Places in Canning subdivision (Canning I & II, Basanti, Gosaba CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district R: rural/ urban centre Places linked with coastal activity are marked in blue Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Area overview
Canning subdivision has a very low level of urbanization. Only 12.37% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.63% lives in the rural areas. There are 8 census towns in the Canning I CD block and only 2 in the rest of the subdivision. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta with numerous islands in the southern part of the region. The area (shown in the map alongside) borders on the Sundarbans National Park and a major portion of it is a part of the Sundarbans settlements. It is a flat low-lying area in the South Bidyadhari plains. The Matla River is prominent and there are many streams and water channels locally known as khals. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas with a special coastal force.[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.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Makhal Tala had a total population of 11,192, of which 5,651 (50%) were males and 5,541 (50%) were females. There were 1,799 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Makhal Tala was 5,660 (60.25% of the population over 6 years).[6]
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Makhal Tala covered an area of 2.6771 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved overhead tank and service reservoir. It had 979 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had were a nursing home 2 km away, and in the town it had 2 charitable hospitals/ nursing homes and 10 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college at Tangrakhali 22 km away. It had 1 recognised shorthand, typewriting and vocational training institution.[7]
Transport
Makhal Tala is on the Chakberia-Ghutiari Sharif Road.[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 16 November 2018.
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