Garh Kamalpur

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Garh Kamalpur
Census Town
Garh Kamalpur is located in West Bengal
Garh Kamalpur
Garh Kamalpur
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°11′14″N 87°59′18″E / 22.187333°N 87.988353°E / 22.187333; 87.988353Coordinates: 22°11′14″N 87°59′18″E / 22.187333°N 87.988353°E / 22.187333; 87.988353
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Medinipur
Area
 • Total1.6341 km2 (0.6309 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,664
 • Density4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721628 (Garh Kamalpur)
Telephone/STD code03224
Lok Sabha constituencyTamluk
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMahisadal
Websitepurbamedinipur.gov.in

Garh Kamalpur is a census town in Mahishadal CD block in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[]

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Cities and towns in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, S: port
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[]

Garh Kamalpur is located at

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22°11′14″N 87°59′18″E / 22.187333°N 87.988353°E / 22.187333; 87.988353.

Urbanisation[]

79.19% of the population of Haldia subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 20.81% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.[1]

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 2011 Census of India Garh Kamalpur had a total population of 6,664 of which 3,368 (51%) were males and 3,296 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 639. The total number of literates in Garh Kamalpur was 5,406 (89.73% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Infrastructure[]

As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Garh Kamalpur covered an area of 1.6341 km2. It had the facility of both a railway station and bus routes at Mahishadal nearby. Amongst the civic amenities it had 615 domestic electric connections. Amongst the medical facilities it had a hospital nearby and 22 medicine shops in the town. Amongst the educational facilities it had were 4 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary school, 2 senior secondary schools and a degree college. Amongst the recreational and cultural facilities a cinema theatre, an auditorium/ community hall, a public library and a reading room were there in the town.[3]

Transport[]

Garh Kamalpur is on the Haldia-Tamluk-Mecheda Road. Mahishadal railway station and Satish Samanta Halt railway station is located nearby.[4]

Education[]

Mahishadal Raj College at Garh Kamalpur was established in 1946. In addition to courses in arts, science and commerce, it offers post-graduate courses in Bengali and chemistry.[5][6]

Healthcare[]

Basulia Rural Hospital, the main medical facility in Mahishadal CD block, is located nearby.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  2. ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  3. ^ "District Census Handbook Purba Medinipur, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Statement I: Growth History, Pages 1207-1209; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1210; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1211-1212; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1212-1213; Section: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1213-1215. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  4. ^ Google maps
  5. ^ "Mahishadal Raj College". collegebatch.com. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Mahishadal Raj College". College Admission. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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