Chatta Baria

Chatta Baria
Chaltabaria
Census Town
Chatta Baria
Location in West Bengal, India
Chatta Baria
Chatta Baria (India)
Coordinates: 22°46′42″N 88°33′45″E / 22.778326°N 88.562542°E / 22.778326; 88.562542Coordinates: 22°46′42″N 88°33′45″E / 22.778326°N 88.562542°E / 22.778326; 88.562542
Country  India
State West Bengal
District North 24 Parganas
Area
  Total 2.3437 km2 (0.9049 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 12,537
  Density 5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituency Barasat
Website north24parganas.nic.in

Chatta Baria (also called Chaltabaria) 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

Duttapukur, Shibalaya, Chandrapur, Gangapur, Chatta Baria and Joypul form a cluster of census towns in the northern part of the CD Block. The entire cluster has a very high density of population. (See the infobox of each census town for density of population).[1]

Duttapukur police station has jurisdiction over Barasat I CD Block.[2]

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Chatta Baria had a population of 12,537; of this,6,410 are male, 6,127 female.[3] It has an average literacy rate of 74.26%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.

Infrastructure

As per District Census Handbook 2011, Chatta Baria covered an area of 2.3437 km2. It had 2 primary schools and 1 middle school, the nearest secondary school and senior secondary were 1 km away at Duttapukur, and the nearest degree college is 8 km away at Barasat. Chatta Baria had 2 family welfare centres and 2 maternity and child welfare centres (both without any bed).[4]

Transport

Chalta Baria is off National Highway 112 (Jessore Road).[5]

Railway stations at Duttapukur and Bira on the Sealdah-Bangaon line, which is part the Kolkata Suburban Railway railway system, are located nearby.[6][5]

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Duttapukur.[7] For other medical facilities in the area see Barasat Sadar subdivision.

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[8]

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. "North 24 Parganas Dist. Police". Know Your Police Station. District Police. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  3. "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.)
  4. "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.
  5. 1 2 Google maps
  6. "33811 Sealdah Bangaon Local". Time Table. indiaeailinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  7. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  8. "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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