Dhania, West Bengal

Dhania
Census Town
Dhania
Location in West Bengal, India
Dhania
Dhania (India)
Coordinates: 22°54′41″N 88°32′04″E / 22.911256°N 88.534543°E / 22.911256; 88.534543Coordinates: 22°54′41″N 88°32′04″E / 22.911256°N 88.534543°E / 22.911256; 88.534543
Country  India
State West Bengal
District North 24 Parganas
Area
 • Total 3.6511 km2 (1.4097 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 6,659
 • Density 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-WB
Vehicle registration WB
Lok Sabha constituency Barasat
Website north24parganas.nic.in

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

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Dhania had a population of 6659; of this, 3403 are male, 3256 female.[1] Dhania has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.

Transport

National Highway 12 (old numbering NH 34) passes through Dhania.[2].

Infrastructure

As per District Census Handbook 2011, Dhania covered an area of 3.6511 km2. It had 1 primary school. The nearest hospital was 6 km away, the nearest dispensary/ health centre was 4 km away, the nearest family welfare centre was 6 km away, the nearest maternity and child welfare clinic was 7 km away and the nearest maternity home was 6 km away.[3]

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[4]

See also

Map of Amdanga CD Block on Page 339 of District Census Handbook.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "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.)
  2. ↑ Google maps
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 339 - Map of Amdanga CD Block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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