Purba Narayanpur is a census town in the Habra I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Purbba Narayanpur
Census Town
West Bengal
West Bengal
Purbba Narayanpur
Location in West Bengal, India
West Bengal
West Bengal
Purbba Narayanpur
Purbba Narayanpur (India)
Coordinates: 22°47′51″N 88°35′00″E / 22.7974°N 88.5834°E / 22.7974; 88.5834
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Area
 • Total2.4665 km2 (0.9523 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total7,950
 • Density3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
743263
Telephone code03216
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyBarasat
Vidhan Sabha constituencyHabra

Geography edit

 
 
 
5km
3miles
 
Jamuna
River
Bidyadhari River
Shasan
R
Sabdalpur
R
Krishnapur Madanpur
R
Deganga
R
Chhota Jagulia
R
Berunanpukuria
R
Berachampa
R
Barbaria
R
Amdanga
R
Chandraketugarh
H
Madhyamgram
M
Habra
M
Ashoknagar Kalyangarh
M
Barasat
M
Shibalaya
CT
Sadpur
CT
Purbba Narayanpur
CT
Nokpul
CT
Maslandapur
CTV
Kulberia
CT
Koyra
CT
Kokapur
CT
Khorddabamonia
CT
Joypul
CT
Guma
CT
Gobardanga
M
Gangapur
CT
Duttapukur
CT
Digha
CT
Dhania
CT
Deulia
CT
Deara
CT
Chatta Baria
CT
Chandrapur
CT
Chak Barbaria
CT
Bira
CT
Betpuli
CT
Bara Bamonia
CT
Bamangachhi
CT
Anarbaria
CT
Cities, towns and locations in Barasat subdivision, North 24 Parganas
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location edit

Purbba Narayanpur is located at 22°47′51″N 88°35′00″E / 22.7974°N 88.5834°E / 22.7974; 88.5834.

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

According to the 2011 Census of India, Purbba Narayanpur had a total population of 7,950, of which 4,047 (51%) were males and 3,903 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 767. The total number of literate persons in Purbba Narayanpur was 6,212 (86.48% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Infrastructure edit

According to the District Census Handbook, North Twenty Four Parganas, 2011, Purbba Narayanpur covered an area of 2.4665 km2. The protected water-supply involved hand pump, tank, pond, lake. It had 777 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 mobile health clinic and 6 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 3 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school. The nearest college was 12 km away at Habra.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ LSS O’Malley (2009). Bengal District Gazetteers: 24 Parganas. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788172681937. Retrieved 3 May 2018. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook, North Twnty Four Parganas, Series 20, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 322905, page 26-27. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  5. ^ "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 V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 June 2021.