Balarambati | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
  Balarambati Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Balarambati Balarambati (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°49′17″N88°13′03″E / 22.8215°N 88.2174°E /22.8215; 88.2174 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,068 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 03214 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Arambagh |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Haripal |
| Website | hooghly |
Balarambati is acensus town inSingur CD Block inChandannagore subdivision ofHooghly district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
Balarambati is located at22°49′17″N88°13′03″E / 22.8215°N 88.2174°E /22.8215; 88.2174.[1]
The area is composed of flatalluvial plains that form a part of theGangetic Delta.[2]
In Chandannagore subdivision 58.52% of the population is rural and the urban population is 41.48%. Chandannagore subdivision has 1 municipal corporation, 3 municipalities and 7census towns. The single municipal corporation isChandernagore Municipal Corporation. The municipalities areTarakeswar Municipality,Bhadreswar Municipality andChampdany Municipality.[3] Of the three CD Blocks in Chandannagore subdivision, Tarakeswar CD Block is wholly rural, Haripal CD Block is predominantly rural with just 1 census town, and Singur CD Block is slightly less rural with 6 census towns. Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks of Chinsurah subdivision (included in the map alongside) are wholly rural.[4] The municipal areas are industrialised. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
As per2011 Census of India Balarambati had a total population of 5,068 of which 2,558 (50.47%) were males and 2,510 (49.52%) were females. Population below 6 years was 454. The total number of literates in Balarambati was 4,122 (89.34% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Balarambati is on theState Highway 2 (also known as the Baidyabati-Tarakeswar Road).[5]Balarambati railway station onHowrah-Bardhaman chord serves the locality.
Madhubati Surabala Vidyamandir and Srirampur Madhubati Bijonbijari Balika Vidyalaya are the two co-educational high school in Balarambati. Also there are around 15 primary school.Madhubati Surabala Vidyamandir was established in 1947. It has arrangements for teaching from Class VI to XII.[6][7]
