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  Kamarhati Location West Bengal, India Show map of Kolkata Kamarhati Kamarhati (West Bengal) Show map of West Bengal Kamarhati Kamarhati (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°40′07″N88°22′13″E / 22.66862°N 88.3704°E /22.66862; 88.3704 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Kamarhati Municipality[1] |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) | Madan Mitra |
| • Chairman | Gopal Saha |
| • Vice Chairman | Tushar Chatterjee |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.96 km2 (4.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 330,211 |
| • Density | 30,130/km2 (78,030/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700035, 700056, 700057, 700058, 700076, 700083, 700109 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dum Dum |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kamarhati |
Kamarhati 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]
Kamarhati was earlier a part of North Suburban Municipality. In 1881-82 it was renamedBaranagar Municipality and Kamarhati became a part of it. In 1899, Kamarhati was separated from Baranagar Municipality andKamarhati Municipality came into existence.[4]
During theBritish Raj it was a place for bungalows and gardens where the rich 'Babu' of Kolkata used to come.
With thepartition of Bengal in 1947, "millions of refugees poured in from erstwhileEast Pakistan."[5] In the initial stages bulk of the refugees were non-agriculturists. A few of them made their own arrangements, but "it was squatters who made theEast Bengali refugees famous or infamous." Squatting (jabardakhal in Bengali) ranged from the forcible occupation of barracks to the collective take-over of private, government and waste land. By 1949, there were 65 refugee colonies in the Dum Dum and Panihati zone. The squatters were in a way "self-settlers" in the absence of adequate official arrangements for rehabilitation. Within a very short time the refugees (quite often with government or administrative support) not only found a place to stay but developed a society with markets, schools, temples and sometimes even colleges, hospitals and recreational centres.[6][7]
Kamarhati is located at22°40′N88°22′E / 22.67°N 88.37°E /22.67; 88.37. Neighbourhoods such asBelgharia,Ariadaha andDakshineswar are part of this Municipality. The Kamarhati Municipality is located at Rathtala onB.T. Road. The sacredDakshineshwar Kali Temple is situated in Kamarhati Municipal area.
Kamarhati is bounded byKhardaha andPanihati on the north,North Dumdum on the east,Baranagar on the south and theHooghly River on the west.[8]
96% of the population ofBarrackpore subdivision (partly presented in the map alongside, all places marked in the map are linked in the full screen map) 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.[9]
For most of the cities and 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.
Belgharia police station underBarrackpore Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction over Kamarhati Municipal area.[10][11]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1901 | 13,216 | — |
| 1911 | 18,015 | +36.3% |
| 1921 | 23,018 | +27.8% |
| 1931 | 30,334 | +31.8% |
| 1941 | 42,545 | +40.3% |
| 1951 | 77,251 | +81.6% |
| 1961 | 125,457 | +62.4% |
| 1971 | 169,404 | +35.0% |
| 1981 | 234,951 | +38.7% |
| 1991 | 266,889 | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 314,507 | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 330,211 | +5.0% |
| Source:Census of India[12] | ||
As per the2011 Census of India, Kamarhati had a total population of 330,211, of which 170,293 (52%) were males and 159,918 (48%) were females. The population below 6 years was 25,350. The total number of literates in Kamarhati was 267,267 (87.67% of the population over 6 years).[13]
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus,[14] Kamarhati had a population of 314,334. Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. Kamarhati had an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 81% and female literacy was 72%. In Kamarhati, 9% of the population was under 6 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).[15]
As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Kamarhati Municipal city covered an area of 10.96 km2. Amongst the civic amenities it had both open and covered drains. Amongst the educational facilities It had 97 primary schools, 39 secondary schools, 21 senior secondary schools, two degree colleges for arts/science/commerce and 20 non-formal education centres. Amongst the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had one cinema/theatre, three auditoriums/community halls and 30 public libraries. It had 15 bank branches.[17]
According to Barrackpore administration, the educational facilities available in Kamarhati are: 97 primary schools, 20 secondary schools, 18 private English-medium schools, 21 higher secondary schools and two degree colleges. Medical facilities areCollege of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital (with 150 beds) at Kamarhati, ESI Hospital at Kamarhati, Sri Ramkrishna Matrimangal at Ariadaha, Sahid Khudiram Health Institute at Belgharia and Arogya at Belgharia. Amongst the other facilities are: 268.95 km of roads (260.80 km pucca, 6.15 km kucha), 456.17 km drains (422.67 km pucca, 33.5 km kuchha), 16 markets, three post offices, eight sub-post offices, three cinema halls, 30 libraries, one ferry ghat, 24 play grounds (four big and 20 small), one electric crematorium, two burning ghats and two Muslim burial grounds. 22,533 houses have water connection and there are 595 street taps.[18]
Some of the industries in Kamarhati are:
Kamarhati Municipality is included in theKolkata Metropolitan Area for which theKMDA is the statutory planning and development authority.[32][33]
Kamarhati has two important rail stations nearby onSealdah-Ranaghat line by theEastern Railway suburban network:Agarpara railway station andBelgharia railway station.[34][35]
TheB.T. Road which passes through the heart of the town provides ample road transport. Other roads include like Graham Road, Agarpara station road, Feeder Road, and D.D. Mondal Ghat Road.
There are many schools in this locality likeAriadaha Kalachand High School, Ariadaha Sarbamangala Balika vidyalaya,Belgharia High School, Belgharia Mahakali Uchcha Balika Vidyalaya, Dakshineswar High School, Ariadaha Girls' High School, Kamarhati High School, Salimiah High School, Kamarhati Sagar Dutta free high school, and Belgharia Deshapriya Vidyalaya. There some private schools likeTechno India Group school and Adamas International School.
Bhairab Ganguly College was established atBelgharia in 1968. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu, history, philosophy, political science, geography, education, physical education, physics, chemistry, mathematics, botany, zoology, physiology, economics, electronics, computer science, accountancy and general BA, BSc and B Com courses.[36][37]
Hiralal Mazumdar Memorial College for Women was established atDakshineswar in 1959. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, sociology, history, political science, philosophy, education, journalism, music, geography, economics, zoology, botany, food & nutrition, psychology, chemistry and general courses in BA and B Sc.[38][39]
There are alsoAdyapeath Annada Polytechnic College andRamkrishna Mission Shilpapitha.
College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital (CMSDH) was started by the Government of West Bengal in 2010 and MBBS course was started in 2011. The hospital functions with 131 beds.[40][41]
ESI Hospital, Kamarhati, functions with 350 beds. Facilities like medical, surgical, gynecological, obstetrics and ophthalmological besides ent is available. Both indoor and outdoor facilities are provided.[40]
Ariadaha Hospital is another important hospital.
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected byarsenic contamination.[42]
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