Uttar Durgapur | |
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Census Town | |
  Uttar Durgapur Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Uttar Durgapur Location in India Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°11′15″N88°25′47″E / 22.1876°N 88.4296°E /22.1876; 88.4296 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| CD block | Jaynagar I |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.10 km2 (0.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,723 |
| • Density | 5,200/km2 (13,500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743337 |
| Telephone code | +91 3218 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 toWB-22,WB-95 toWB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jaynagar (SC) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jaynagar (SC) |
| Website | www |
Uttar Durgapur is acensus town and agram panchayat within the jurisdiction of theJaynagar Majilpur police station in theJaynagar 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 southern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 20census towns. The entire district is situated in theGanges Delta and the southern part is covered by the Baruipur-Jaynagar Plain.Archaeological excavations atDhosa andTilpi, on the bank of thePiyali River indicate the existence of human habitation around 2,000 years ago.[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.
Uttar Durgapur is located at22°11′15″N88°25′47″E / 22.1876°N 88.4296°E /22.1876; 88.4296. It has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 ft).[6]
Raynagar,Kalikapur Barasat,Baharu,Uttarparanij,Alipur and Uttar Durgapur, all in the Jaynagar I CD block, are adjacent toJaynagar Majilpur.Nimpith andTulshighata, both in the Jaynagar II CD block, are very close to Jaynagar Majilpur. These nine locations (eight census towns and a municipal city) virtually form a cluster.[7]
According to the2011 Census of India, Uttar Durgapur had a total population of 5,723, of which 2,937 (51%) were males and 2,786 (49%) were females. There were 727 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons was 4,191 (83.89% of the population over 6 years).[8]
According to the2001 Census of India, Uttar Durgapur had a total population of 5,062. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. It has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 60%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.[9]
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Uttar Durgapur covered an area of 1.1 km2. Among the physical aspects, there is a railway station atJaynagar Majilpur 3 km away. Among the civic amenities, it had 28 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved overhead tank. It had 580 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had was 1 dispensary/ health centre. Among the educational facilities it had were 3 primary schools, the nearest secondary school, senior secondary school atJaynagar Majilpur 3 km away, the nearest general degree college atDakshin Barasat 6 km away. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities, it had 1 public library and 1 reading room. Three important commodities it produced were saris & lungis, medicines and moulded products.[10]
Uttar Durgapur is on theState Highway 1.[11]
Jaynagar Majilpur railway station is located nearby.[11]
Padmerhat Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, atPadmerhat, is the major government medical facility in the Jaynagar I CD block.[12]
