Chelad

Chelod
Census Town
Chelod
Location in West Bengal, India
Chelod
Chelod (India)
Coordinates: 23°38′23″N 87°01′40″E / 23.639816°N 87.02769°E / 23.639816; 87.02769Coordinates: 23°38′23″N 87°01′40″E / 23.639816°N 87.02769°E / 23.639816; 87.02769
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Paschim Bardhaman
Population (2011)
 • Total 7,471
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 713339
Telephone code 03412749xxx
Lok Sabha constituency Asansol
Vidhan Sabha constituency Asansol Dakshin
Website bardhaman.gov.in

Chelod 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

Chelod is located at 23°38′23″N 87°01′40″E / 23.639816°N 87.02769°E / 23.639816; 87.02769.

The Asansol-Durgapur region has undulating laterite soil. 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]

Pangachhiya, Majiara, Bhanowara, Domohani, Charanpur (OG), Ratibati and Chelad form a cluster of census towns and an outgrowth on the northern and eastern sides of Asansol.[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).

History

Chelad is an old village. In olden days, it used to have mahua forests. The village had provided a quiet retreat for many revolutionaries during the British period. The village, located on the northern bank of the Damodar River has rich traditions in music, drama and sports. During the Second World War a large unused bomb was found near the village. Located not far from the village is the abandoned Ningah airstrip, built during the war days, displacing more than one village.[5]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Chelad had a total population of 7,471 of which 3,888 (52%) were males and 3,583 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 845. The total number of literates in Chelad was 5,085 (76.74% of the population over 6 years).[6]

As of 2001 India census,[7] Chelad had a population of 7,901. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Chelad has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 68% and female literacy of 44%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Chelad has two primary and one higher secondary schools.The high school set up in the 1976 and its third batch produced multi starer like Swapan Maji, Kaushik Maji under the direct supervision of its HM Manindra Maji.[8]

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 Barabani CD Block, page 167 and 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. ↑ "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. ↑ Bandopadhyay, Shantimoy, Asansol Parikrama (History of Asansol Subdivision), Trinity Trust, (in Bengali), p 195.
  6. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  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. ↑ 7th All-India School Education Survey 2003 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.
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