Dogachhia | |
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Census Town | |
  Dogachhia Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Dogachhia Dogachhia (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°52′31″N88°26′11″E / 22.8752°N 88.4363°E /22.8752; 88.4363 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.20 km2 (0.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,705 |
| • Density | 2,590/km2 (6,720/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743130 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barrackpore |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Naihati |
| Website | north24parganas |
Dogachhia is acensus town inBarrackpore I CD Block ofBarrackpore subdivision inNorth 24 Parganas district in theIndian state ofWest Bengal.
As of 2011[update] Indiacensus, Dogachhia had a population of 5,705; of this, 2,957 are male, 2,748 female.[1] It has an average literacy rate of 81.68%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.
Naihati,Bhatpara andPanpur are located nearby.[2]
96% of the population ofBarrackpore subdivision (partly presented in the map alongside) live in urban areas. In 2011, it had a density of population of 10,967 per km2 The subdivision has 16 municipalities and 24 census towns.[3]
For most of the cities/ towns information regarding density of population is available in the Infobox. Population data is not available for neighbourhoods. It is available for the entire municipal area and thereafter ward-wise.
All places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map.
Naihati police station underBarrackpore Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction over Naihati municipal area andBarrackpore I CD Block, includingBarrackpur Cantonment Board.[4][5]
Dogachhia has a delivery sub post office, withPIN 743130 in the North Presidency Division of North 24 Parganas district in Calcutta region. There is no other post office with the same PIN.[6]
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected byarsenic contamination.[7]
As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Dogachhia covered an area of 2.2037 km2. Amongst the medical facilities it had were 8 medicine shops. Amongst the educational facilities It had were 4 primary schools, 1 middle school and 1 secondary school. The nearest senior secondary school was available 5 km away atNaihati.[8]
Dogachhia is besideKalyani Expressway.[9]
Naihati Junction railway station on theSealdah-Ranaghat line is located nearby.[10][9]
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