Seharabazar

Seharabazar
Sehara
Census Town
Seharabazar
Location in West Bengal, India
Seharabazar
Seharabazar (India)
Coordinates: 23°06′56.2″N 87°48′18.4″E / 23.115611°N 87.805111°E / 23.115611; 87.805111Coordinates: 23°06′56.2″N 87°48′18.4″E / 23.115611°N 87.805111°E / 23.115611; 87.805111
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purba Bardhaman
Elevation 25 m (82 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 7,858
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Sex ratio 712 /
Website bardhaman.gov.in

Seharabazar is a census town in Raina I CD Block in Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Sehara had a total population of 7,858, of which 3,996 (51%) were males and 3,862 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 752. The total number of literates in Sehara was 5,679 (79.92% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Education

Seharabazar Chandra Kumar Institution was established in 1946. It has about 1,500 students.[2]

Transport

Seharabzar, 87.2 km from Bankura, is a station on the Bankura-Masagram line (formerly Bankura Damodar Railway) of South Eastern Railway. As of September 2016, DEMU services were available between Bankura and Mathnasipur.[3]

The State Highway 7 (West Bengal), running from Rajgram (in Murshidabad district) to Midnapore (in (Paschim Medinipur district), passes through Seharabazar.[4]

References

  1. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. "Sehara Bazar Chandra Kumar Institution". IndiaStudyChannel.com. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  3. "Bankura-Mathnasibpur DEMU". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  4. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 15 October 2016.


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