Chandpara

Chandpara
Census Town
West Bengal
Chandpara
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°58′41″N 88°46′54″E / 22.978145°N 88.781532°E / 22.978145; 88.781532Coordinates: 22°58′41″N 88°46′54″E / 22.978145°N 88.781532°E / 22.978145; 88.781532
Country  India
State West Bengal
District North 24 Parganas
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 7,113
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 743425 (Chandpara)
743245 (Dhakuria Kalibari)
743287 (Thakurnagar)
Telephone/STD code 03215
Lok Sabha constituency Bangaon
Vidhan Sabha constituency Bangaon Dakshin

Chandpara is a census town and gram panchayat, with CD Block headquarters, in the Gaighata CD Block in Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Thakurnagar, Sonatikiri and Dhakuria are located nearby.

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Gaighata CD Block are located at Chandpara Bazar.[1]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Chandpara had a total population of 7,113, of which 3,655 (51%) were males and 3,458 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 604. The total number of literates in Chandpara was 5,665 (87.03% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Transport

NH 112 (Jessore Road) passes through Chandpara.[3]

Chandpara railway station is on the Sealdah-Bangaon line.[4]

Education

Dhakuria High School at Chandpara is a Bengali medium boys only higher secondary school established in 1955. It has arrangements for teaching from class VI to class XII. It has its own play ground.[5]

Chandpara Balika Vidyalaya at Chandpara is a Bengali-medium girls only higher secondary school established in 1954. It has arrangements for teaching from class VI to class XII. It has its own play ground.[6]

College

Healthcare

Chandpara Rural Hospital with 30 beds is the main medical facility in Gaighata CD Block. There are primary health centres at Gaighata (with 6 beds), Dharampur (with 6 beds), Ramchandrapur (Baduria PHC with 10 beds) and Ghonja (Dr. B.R.Roy PHC with 6 beds).[7]

References

  1. ↑ "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 26 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Google maps
  4. ↑ "33811 Seldah Bangaon Local". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Dhakuria High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Chandpara Balika Vidyalaya". ICBSE. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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