Khandaghosh | |
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Village | |
  Khandaghosh Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Khandaghosh Khandaghosh (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:23°12′56.4″N87°41′23.0″E / 23.215667°N 87.689722°E /23.215667; 87.689722 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,717 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 713142 (Khandaghosh) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03451 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bishnupur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Khandaghosh |
| Website | purbabardhaman |
Khandaghosh is a village inKhandaghoshCD block inBardhaman Sadar South subdivision ofPurba Bardhaman district in the state ofWest Bengal,India.
95.54% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 4.46% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.[1] 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.
Khandaghosh police station has jurisdiction overKhandaghosh CD Block. The area covered is 256.13 km2.[2][3]
As per the2011 Census of India Khandaghosh had a total population of 7,717, of which 3,198 (52%) were males and 3,799 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 794. The total number of literates in Khandaghosh was 4,736 (68.41% of the population over 6 years).[4]
TheState Highway 8 running from Santaldih (in Purulia district) to Majhdia (in Nadia district) passes through Khandaghosh.[5] The road is locally known as Bardhaman-Bankura Road.
Khandaghosh High School is a coeducational high school affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education.[6]
Khandaghosh block primary health centre at Khandaghosh (with 15 beds) is the main medical facility in Khandaghosh CD block. There areprimary health centres at Khudkuri, PO Sankari (with 4 beds), Kuley (Gayeshpur), PO Chagram (with 10 beds) and Torkona (with 4 beds).[7] In 2012, the average monthly patients attending Khandaghosh BPHC were 8,094 and average monthly admissions were 51. It handled 454 annual emergency admissions.[8]
See also -Healthcare in West Bengal
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