Hemnagar, North 24 Parganas

Hemnagar
Village
Hemnagar
Location in West Bengal, India
Hemnagar
Hemnagar (India)
Coordinates: 22°12′59″N 88°58′54″E / 22.216322°N 88.981633°E / 22.216322; 88.981633Coordinates: 22°12′59″N 88°58′54″E / 22.216322°N 88.981633°E / 22.216322; 88.981633
Country  India
State West Bengal
District North 24 Parganas
Population (2011)
 • Total 3,960
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 743439 (Hemnagar)
Telephone/STD code 03217
Lok Sabha constituency Basirhat
Vidhan Sabha constituency Hingalganj
Website north24parganas.nic.in

Hemnagar is a village in Hingalganj CD Block in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the southern-most habitation in North 24 Parganas district, beyond which the Sunderbans are spread.

Police station

Hemnagar police station has jurisdiction over Hingalganj CD Block (partly). It has a riverine border of 15 km, all of which is unfenced.[1]

Hemnagar PS was part of comprehensive coastal surveillance plan covering the coastal areas along the Bay of Bengal and the Sundarbans bordering Bangladesh.[2][3]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Hemnagar had a total population of 3,960, of which 2,029 (51%) were males and 1,931 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 367. The total number of literates in Hemnagar was 2,844 (79.15% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Transport

This is what a two-wheeler rider wrote after a visit to the area in 2014: “From Hingalganj to Lebukhali, it's a 14 km butter-smooth road. Except for a few shanties or a few village markets you are surrounded by lush green paddy or mustard (during winter) fields. Lebukhali is the last place till where bus services are available. After that you have to take another ferry to go to Hemnagar.” Beyond Hemnagar, the Sundarbans start.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "North 24 Parganas Dist. Police". Know Your Police Station. District Police. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Bengals coastal surveillance plan in deep waters". The Indian Express, 30 April 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Bengal to have 8 new coastal police stations". i government, 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "My ride to Hemnagar, Sundarbans, where the forest meet the rivers". XBHP. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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