Bhasa | |
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Census Town | |
  Bhasa Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Bhasa Location in India Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°24′52″N88°17′02″E / 22.4145°N 88.2838°E /22.4145; 88.2838 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| CD block | Bishnupur I |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.24 km2 (0.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,559 |
| • Density | 2,480/km2 (6,430/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700104 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 toWB-22,WB-95 toWB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Diamond Harbour |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bishnupur (SC) |
| Website | www |
Bhasa is acensus town within the jurisdiction of theBishnupur police station in theBishnupur ICD block in theAlipore Sadar subdivision of theSouth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
The Alipore Sadar subdivision is the most urbanized part of the South 24 Parganas district. 59.85% of the population lives in the urban areas and 40.15% lives in the rural areas. In the southern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 15census towns. The entire district is situated in theGanges Delta and the subdivision, on the east bank of theHooghly River, is analluvial stretch, with industrial development.[3][4][5]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Bhasa is located at22°24′52″N88°17′02″E / 22.4145°N 88.2838°E /22.4145; 88.2838. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).
According to the2011 census of India, Bhasa had a total population of 5,559, of which 2,888 (52%) were males and 2,671 (48%) were females. There were 697 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons was 3,726 (76.64% of the population over 6 years).[6]
According to theDistrict Census Handbook 2011, Bhasa covered an area of 2.2407 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved over-head tank and service reservoir. It had 1,400 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, 1 family welfare centre and 2 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 3 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school atBishnupur 1 km away, a general degree college at Vidyanagar located close by. Three important commodities it produced were biri, umbrella and garments. It had the branch of 1 nationalised bank.[7]
Paharpur Cooling Towers, the world’s largest manufacturers of process cooling equipment, has its corporate headquarters on the Diamond Harbour Road. It exports its products to 50 countries.[8]
Bhasa is on theNational Highway 12.[9]
Asutosh College Second Campus is at Bhasa.[10]
BAPSShri Swaminarayan Mandir was opened to the public in 2014. It is on the Diamond Harbour Road at Bhasa.[11]
Chandi Doulatabad Block Primary Health Centre, with 10 beds, atDoulatabad (PO Nepalganj), is the major government medical facility in the Bishnupur I CD block.[12]
