Burul | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Burul Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Burul Location in India Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°22′06″N88°06′26″E / 22.3684°N 88.1072°E /22.3684; 88.1072 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| CD block | Budge Budge II |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.82 km2 (1.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,014 |
| • Density | 2,490/km2 (6,440/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743318 |
| 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 |
Burul is a tourist village and agram panchayat in theBudge Budge IICD block in theAlipore Sadar subdivision of theSouth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
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 northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 21census 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.
Burul is located at22°22′06″N88°06′26″E / 22.3684°N 88.1072°E /22.3684; 88.1072. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).
According to the2011 Census of India, Burul had a total population of 7,014, of which 3,589 (51%) were males and 3,425 (49%) were females. There were 680 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Burul was 5,117 (80.79% of the population over 6 years).[6]
A short stretch of local roads link Burul to the Budge Budge Trunk Road.[7]
Budge Budge railway station is located nearby.[7]
Saheed Anurup Chandra Mahavidyalaya established in 1991, is affiliated with theUniversity of Calcutta. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, history, political science, and geography, and general courses in arts, science and commerce.[8]
There is aprimary health centre, with 6 beds, at Burul.[9]
