Maheshtala | |
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 Maheshtala Municipality | |
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| Coordinates:22°30′22″N88°15′01″E / 22.5060294°N 88.2501665°E /22.5060294; 88.2501665 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Maheshtala Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.18 km2 (17.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 448,317 |
| • Density | 10,150/km2 (26,280/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 82.03 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 952♂/♀ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700018, 700024, 700044, 700060, 700061, 700063, 700066, 700082, 700088, 700104, 700139, 700140, 700141, 700142, 700143 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19,WB-20,WB-95,WB-96,WB-97,WB-98 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Diamond Harbour |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Maheshtala,Metiaburuz |
| Website | www |
Maheshtala (Bengali:[mɔɦeːʃt̪ɔlɑː]) is a city and a municipality ofSouth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal. It is a part of the area covered byKolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[3]
Alipore Sadar subdivision is the most urbanized part of the South 24 Parganas district. 59.85% of the population lives in the urban areas and 40.15% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 21census towns. The entire district is situated in theGanges Delta and the subdivision, on the east bank of theHooghly River, is analluvial stretch, with industrial development.[4][5][6]
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.
Maheshtala is located at22°30′22″N88°15′01″E / 22.5060294°N 88.2501665°E /22.5060294; 88.2501665. It has an average elevation of 7 metres (23 ft).
Rameswarpur,Chata Kalikapur,Ganye Gangadharpur andAsuti form a cluster of census towns on the southern side of Maheshtala, as per the map of the Thakurpukur Maheshtala CD block on the page number 153 in theDistrict Census Handbook 2011 for the South 24 Parganas district.[7]
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate astropical wet and dry (Aw).
| Climate data for Maheshtala | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.4 (77.7) | 27.7 (81.9) | 31.4 (88.5) | 33.1 (91.6) | 33.4 (92.1) | 32.3 (90.1) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.2 (88.2) | 30.8 (87.4) | 28.1 (82.6) | 25.1 (77.2) | 30.0 (86.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) | 22.7 (72.9) | 27 (81) | 29.3 (84.7) | 30 (86) | 29.5 (85.1) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.6 (83.5) | 28.5 (83.3) | 27.5 (81.5) | 23.5 (74.3) | 20 (68) | 26.3 (79.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) | 17.7 (63.9) | 22.6 (72.7) | 25.6 (78.1) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.9 (78.6) | 24.2 (75.6) | 19 (66) | 14.6 (58.3) | 22.5 (72.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 14 (0.6) | 17 (0.7) | 20 (0.8) | 34 (1.3) | 96 (3.8) | 244 (9.6) | 323 (12.7) | 322 (12.7) | 321 (12.6) | 172 (6.8) | 30 (1.2) | 1 (0.0) | 1,594 (62.8) |
| Source:Climate-Data.org (altitude: 7 m)[8] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2001 | 385,266 | — |
| 2011 | 448,317 | +16.4% |
| Source:Census of India[9] | ||
According to the2011 Census of India, Maheshtala had a total population of 448,317, of which 229,693 (51.23%) were males and 218,624 (48.77%) were females. It had a population density of 10,148 inhabitants per square kilometre (26,280/sq mi) with a sex ratio of 952 females for every 1000 males. There were 46,247 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years which is 10.32% of the total population. The Scheduled Castes numbered 54,645 (12.19%) and the Scheduled Tribes numbered 1,934 (0.43%). The total number of literate persons was 329,813 (82.03% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 176,135 (85.43% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 153,678 (78.45% of the female population over 6 years). Maheshtala had a total of 101,453 households as per report released by 2011 Census of India.[10]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 94.96% of the population spokeBengali, 3.97%Hindi and 1.06%Urdu as their first language.[11]
| Religion | Percent | |||
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| Hinduism | 57.95% | |||
| Islam | 41.11% | |||
| Christianity | 0.31% | |||
| Sikhism | 0.12% | |||
| Buddhism | 0.27% | |||
| Jainism | 0.02% | |||
| Others or not stated | 0.21% | |||
According to the2011 Census of India, 57.95% of the population isHindu, 41.11% Muslim, 0.31% Christian, 0.12% Sikh, 0.27% Buddhist and 0.02% Jain. 0.21% did not state a religion in the census.[12]
Maheshtala Municipality covers an area of 44.18 km2 (17.06 sq mi). It has jurisdiction over the entire city of Maheshtala. The municipality was established in 1993; 32 years ago (1993). It is divided into 35 administrative wards. According to the 2022 municipal election, it is being controlled by theAll India Trinamool Congress.[13][14]
Maheshtala and Rabindranagar police stations are located in the Maheshtala municipal area. Maheshtala police station covers an area of 53.137 km2 (20.516 sq mi) and Rabindranagar police station covers an area of 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi). Both the police stations have jurisdiction over parts of the Maheshtala Municipality, and theThakurpukur Maheshtala CD block.[15][16][17]
Maheshtala is on the Budge Budge Trunk Road.[18]
Santoshpur,Akra andNangi railway stations are located nearby.[18]
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