Harindanga
Village
Harindanga is located in West Bengal
Harindanga
Harindanga
Location in West Bengal
Harindanga is located in India
Harindanga
Harindanga
Location in India
Coordinates: 22°17′59″N 88°11′04″E / 22.2996°N 88.1844°E / 22.2996; 88.1844
Country India
State West Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
CD BlockFalta
Area
 • Total0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,171
 • Density2,300/km2 (5,900/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 constituencyDiamond Harbour
Vidhan Sabha constituencyFalta
Websitewww.s24pgs.gov.in

Harindanga is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Falta police station in the Falta CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Map
[fullscreen map]
Cities and towns in the western part of Diamond Harbour subdivision (including Falta, Diamond Harbour I & II, Kulpi CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, H: historical place/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Area overview

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 western portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 11 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the western part, located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, is covered by the Kulpi Diamond Harbour Plain, which is 5–6 metres above sea level. Archaeological excavations at Deulpota and Harinarayanpur, on the bank of the Hooghly River indicate the existence of human habitation more than 2,000 years ago.[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

Harindanga is located at 22°17′59″N 88°11′04″E / 22.2996°N 88.1844°E / 22.2996; 88.1844.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Harindanga had a total population of 2,171, of which 1,128 (52%) were males and 1,043 (48%) were females. There were 140 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Harindanga was 1,722 (84.79% of the population over 6 years).[6]

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Falta CD block are located at Harindanga, PO Chaberia,[7] The map of CD block Falta on page 471 in District Census Handbook for South 24 Parganas shows the block headquarters as being located at Harindanga.[8]

Transport

A short stretch of the Fatepur-Falta Road links Harindanga to the National Highway 12.[9]

Education

Sadhan Chandra Mahavidyalaya, established in 2007, is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, philosophy, education and political science, and a general course in arts.[10]

Harindanga High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1948. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class Xii.[11]

Healthcare

Falta Block Primary Health Centre at Falta, with 10 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Falta CD block.[12]

References

  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. 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. ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 471 - Map of Falta CD block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  9. ^ Google maps
  10. ^ "Sadhan Chandra Mahavidyalaya". SM. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Harindanga High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Block Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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