Deara
Deara | |
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Census Town | |
Coordinates: 22°38′25″N 88°29′15″E / 22.640278°N 88.4875°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | North 24 Parganas |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,994 |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 700135 |
Telephone code | +91 33 |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Lok Sabha constituency | Barasat |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Madhyamgram |
Website | north24parganas |
Deara is a census town in the Barasat II CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
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Location
[edit]Deara is located at 22°38′25″N 88°29′15″E / 22.640278°N 88.4875°E.
Area overview
[edit]The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta.[1] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.[2]54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.[3]
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
[edit]As of 2011[update] India census, Deara had a population of 11,994; of this, 6,018 are male, 5,976 female.[4] It has an average literacy rate of 60.64%, lower than the national average of 74.04%.
Infrastructure
[edit]As per te District Census Handbook 2011, Deara covered an area of 2.5461 km2. It had 5 primary schools, the nearest middle and secondary schools were 5 km away at Rohanda, the nearest senior secondary school was 3 km away at Rajarhat and the nearest degree college was 6 km away at Kalipark. The nearest hospital was 22 km away, the nearest dispensary/ health centre (without any bed) was 3 km away, the nearest family welfare centre was 4 km away, the nearest maternity and child welfare centre was 4 km away and the nearest maternity home was 4 km away.[5]
Transport
[edit]Local roads link Deara to State Highway 3.[6]
Healthcare
[edit]North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[7]
See also
[edit]Map of Barasat II CD Block on Page 419 of District Census Handbook.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ LSS O’Malley (2009). Bengal District Gazetteers: 24 Parganas. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788172681937. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
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ignored (help) - ^ "District Statistical Handbook". North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Primary census abstract data". Census of India. Retrieved 23 February 2014. (For census towns, select "urban" radio button, then select state, district and sub-district. A drop down list of towns well appear. Select the town.)
- ^ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 781-783 Statement I: Growth History, Pages 799-803: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 803-805 Section: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ Google maps
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
- ^ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 419 -Map of Barasat II CD Block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 1 June 2018.