Kamarhati
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| ?Kamarhati West Bengal • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 15 m (49 ft) |
| District(s) | North 24 Parganas |
| Population | 314,334 (2001) |
| Municipality Chairman | Gobindo Ganguly[1] |
| Codes • Telephone |
• +91 33 |
Coordinates: Kamarhati is a city and a municipality under Belghoria police station of Barrackpore subdivision.[2] in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.[3]
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[edit] History
During the British Raj it was a place for bungalows and gardens where the rich 'Babu' people of Kolkata used to come.It is the place where Md.Fakhruddin was born And now living there at 10/1 Craig Street Kamarhait Kolkata 700058.
[edit] Geography
Kamarhati is located at .[4] It has an average elevation of 15 metres (49 feet). Kamarhati, a part of the urban agglomeration of the metro of Kolkata. It is an assembly constituency of West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The sacred temple of Dakshineshwar is situated in Kamarhati Municipal area. Towns like Belghoria and Ariadaha are part of Kamarhati. There are lot of ponds and water bodies in this region,eastern part of this area was swamp once upon a time. Later those areas are inhabitated by people.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[5] Kamarhati had a population of 314,334. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Kamarhati has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 72%. In Kamarhati, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Economy
The city has several industries, involved in the manufacturing of textiles, paints, articles of rubber, and products of jute.
[edit] Healthcare
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. [6]
[edit] References
- ^ Official District Administration site
- ^ District-wise list of statutory towns
- ^ Base Map of Kolkata Metroploitan area. Kolkata Metroploitan Development Authority. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kamarhati
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
- ^ Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study ). Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
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