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Habibpur | |
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Village | |
 A rice mill | |
  Habibpur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Habibpur Habibpur (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:23°10′35″N88°30′58″E / 23.176376°N 88.516123°E /23.176376; 88.516123 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Population | |
• Total | 13,383 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 741402 |
| Telephone code | 03473 |
| Vehicle registration | WB- |
| Nearest city | Ranaghat |
| Administration | BDO-Officer |
| Climate | Tropical monsoon(Köppen) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 35 °C (95 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
Habibpur is a village in theRanaghat ICD block in theRanaghat subdivision of theNadia district, west Bengal, India
Habibpur is located at23°10′35″N88°30′58″E / 23.176376°N 88.516123°E /23.176376; 88.516123.
The maps of Ranaghat I and Ranaghat II CD blocks, in theDistrict Census Handbook 2011, Nadia, shows the census towns ofKamgachhi,Raghabpur,Panpara,Aistala,Satigachha,Anulia,Halalpur Krishnapur,Hijuli andRanaghat (CT) forming a cluster aroundRanaghat. Certain other localities such asNokari,Nasra,Cooper's Camp,Birnagar, Habibpur,Gopalpur andParbbatipur are also linked with this cluster.[1]
Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east ofHooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature.[2] The Ranaghat subdivision has theBhagirathi on the west, withPurba Bardhaman andHooghly districts lying across the river. Topographically, Ranaghat subdivision is spread across the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district, and the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain, the low-lying area found in the south-eastern part of the district. TheChurni separates the two plains. A portion of the east forms the boundary withBangladesh. The lower portion of the east is covered by a portion of theNorth 24 Parganas district.[3] The subdivision has achieved reasonably high urbanisation. 41.68% of the population lives in urban areas and 58.32% lives in rural areas.[4]
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. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.
According to the2011 Census of India, Habibpur had a total population of 13,383, of which 6,924 (52%) were males and 6,459 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,314. The total number of literate persons in Habibpur was 9,547 (79.10% of the population over 6 years).[5]
Habibpur area is administered by BDO. The headquarters of Ranaghat I CD block are located at Habibpur.[6]
Habibpur railway station is situated onRanaghat-Santipur branch line of Sealdah railway division.[7]
Habibpur (Jadav Dutta) Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Habibpur, is the major government medical facility in the Ranaghat I CD block.[8]
