Bhemwa

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Bhemwa
Village
Bhemwa is located in West Bengal
Bhemwa
Bhemwa
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°13′24″N 87°40′58″E / 22.2232°N 87.6828°E / 22.2232; 87.6828Coordinates: 22°13′24″N 87°40′58″E / 22.2232°N 87.6828°E / 22.2232; 87.6828
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,967
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, Santali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721155
Telephone/STD code03228
Lok Sabha constituencyGhatal
Vidhan Sabha constituencySabang
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in

Bhemwa (also written as Bhemua) is a village and a gram panchayat in the Sabang CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[]

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Cities and towns in the southern portion of Kharagpur subdivision (including Dantan I & II, Mohanpur, Keshiary, Narayangarh and Sabang CD blocks) of Paschim Medinipur district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[]

Bhemwa is located at

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22°13′24″N 87°40′58″E / 22.2232°N 87.6828°E / 22.2232; 87.6828.

Area overview[]

Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[1] With a density of population of 787 per km2nearly half of the district's population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.[2]

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, Bhemwa had a total population of 3,967, of which 2,061 (52%) were males and 1,906 (48%) were females. There were 447 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Bhemwa was 3237 (91.96% of the population over 6 years).[3]

.*For language details see Sabang (community development block)#Language and religion

Education[]

Bhemwa A.B. High School is a Bengali-medium co-educational institution established in 1957. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 2,600 books, 9 computers and a playground.[4]

Bhemwa R.T. Girls School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1966. It has fcilities for teaching from class V to class X. It has a library with 325 books and a playground.[5] Girls

Bhemwa picture gallery[]

  • Naba-ratna Sitaram temple of Bhattacharya family

  • Terracotta relief in Sitaram temple

References[]

  1. ^ "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Bhemwa AB High School U Pry". Schools.org. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Bhemwa R.T. Girls School U. Pry". Schools.org. Retrieved 19 August 2020.

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