Shankhanagar | |
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Census Town | |
  Shankhanagar Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Shankhanagar Shankhanagar (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°58′N88°23′E / 22.97°N 88.38°E /22.97; 88.38 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,601 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Website | wb |
Shankhanagar is acensus town inChinsurah Mogra CD Block inChinsurah subdivision ofHooghly district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.[1]
Shankhanagar is located at22°58′N88°23′E / 22.97°N 88.38°E /22.97; 88.38.[2][3]
The area is composed of flatalluvial plains that form a part of theGangetic Delta. The high west bank of the tidalHooghly River is highly industrialised.[4]
Hansghara,Kola,Alikhoja,Amodghata, Shankhanagar andChak Bansberia form a cluster of census towns on the eastern side ofBansberia and includesMogra and Bara Khejuria (outgrowth).[3]
There are 13 statutory towns and 64 census towns in Hooghly district. The right bank of theHooghly River has been industrialised over a long period. With the leading European powers dominating the area's industry, trade and commerce for over two centuries, it is amongst the leading industrialised areas in the state. At the same time the land is fertile and agricultural production is significant.[5]
In Chinsurah subdivision 68.63% of the population is rural and the urban population is 31.37%. It has 2 statutory and 23 census towns.[6] In Chinsurah Mogra CD Block 64.87% of the population is urban and 35.13% is rural. Amongst the four remaining CD Blocks in the subdivision two were overwhelmingly rural and two were wholly rural.[7]
The map alongside shows a portion of Chinsurah subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
As per2011 Census of India Sankhanagar had a total population of 8,601 of which 4,483 (52%) were males and 4,118 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,081. The total number of literates in Sankhanagar was 5,796 (77.07% of the population over 6 years).[7]
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus,[8] Shankhanagar had a population of 6,894. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Shankhanagar has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 51%. In Shankhanagar, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The following Municipalities and Census Towns in Hooghly district were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census:Bansberia (M),Hugli-Chinsurah (M), Bara Khejuria (Out Growth), Shankhanagar (CT),Amodghata (CT),Chak Bansberia (CT),Naldanga (CT),Kodalia (CT),Kulihanda (CT),Simla (CT),Dharmapur (CT),Bhadreswar (M),Champdani (M),Chandannagar (M Corp.),Baidyabati (M),Serampore (M),Rishra (M),Rishra (CT),Bamunari (CT),Dakshin Rajyadharpur (CT),Nabagram Colony (CT),Konnagar (M),Uttarpara Kotrung (M),Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni) (CT),Kanaipur (CT) andKeota (CT).[9]
