Nainan is a census town and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Magrahat police station in the Magrahat II CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Nainan
Census Town
Nainan is located in West Bengal
Nainan
Nainan
Location in West Bengal
Nainan is located in India
Nainan
Nainan
Location in India
Coordinates: 22°16′35″N 88°21′01″E / 22.2765°N 88.3502°E / 22.2765; 88.3502
Country India
State West Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
CD blockMagrahat II
Area
 • Total1.85 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,772
 • Density3,700/km2 (9,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
743504
Telephone code+91 3174
Vehicle registrationWB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituencyJaynagar (SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMagrahat Purba (SC)
Websitewww.s24pgs.gov.in

Geography edit

 
 
8km
5miles
 
Hooghly River
Jatar Deul
T
Lakshmikantapur
R
Baribhanga Abad
R
Raidighi
R
Lalpur
CT
Purba Ranaghat
CT
Mathurapur
CT
Krishna Chandrapur
CT
Krishnapur
R
Mandirbazar
RV
Purba Bishnupur
CT
Bangsidharpur
CT
Chandpur
CT
Magrahat
CT
Bilandapur
CT
Swangrampur
CT
Dihi Kalas
CT
Uttar Kalas
CT
Nainan
CT
Shyampur
CT
Dhamua
CT
Baneswarpur
R
Bamna
CT
Kalikapota
CT
Uttar Kusum
CT
Barijpur
CT
Usthi
CT
Ghola Noapara
CT
Uttar Bishnupur
CT
Sirakol
CT
Ajodhyanagar
CT
Cities and towns in the eastern part of Diamond Harbour subdivision (including Magrahat I & II, Mandirbazar, Mathurapur I & II CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, T: religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Area overview edit

Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the eastern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 24 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the eastern part of the district is a flat plain area with small towns, many in clusters. Location of places in the larger map varies a little. It is an OpenStreetMap, while we are using coordinates as in Google Maps.[3][4][5]

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.

Location edit

Nainan is located at 22°16′35″N 88°21′01″E / 22.2765°N 88.3502°E / 22.2765; 88.3502

Uttar Kalas, Dihi Kalas, Swangrampur and after a small gap Magrahat and Bilandapur form a cluster of census towns in the south-east corner of the Magrahat II CD block, as per the map of the Magrahat II CD block in the District Census Handbook for the South 24 Parganas. Dhamua, Shyampur and Nainan form another cluster of census towns closeby in the Magrahat II CD block.[6]

Demographics edit

According to the 2011 Census of India, Nainan had a total population of 6,772 of which 3,533 (52%) were males and 3,239 (48%) were females. There were 1,040 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Nainan was 4,832 (84.30% of the population over 6 years).[7]

Infrastructure edit

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Nainan covered an area of 1.8491 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 6 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved overhead tank. It had 500 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 maternity and child welfare centre, a nursing home 3 km away, a veterinary hospital 3 km away and 2 medicine shops in the town. Among the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools, the nearest middle school, the nearest secondary school at Maheshpur 3 km away, the nearest senior secondary school at Kuldia 3 km away, the nearest general degree college at Magrahat 8 km away. An important commodity it produced was paddy.[8]

Transport edit

Uttar Radhanagar railway station is located nearby.[9]

Education edit

Kuldia High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1965. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.[10]

Kuldia Mohanpur High Madrasah is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1969. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.[11] It is affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Madrasa Education.[12]

Healthcare edit

Magrahat Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Magrahat, is the major government medical facility in the Magrahat II CD block.[13]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Table 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 5 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 13, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  5. ^ "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 419 - Map of Magrahat II CD block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  7. ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  8. ^ "District Census Handbook South Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 999-1006 Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 1006-1010; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 1010-1015; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1015-1019; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1019-1027 Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1027- 1029: Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  9. ^ "34814 Sealdah-Diamond Harbour Local". Time Table. India Rail Info. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Kuldia High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Kuldia Mohanpur HM UP". Schools. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  12. ^ "West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education". Higher Secondary Madrasah. WBBME. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics - Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 26 November 2019.