Garh Kamalpur
Garh Kamalpur | |
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Census Town | |
Coordinates: 22°11′14″N 87°59′18″E / 22.187333°N 87.988353°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Purba Medinipur |
Area | |
• Total | 1.6341 km2 (0.6309 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,664 |
• Density | 4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 721628 (Garh Kamalpur) |
Telephone/STD code | 03224 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Tamluk |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Mahisadal |
Website | purbamedinipur |
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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Kamalpur
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
[edit]Garh Kamalpur is located at 22°11′14″N 87°59′18″E / 22.187333°N 87.988353°E.
Urbanisation
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Garh Kamalpur is on the Haldia-Tamluk-Mecheda Road. Mahishadal railway station and Satish Samanta Halt railway station is located nearby.[4]
Education
[edit]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
[edit]Basulia Rural Hospital, the main medical facility in Mahishadal CD block, is located nearby.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Google maps
- ^ "Mahishadal Raj College". collegebatch.com. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ "Mahishadal Raj College". College Admission. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2019.