Chak Kashipur | |
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Census Town | |
  Chak Kashipur Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Chak Kashipur Location in India Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°25′34″N88°09′52″E / 22.4262°N 88.1645°E /22.4262; 88.1645 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| CD block | Budge Budge II |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.59 km2 (0.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 12,035 |
| • Density | 7,600/km2 (20,000/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 | Budge Budge |
| Website | www |
Chak Kashipur is acensus town within the jurisdiction of theNodakhali police station 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.
Chak Kashipur is located at22°25′34″N88°09′52″E / 22.4262°N 88.1645°E /22.4262; 88.1645. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).[6]
Bowali, Chak Kashipur,Chak Alampur,Dakshin Raypur andPoali form a cluster of census towns, as per the map of the Budge Budge II CD block on page 181 of the District Census Handbook 2011 for the South 24 Parganas.[7]
According to the2011 Census of India, Chak Kashipur had a total population of 12,035, of which 6,373 (53%) were males and 5,662 (47%) were females. There are 1,499 people in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people was 8,504 (80.71% of the population over 6 years).[8]
According to the2001 Census of India, Chak Kashipur had a population of 11,155. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. It has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 72% and female literacy of 56%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.[9]
According to theDistrict Census Handbook 2011, Chak Kashipur covered an area of 1.59 km2.Budge Budge railway station is 8 km away. Among the civic amenities it had 36 km roads with open drains. The protected water supply involved over-head tank. It had 1,274 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, a nursing home 3 km away and 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had were 4 primary schools, the nearest secondary school was atChak Alampur 1 km away, the nearest senior secondary school was at Husnecha 1 km away. The nearest general degree college was atBudge Budge 8 km away. Three important commodities it manufactured were foodgrains, textiles and coal.[10]
A short stretch of local roads link Chak Kashipur to the Budge Budge Trunk Road.[11]
Budge Budge railway station is located nearby.[11]
Alampur Siksha Niketan is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1975. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.[12]
Hasnecha High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1964. It has arrangements for teaching from class V to class XII.[13]
Lakshmibala Dutta Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, atBakrahat, is the major government medical facility in the Budge Budge II CD block.[14]
