Barbaria (village)

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Not to be confused with Chak Barbaria.
Barbaria
Village
Barbaria is located in West Bengal
Barbaria
Barbaria
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°44′53″N 88°27′24″E / 22.748176°N 88.456803°E / 22.748176; 88.456803Coordinates: 22°44′53″N 88°27′24″E / 22.748176°N 88.456803°E / 22.748176; 88.456803
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,764
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700126 (Barberia)
Telephone/STD code+91 33
Lok Sabha constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituencySwarupnagar
Websitenorth24parganas.nic.in

Barbaria is a village in the Barasat I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.

Geography[]

[Interactive fullscreen map]
Cities, towns and locations in Barasat subdivision, North 24 Parganas
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[]

Barbaria is located at

 WikiMiniAtlas
22°44′53″N 88°27′24″E / 22.748176°N 88.456803°E / 22.748176; 88.456803.

Barbaria, Berunanpukuria, Jagannathpur, Kokapur and Chak Barbaria form a loose cluster of villages and census towns along State Highway 2 (locally known as Barasat-Barrackpore Road), close to Barasat.[1][2]

Area overview[]

The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta.[3] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.[4]54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.[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.

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Barbaria had a total population of 4,764, of which 2,416 (51%) were males and 2,348 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 454. The total number of literate persons in Barbaria was 3,649 (84.66% of the population over 6 years).[6]

Transport[]

Barbaria is on State Highway 2 (locally known as Barasat-Barrackpore Road.[2]

The nearest railway station is Barasat Junction railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line.[7]

Education[]

Adamas Institute of Technology was established at Barbaria, PO Jagannathpur, in 2008-2009.[8]

Adamas World School is a co-educational CBSE Board school at Adamas Knowledge City, PO Jagannathpur, having arrangements for teaching from Play class tp class X.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 393 -Map of Barasat I CD Block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b Google maps
  3. ^ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. ^ LSS O’Malley (2009). Bengal District Gazetteers: 24 Parganas. p 1-4. ISBN 9788172681937. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  5. ^ "District Statistical Handbook". North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  6. ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  7. ^ "33811 Sealdah-Bangaon local". Time Table. India Railinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Adamas Institute of Technology". AIT. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Adamas World School". Target Study. Retrieved 6 May 2018.

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