Maricha | |
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Census Town | |
  Maricha Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Maricha Location in India Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°30′29″N88°35′38″E / 22.5080°N 88.5940°E /22.5080; 88.5940 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| CD block | Bhangar I |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.81 km2 (0.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,842 |
| • Density | 6,000/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743502 |
| Telephone code | +91 3218 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 toWB-22,WB-95 toWB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jadavpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bhangar |
| Website | www |
Maricha is acensus town within the jurisdiction of theBhangar police station in theBhangar ICD block in theBaruipur subdivision of theSouth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 10census towns. The entire district is situated in theGanges Delta and the northern part of the subdivision is a flat plain bordering the metropolis ofKolkata.[3][4][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.
Maricha is located at22°30′29″N88°35′38″E / 22.5080°N 88.5940°E /22.5080; 88.5940. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).
According to the2011 Census of India, Maricha had a total population of 4,842, of which 2,456 (51%) were males and 2,386 (49%) were females. There were 634 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Maricha was 3,161 (75.12% of the population over 6 years).[6]
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Maricha covered an area of 0.8063 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved overhead tank and service reservoir. It had 417 domestic electric connections. Among the educational facilities it had were 1 primary school, the nearest middle school, the nearest secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school and the nearest general degree college atBhangar Raghunathpur 2.5/3 km away.[7]
Maricha is on theState Highway 3.[8]
Nalmuri Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, atNalmuri, is the major government medical facility in the Bhangar I CD block.[9]
