Ramakantapur | |
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Census Town | |
  Ramakantapur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Ramakantapur Ramakantapur (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:24°33′50″N88°03′18″E / 24.564°N 88.055°E /24.564; 88.055 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.3808 km2 (0.1470 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,347 |
| • Density | 17,000/km2 (43,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 742223 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Website | murshidabad |
Ramakantapur is acensus town in theSuti ICD block in theJangipur subdivision of theMurshidabad district in the state ofWest Bengal,India.[1][2]
Ramakantapur is located at24°33′50″N88°03′18″E / 24.564°N 88.055°E /24.564; 88.055. near the bank ofBhagirathi River.
Jangipur subdivision is crowded with 52census towns and as such it had to be presented in two location maps. One of the maps can be seen alongside. The subdivision is located in theRarh region that is spread over from adjoiningSanthal Pargana division ofJharkhand. The land is slightly higher in altitude than the surrounding plains and is gently undulating.[3][4] The riverGanges, along with its distributaries, is prominent in both the maps. At the head of the subdivision is the 2,245 m longFarakka Barrage, one of the largest projects of its kind in the country.[5] Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map).[6] The subdivision has two large power plants - the 2,100 MWFarakka Super Thermal Power Station and the 1,600 MWSagardighi Thermal Power Station.[7][8] According to a 2016 report, there are around 1,000,000 (1 million/ ten lakh) workers engaged in thebeedi industry in Jangipur subdivision. 90% are home-based and 70% of the home-based workers are women.[9][10][11] As of 2013, an estimated 2.4 million people reside along the banks of theGanges alone in Murshidabad district.Severe erosion occurs along the banks.[12]
Note: The two maps present some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the maps are linked in the larger full screen maps.
According to the2011 Census of India, Ramkantapur had a total population of 6,347, of which 3,213 (51%) were males and 3,134 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,189. The total number of literate persons in Ramkantapur was 2,967 (57.52% of the population over 6 years).[13]
According to theDistrict Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Ramakantapur covered an area of 0.3808 km2. It had 1.5 km roads. The protected water-supply involved hand pump, tube well/ bore well. It had 1,910 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities, it had 2 primary schools in town, other schools atFatellapur 3 km away, the nearest general degree college atAurangabad 12 km away.[14]
Suti I CD block is one of the areas of Murshidabad district where ground water is affected by a high level ofarsenic contamination. TheWHO guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10 mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50 mg/ litre. The maximum concentration in Suti I CD block is 700 mg/litre.[15]
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