Haroa | |
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Village | |
  Haroa Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Haroa Haroa (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°36′37″N88°40′39″E / 22.610362°N 88.677409°E /22.610362; 88.677409 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,399 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743425 (Haroa) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03217 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Basirhat |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Haroa |
| Website | north24parganas |
Haroa is a village in theHaroaCD block in theBasirhat subdivision of theNorth 24 Parganas district in the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Haroa is located at22°36′37″N88°40′39″E / 22.610362°N 88.677409°E /22.610362; 88.677409.
The area shown in the map is a part of the Ichhamati-Raimangal Plain, located in the lowerGanges Delta. It contains soil of mature black or brownishloam to recentalluvium. Numerous rivers, creeks andkhals criss-cross the area. The tip of theSundarbans National Park is visible in the lower part of the map (shown in green but not marked). The larger full screen map shows the full forest area.[1] A large section of the area is a part of theSundarbans settlements.[2] The densely populated area is an overwhelmingly rural area. Only 12.96% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.04% of the population lives in the rural areas.[3][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.
Haroa police station serves a total population of 265,754. It has jurisdiction over Haroa CD block. There is an outpost at Lowgachhi.[5]
The headquarters of Haroa CD block are located at Haroa village.[6]
According to the2011 Census of India, Haroa had a total population of 2,399, of which 1,191 (50%) were males and 1,208 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 286. The total number of literate persons in Haroa was 1,654 (78.28% of the population over 6 years).[7]
State Highway 3 passes through Haroa.[8]
Haroa (Adampur) Rural Hospital with 30 beds is located at Haroa.[9]
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