Fului

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Fului
Village
Fului is located in West Bengal
Fului
Fului
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°54′40″N 87°33′25″E / 22.9111199°N 87.556972°E / 22.9111199; 87.556972Coordinates: 22°54′40″N 87°33′25″E / 22.9111199°N 87.556972°E / 22.9111199; 87.556972
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHooghly
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,984
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
712122
Telephone/STD code03211
Lok Sabha constituencyArambagh
Vidhan Sabha constituencyGoghat
Websitehooghly.gov.in

Fului is a village in the Goghat II CD block in the Arambagh subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography[]

[Interactive fullscreen map]
Cities and towns in Arambagh subdivision in Hooghly district
M: municipal city/ 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[]

Fului is located at

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22°54′40″N 87°33′25″E / 22.911199°N 87.55692°E / 22.911199; 87.55692

Area overview[]

The Arambagh subdivision, presented in the map alongside, is divided into two physiographic parts – the Dwarakeswar River being the dividing line. The western part is upland and rocky – it is extension of the terrain of neighbouring Bankura district. The eastern part is flat alluvial plain area. The railways, the roads and flood-control measures have had an impact on the area.[1] The area is overwhelmingly rural with 94.77% of the population living in rural areas and 5.23% of the population living in urban 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[]

As per the 2011 Census of India, Fului had a total population of 5,984 of which 3,064 (51%) were males and 2,920 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 638. The total number of literate persons in Fului was 4,173 (78.06% of the population over 6 years).[3]

Fului picture gallery[]

  • Fulleshwari temple, at chala, famous for its Gajan Utsab

  • Natmadir

References[]

  1. ^ "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Physiography, Page 17-19. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 22 September 2020.


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