Nahazari | |
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Census Town | |
  Nahazari Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Nahazari Location in India Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°26′05″N88°14′55″E / 22.4347°N 88.2487°E /22.4347; 88.2487 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| CD block | Bishnupur II |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.58 km2 (2.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 17,422 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700104 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 toWB-22,WB-95 toWB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Diamond Harbour |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Satgachhia |
| Website | www |
Nahazari is acensus town and agram panchayat within the jurisdiction of theBishnupur police station in theBishnupur IICD block in theAlipore Sadar subdivision of theSouth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
The 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 southern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 15census 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.[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.
Nahazari is located at22°26′05″N88°14′55″E / 22.4347°N 88.2487°E /22.4347; 88.2487. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).
According to the2011 Census of India, Nahazari had a total population of 17,422, of which 8809 (51%) were males and 8,613 (49%) were females. There were 2,423 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Nahazari was 10,693 (71.29% of the population over 6 years).[6]
According to theDistrict Census Handbook 2011, Nahazari covered an area of 6.5772 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 16 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved over-head tank and service reservoir. It had 1,507 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 hospital, 2 dispensaries/ health centres. Among the educational facilities it had were 6 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school at Raspunja, 5 km away. Three important commodities it produced were paddy, sunflower, vegetables.[7]
A short stretch of local roads link Nahazari to theNational Highway 12.[8]
Nahazari Muslimpara Junior High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 2010. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class VII.[9]
There is aprimary health centre, with 10 beds, atSamali (PO Nahazari).[10]
