Memari
| Memari | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Memari Location in West Bengal, India | |
| Coordinates: 23°12′N 88°07′E / 23.2°N 88.12°ECoordinates: 23°12′N 88°07′E / 23.2°N 88.12°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 41,451 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 713146 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman Purba |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Memari |
| Website |
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Memari is a town, a municipality and headquarters of the Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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GeographyEdit
Memari is located at 23°12′N 88°07′E / 23.2°N 88.12°E. It has an average elevation of 25 metres (82 feet).
Gram panchayats under Memari I Panchayat Samiti are: Daluibazar I, Daluibazar II, Debipur, Nimo I, Nimo II, Bagila, Amadpur, Gope-Gantar I, Gope-Gantar II and Durgapur.[1]
Gram panchayats under Memari II Panchayat Samiti are: Barapalasan I, Barapalasan II, Bijur I, Bijur II, Satgachhia I, Satgachhia II, Bohar I, Bohar II and Kuchut.[1]
Police stationEdit
Memari police station has jurisdiction over Memari municipal area, and Memari I and Memari II CD Blocks. The area covered is 429.36 km2.[2][3]
DemographicsEdit
As per the 2011 Census of India Memari had a total population of 41,451, of which 20,957 (51%) were males and 20,494 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 3,809. The total number of literates in Kalna was 31,935 (77.04% of the population over 6 years).[4]
As of 2001[update] India census,[5] Memari had a population of 36,191. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Memari has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 63%. In Memari, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
EducationEdit
Memari has thirteen primary, two secondary and three higher secondary schools.Memari Vidyasagar memorial Institution is the higher secondary school for boys, established in 1892.[6] It has one college providing graduation studies in different subjects.
TransportEdit
Memari is 82 kilometres (51 mi) from Howrah Station on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line.[7]
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b "List of Pradhan of Gram Panchayats, District: Bardhaman" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Table 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Burdwan District Police". Police Station. West Bengal Police. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "2011 Census - Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ Memari Rasiklal Smriti Balika Vidyalaya school for girls 7th All-India School Education Survey 2003 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Eastern Railway local time table
- ^ "Road - Highway". Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ Google maps
- ^ "Memari Pin code". citypincode.in. Retrieved 2015-03-01.