Gocharan is a village within the jurisdiction of the Baruipur police station in the Baruipur CD block in the Baruipur subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Gocharan | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Gocharan Location in West Bengal  Gocharan Location in India | |
| Coordinates: 22°16′48″N 88°27′14″E / 22.2799°N 88.4540°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| CD Block | Baruipur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.53 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,147 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743391 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jadavpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Baruipur Purba (SC) |
| Website | www |
Geography
editGocharan is located at 22°16′48″N 88°27′14″E / 22.2799°N 88.4540°E. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).
Demographics
editAs per 2011 Census of India, Gocharan had a total population of 1,147.[3]
Transport
editGocharan is on the State Highway 1.[4]
Gocharan railway station is on the Sealdah–Namkhana line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.[4][5]
Commuters
editWith the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005–06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) commuters use the Kolkata Suburban Railway system daily. After the partition of India, refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily.[6]
Healthcare
editThere is a primary health centre, with 6 beds, at Panchgachhia (PO Gocharan).[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ a b Google maps
- ^ "34792 Sealdah-Namkhana Local". Time Table. India Rail Info. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ Mondal, Bhaswati. "Commuting and Metropolitan Development of Kolkata". Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
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