Kamnara

Kamnara
Village
Kamnara
Location in West Bengal, India
Kamnara
Kamnara (India)
Coordinates: 23°18′33.5″N 87°52′14.5″E / 23.309306°N 87.870694°E / 23.309306; 87.870694Coordinates: 23°18′33.5″N 87°52′14.5″E / 23.309306°N 87.870694°E / 23.309306; 87.870694
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purba Bardhaman
 • Rank 2,196
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone/STD code 0342
Lok Sabha constituency Bolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Ausgram
Website bardhaman.gov.in

Kamnara is a village in Burdwan I CD Block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Burdwan I CD Block are located at Kamnara.[1]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Kamnara had a total population of 2,196, of which 1,158 (53%) were males and 1,038 (47%) were females. Population below 6 years was 226. The total number of literates in Kamnara was 1,522 (77.26% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Transport

The SH 7, running from Rajgram (in Murshidabad district) to Midnapore (in Paschim Medinipur district) passes through Kamnara.[3][4]

Kamnara is a station on the Bardhaman-Balgona sector. EMU trains are being operated on this section from 2012. Kamnara is 5.7 km from Bardhaman.[5]Burdwan Katwa Railway is undergoing gauge conversion from 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in).

References

  1. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Barddhaman" (PDF). Map of Barddhaman with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. ↑ Google Maps
  5. ↑ "35013 Barddhaman Balgona EMU Local". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2017.


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