as Barasat-Barrackpore Road), close to Barasat.[1][2]

Duttapukur police station has jurisdiction over Barasat I CD Block.[3]

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Chak Barbaria had a population of 8,088; of this, 4,085 are male, 4,003female.[4] It has an average literacy rate of 73.4%, lower than the national average of 74.04%.

Infrastructure

As per District Census Handbook 2011, Chak Barbaria covered an area of 0.5436 km2. It had 1 primary school, the nearest middle school, secondary school and senior secondary school were 2 km away at Barasat. Chak Barbaria had a hospital with 10 beds. [5]

Transport

Local roads link Chak Barbaria to both National Highway 12 (old number NH 34) and State Highway 2 (locally known as Barasat-Barrackpore Road).[2]

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[6]

See also

Map of Barasat I CD Block on Page 393 of District Census Handbook.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 393 -Map of Barasat I CD Block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 Google maps
  3. "North 24 Parganas Dist. Police". Know Your Police Station. District Police. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  4. "Primary census abstract data". Census of India. Retrieved 23 February 2014. (For census towns, select "urban" radio button, then select state, district and sub-district. A drop down list of towns well appear. Select the town.)
  5. "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 781-783 Statement I: Growth History, Pages 799-803: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 803-805 Section: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  6. "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )". Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
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