Tulshighata | |
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Census Town | |
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| Coordinates:22°09′24″N88°27′26″E / 22.1566°N 88.4573°E /22.1566; 88.4573 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| CD block | Jaynagar II |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.54 km2 (0.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,366 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743338 |
| 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 |
Tulshighata is acensus town within the jurisdiction of theJaynagar Majilpur police station in theJaynagar IICD 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.
Tulshighata is located at22°09′24″N88°27′26″E / 22.1566°N 88.4573°E /22.1566; 88.4573. It has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 ft).
Raynagar,Kalikapur Barasat,Baharu,Uttarparanij,Alipur andUttar Durgapur, all in the Jaynagar I CD block, are adjacent toJaynagar Majilpur.Nimpith and Tulshighata, 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.[6]
According to the2011 Census of India, Tulshighata had a total population of 4,366, of which 2,244 (51%) were males and 2,122 (49%) were females. There were 416 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Tulshighata was 3,311 (83.82% of the population over 6 years).[7]
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Tulshighata covered an area of 2.5423 km2. Among the physical aspects, there is a railway station atJaynagar Majilpur 5 km away. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved overhead tank. It had 390 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had was a hospital 2 km away. Among the educational facilities it had were 5 primary schools, 3 middle schools, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college atDakshin Barasat 12 km away. Important commodities it produced were grill, paddy.[8]
Jaynagar-Jamtala Road links Tulshighata to theState Highway 1.[9]
Jaynagar Majilpur railway station is located nearby.[9]
Tulshighata Jagatbandhu Institution.[10]
Sri Ramakrishna Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, atNimpith, is the major government medical facility in the Jaynagar II CD block.[11]
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