Fului is a village in the Goghat II CD block in the Arambagh subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Fului | |
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Village | |
  Fului Location in West Bengal, India  Fului Fului (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°54′40″N 87°33′25″E / 22.9111199°N 87.556972°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,984 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 712122 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03211 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Arambagh |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Goghat |
| Website | hooghly |
Geography edit
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Bayara
M: municipal city/ town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location edit
Fului is located at 22°54′40″N 87°33′25″E / 22.911199°N 87.55692°E
Area overview edit
The Arambagh subdivision, presented in the map alongside, is divided into two physiographic parts – the Dwarakeswar River being the dividing line. The western part is upland and rocky – it is the extension of the terrain of neighbouring Bankura district. The eastern part is flat alluvial plain area. The railways, the roads and flood-control measures have had an impact on the area.[1] The area is overwhelmingly rural with 94.77% of the population living in rural areas and only 5.23% residing in urban areas.[2]
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 the 2011 Census of India, Fului had a total population of 5,984 of which 3,064 (51%) were males and 2,920 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 638. The total number of literate persons in Fului was 4,173 (78.06% of the population over 6 years).[3]
Fului picture gallery edit
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Fulleshwari temple, at chala, famous for its Gajan Utsab -
Natmadir
References edit
- ^ "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Physiography, Page 17-19. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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