Bakrahat
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Bakrahat is a village and a
Geography
3miles
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Area overview
Alipore Sadar subdivision is the most urbanized part of the South 24 Parganas district. 59.85% of the population lives in the urban areas and 40.15% lives in the rural areas. In the southern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 15 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the subdivision, on the east bank of the Hooghly River, is an alluvial stretch, with industrial development.[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
Bakrahat is located at 22°24′01″N 88°13′06″E / 22.4002°N 88.2182°E. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).
Demographics
According to the
Civic Administration
CD block HQ
The headquarters of the Bishnupur II CD block are located at Bakrahat.[7]
Transport
A short stretch of local roads link Bakrahat to the National Highway 12.[8]
Education
S.L.Bajoria Foundation High School is an ICSE, ISC coeducational school at Sanjua, PO Bakrahat.[9]
Bakrahat High School is a boys only institution.[10]
Ariapara High School on Bakrahat Road, Ariapara, is a Bengali-medium coeducational school, established in 1949. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.[11]
Healthcare
Lakshmibala Dutta Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Bakrahat, is the major government medical facility in the Budge Budge II CD block.[12]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "BDO Offices under South 24 Parganas District". West Bengal Public Library Network, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ Google maps
- ^ "S.L.Bajoria Foundation High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Bakrahat High School". India Study Channel. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Ariapara High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
