Kanganbaria | |
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Census Town | |
  Kanganbaria Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Kanganbaria Location in India Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°23′56″N88°14′38″E / 22.3990°N 88.2438°E /22.3990; 88.2438 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| CD block | Bishnupur II |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,657 |
| • Density | 3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743503 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 toWB-22,WB-95 toWB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Diamond Harbour |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Satgachhia |
| Website | www |
Kanganbaria is acensus town and agram panchayat within the jurisdiction of theBishnupur police station in theBishnupur IICD 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.
Kanganbaria is located at22°23′56″N88°14′38″E / 22.3990°N 88.2438°E /22.3990; 88.2438. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).
Nadabhanga, Kanganbaria,Bora Gagangohalia,Barkalikapur,Chanddandaha andPatharberia (a little away) form a cluster of census towns, as per the map of the Bishnupur II CD block on page 233 of the District Census Handbook 2011 for the South 24 Parganas.[6]
According to the2011 Census of India, Kanganbaria had a total population of 6,657, of which 3,347 (50%) were males and 3,310 (50%) were females. There were 638 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Kanganbaria was 5,163 (85.78% of the population over 6 years).[7]
According to theDistrict Census Handbook 2011, Kanganbaria covered an area of 2.1474 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 29.8 km roads with both open and covered drains, the protected water supply involved service reservoir. It had 646 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had were 3 primary schools, the nearest middle school, secondary school, senior secondary school and general degree college were atVidyanagar 1.2 km away. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities, public library and reading room were there in Vidyanagar. Three important commodities it produced were: brush, biri and puffed rice.[8]
A short stretch of local roads link Kanganbaria to theNational Highway 12.[9]
Amtala Rural Hospital, with 50 beds, atAmtala, is the major government medical facility in the Bishnupur II CD block.[10]
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