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Haringhata | |
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 Haringhata Forest and Lake | |
  Haringhata Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Haringhata Haringhata (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°57′48″N88°34′02″E / 22.9632°N 88.5673°E /22.9632; 88.5673 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | Nadia |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Haringhata Municipality |
| • Chairman | Debashis Bose |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.00 km2 (13.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 45,953 |
| • Density | 1,313/km2 (3,401/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 741249 |
| Telephone code | +91 3473 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-89 Kalyani,WB-90 Kalyani, |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bangaon |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Haringhata |
| Website | www |
Haringhata is a city and a municipality of theNadia district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal. It is a part of the area covered byKolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[2]
Haringhata is located at22°57′48″N88°34′02″E / 22.9632°N 88.5673°E /22.9632; 88.5673.[3] It has an average elevation of 10 metres (33 feet).
Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the Ganges-Bhagirathi system. The Kalyani subdivision has theBhagirathi/ Hooghly on the west. Topographically, Kalyani subdivision is a part of the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain, the low-lying area found in the south-eastern part of the district.[4] The smallest subdivision in the district, area-wise, has the highest level of urbanisation in the district. 76.73% of the population lives in urban areas and 23.27% lives in the rural areas.[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. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.
Haringhata, earlier acensus town, was created amunicipality in 2015.[6] Haringhata Municipality covers 35 sq.km. area. Consists of 17 wards with approx. 13600+ households.
Haringhata police station has jurisdiction overHaringhata CD block.[7][8] The total area covered by the police station is 170 km2 and the population covered is 229,825 (2001 census).[9]
According to the2011 Census of India, Haringhata had a total population of 45,953, of which 23,298 (51%) were males and 22,655 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 6,465. The total number of literate persons in Haringhata was 42,766 (78.49% of the population over 6 years).[1]
The Reliance group have evinced interest in the Haringhata Dairy.[10] They have plans to enter the food business.[11] Consultants have recommended that four government dairies be placed in the joint sector.[12]
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