Haringhata

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Haringhata
Town
Haringhata Forest and Lake
Haringhata Forest and Lake
Haringhata is located in West Bengal
Haringhata
Haringhata
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°57′48″N 88°34′02″E / 22.9632°N 88.5673°E / 22.9632; 88.5673Coordinates: 22°57′48″N 88°34′02″E / 22.9632°N 88.5673°E / 22.9632; 88.5673
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNadia
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyHaringhata Municipality
 • ChairmanRajib kr Dalal
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,989[1]
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
741249
Telephone code+91 3473
Vehicle registrationWB-51, WB-52
Lok Sabha constituencyBangaon
Vidhan Sabha constituencyHaringhata
Websitewww.haringhatamunicipality.in

Haringhata is a town and a municipality of the Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography[]

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Cities and towns in Kalyani subdivision of Nadia district
M: municipal town/ city/notified area, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[]

Haringhata is located at

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22°57′48″N 88°34′02″E / 22.9632°N 88.5673°E / 22.9632; 88.5673.[2] It has an average elevation of 10 metres (33 feet).

Municipality[]

Haringhata, earlier a census town, was created a municipality in 2015.[3]

Area overview[]

Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the Ganges-Bhagirathi system. The Kalyani subdivision has the Bhagirathi/ Hooghly on the west. Topographically, Kalyani subdivision is a part of the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain, the low-lying area found in the south-eastern part of the district.[4] The smallest subdivision in the district, area-wise, has the highest level of urbanisation in the district. 76.73% of the population lives in urban areas and 23.27% 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. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.

Civic administration[]

Polling for the State Assembly Elections in a Higher Secondary School, Fathepur, Haringhata

Police station[]

Haringhata police station has jurisdiction over Haringhata CD block.[6][7] The total area covered by the police station is 170 km2 and the population covered is 229,825 (2001 census).[8]

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Haringhata had a total population of 3,989, of which 1,971 (49%) were males and 2,018 (51%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 465. The total number of literate persons in Haringhata was 2,766 (78.49% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Economy[]

The Reliance group have evinced interest in the Haringhata Dairy.[9] They have plans to enter the food business.[10] Consultants have recommended that four government dairies be placed in the joint sector.[11]

Haringhata Forest beside Dairy farm. Nadia

Education[]

  • Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya is located at Mohanpur, Haringhata.[12]
  • is located at Mohanpur, Haringhata.

[13]

  • Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, a scientific research institution, has built its permanent campus in Haringhata.[14]
  • Haringhata Mahavidyalaya was established at Haringhata in 1986. Affiliated to the University of Kalyani, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, geography, education, history, political science and accountancy.[15][16]
  • Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology is building its campus there.[17]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Haringhata
  3. ^ "Harighata Municipality". HM. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook, Nadia, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 13,14. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  5. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Nadia". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  6. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Nadia". Table 2.1. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Nadia District Police". Police Unit. West Bengal Police. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Chakdaha Police Station Details". Nadia Police. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  9. ^ The Telegraph 2 September 2006
  10. ^ The Economic Times 14 November 2006
  11. ^ "The Statesman 20 December 2006". Archived from the original on 9 March 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2007.
  12. ^ indiastudycenter.com/univ/states/wb/Bidhan-Chandra-Krishi-Viswavidyalay/default.asp
  13. ^ "West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences".
  14. ^ "Indian Institute of Science Education and Research". IISER Kolkata. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Haringhata Mahavidyalaya". HM. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  16. ^ "Haringhata Mahavidyalaya". College Admission. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  17. ^ "WBUT". wbut.ac.in.
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