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Garulia | |
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  Garulia Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Garulia Garulia (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°49′N88°22′E / 22.82°N 88.37°E /22.82; 88.37 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Garulia Municipality |
| • Chairman | Sanjay Singh[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 85,336 |
| • Density | 13,200/km2 (34,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743133 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barrackpore |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Noapara |
| Website | north24parganas |
Garulia is a city and a municipality ofNorth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal. It is a part of the area covered byKolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[2][3]
Garulia Municipality was established in 1869.[4]
Garulia is located at22°49′N88°22′E / 22.82°N 88.37°E /22.82; 88.37.[5] It has an average elevation of 13 metres (43 ft).
Inhabitants are Hindus, Muslims and others. It is mainly Bengali Localated Area but local Biharis also live here in great amount. There are ferry services which continue until midnight.
Garulia is bounded byBhatpara on the north,Garshyamnagar andNoapara on the east,North Barrackpur on the south and theHooghly River on the west.[6]
96% of the population ofBarrackpore subdivision (partly presented in the map alongside) lives 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.[7]
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.
Noapara police station underBarrackpore Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction over Garulia andNorth Barrackpur Municipal areas.[8][9]
Garulia has a delivery sub post office, withPIN 743133 in the North Presidency Division of North 24 Parganas district in Calcutta region. The only other post offices with the same PIN is Pinkal.[10]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1901 | 7,375 | — |
| 1911 | 11,580 | +57.0% |
| 1921 | 13,096 | +13.1% |
| 1931 | 14,033 | +7.2% |
| 1941 | 20,150 | +43.6% |
| 1951 | 28,304 | +40.5% |
| 1961 | 29,041 | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 44,271 | +52.4% |
| 1981 | 57,061 | +28.9% |
| 1991 | 80,918 | +41.8% |
| 2001 | 79,926 | −1.2% |
| 2011 | 85,336 | +6.8% |
| Source:Census of India[11] | ||
As per the2011 Census of India, Garulia had a total population of 85,336, of which 44,825 (53%) were males and 40,511 (47%) were females. Population below 6 years was 7,247. The total number of literates in Garulia was 67,835 (86.87% of the population over 6 years).[12]
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus,[13] Garulia had a population of 76,309. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Garulia had an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 79%, and female literacy was 67%, and 10% of the population was under six years of age.
The following Municipalities, Census Towns and other locations in Barrackpore subdivision were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in the 2011 census:Kanchrapara (M),Jetia (CT),Halisahar (M),Balibhara (CT),Naihati (M),Bhatpara (M),Kaugachhi (CT),Garshyamnagar (CT),Garulia (M),Ichhapur Defence Estate (CT),North Barrackpur (M),Barrackpur Cantonment (CB),Barrackpore (M),Jafarpur (CT),Ruiya (CT),Titagarh (M),Khardaha (M), Bandipur (CT),Panihati (M),Muragachha (CT)New Barrackpore (M),Chandpur (CT),Talbandha (CT),Patulia (CT),Kamarhati (M),Baranagar (M),South Dumdum (M),North Dumdum (M),Dum Dum (M),Noapara (CT),Babanpur (CT),Teghari (CT),Nanna (OG), Chakla (OG) Srotribati (OG) andPanpur (OG).[14]
As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Garulia Municipal town covered an area of 6.47 km2. Amongst the civic amenities it had 51 km of roads and both open and closed drains. Amongst the educational facilities It had 28 primary schools, 5 secondary schools, 2 senior secondary schools and 5 non-formal education centres. Amongst the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 public library and 3 reading rooms. Amongst the commodities manufactured were cotton, jute and rakhi. It had 3 bank branches.[16]
According to the Barrackpore administration, amongst the educational facilities in Garulia municipality there are 20 primary schools and 6 higher secondary schools. Amongst the other facilities there are 3 nursing homes, 3 markets, 2 ferry ghats (Babughat and Kangalighat), 1 burning ghat (Ratneswar Burning Ghat) and 2 Muslim burial grounds.7,000 houses have water connection and there are around 150 street taps.[4]
See alsoCities and towns in Barrackpore subdivision
Big mills in Garulia are Sree Gouri Sankar Jute Mill Pvt. Ltd., Sree Annapurna Cotton Mills and Sonali Manufacturer Industries.[4]
Garulia Municipality is included in theKolkata Metropolitan Area for which theKMDA is the statutory planning and development authority.[17][18]
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected byarsenic contamination.[19]
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