Nokpul | |
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Census Town | |
  Nokpul Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Nokpul Nokpul (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°52′24″N88°44′23″E / 22.873248°N 88.739625°E /22.873248; 88.739625 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,737 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barasat |
| Website | north24parganas |
Nokpul is acensus town in theHabra ICD block in theBarasat sadar subdivision[1] in theNorth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
Nokpul is located at22°52′24″N88°44′23″E / 22.873248°N 88.739625°E /22.873248; 88.739625.
Nokpul,Gobardanga,Habra form a cluster of census towns, south part ofGobardanga. TheJamuna separates Gobardanga from this cluster.[2]Habra police station serves this area.[3]
The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lowerGanges Delta.[4] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.[5] 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.[6]
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.
According to the2011 Census of India, Nokpul had a total population of 7,737, of which 4,030 (52%) were males and 3,707 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 671. The total number of literate persons in Nokpul was 6,047 (85.58% of the population over 6 years).[7]
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus,[8] Nokpul had a population of 6647. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Nokpul has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 77%. In Nokpul, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
As per 2011 census, a large proportion of people in Habra I CD block earn their livelihood as ‘other workers’, which include office, factory and transport workers, professionals and business people and so on. (SeeHabra I for details). Around a total of 32 lakh people from all around the city commute to Kolkata daily for work. In the Sealdah-Bangaon section there are 58 trains that carry commuters from 24 railway stations. In the Seadah-Hasnabad sections 32 trains carry commuters from 30 stations.[9][10]
As per District Census Handbook 2011, Nokpul covered an area of 1.71 km2. It had 6 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school and 1 senior secondary school. The nearest degree college was located 4 km away atGobardanga. The nearest hospital was 12 km, the nearest dispensary/ health centre was 8 km away, the nearest family welfare centre was 12 km away, the nearest maternity and child welfare centre was 12 km away and the nearest maternity home was 12 km away.[11]
Nokpul is besideState Highway 3.[12]
Machhalandapur railway station, located nearby atMaslandapur, on theSealdah-Bangaon branch line, is 53.5 km from Sealdah and is part of theKolkata Suburban Railway system.[13][12]
Gobardanga Hindu College atGobardanga is located nearby.[14][15][12]
Maslandapur Rural Hospital atMaslandapur with 30 beds, located nearby, functions as the main medical facility in Habra I CD Block.[16][12]
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected byarsenic contamination.[17]
Map of Habra I CD Block on Page 289 of District Census Handbook.[2]
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