Kajora
Kajora | |
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Census Town | |
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| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.33 km2 (3.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 27,275 |
| • Density | 2,640/km2 (6,839/sq mi) |
| Languages* | |
| • Official | Bengali, Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 713338 |
| Telephone/STD code | 0341 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Asansol |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Raniganj |
| Website | paschimbardhaman |
Kajora is a census town in the Andal CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
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Location
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Urbanisation
[edit | edit source]According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The sole municipal corporation in Durgapur subdivision is located at Durgapur and the subdivision has 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).[1]
Siduli, Khandra, Ukhra, Mahira, Dakshin Khanda, Harishpur, Kajora, a part of Andal (gram), (all in Andal CD Block), Parashkol (partly in Pandabeswar CD block and partly in Andal CD block) and Chak Bankola (partly in Pandabeswar CD block and partly in Andal CD block), lying north of National Highway 19 (old numbering NH 2)/ Grand Trunk Road form a cluster of census towns. This cluster is linked with two more clusters of census towns – one located south of NH 19 in Andal CD block and another lying in Pandabeswar CD block.[2]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]According to the 2011 Census of India, Kajora had a total population of 27,275, of which 14,444 (53%) were males and 12,831 (47%) were females. Population in the age group 0–6 years was 3,269. The total number of literate persons in Kajora was 16,539 (68.90% of the population over 6 years).[3]
*For language details see Andal (community development block)#Language and religion
As of 2001[update] India census,[4] Kajora had a population of 24,955. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Kajora has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 62%, and female literacy is 43%. In Kajora, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Infrastructure
[edit | edit source]According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Kajora covered an area of 10.33 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated sources (Still not available at kajora Gram in a adequate manner). It had 2,246 domestic electric connections. The nearest government medical facilities are 1–2 km away. Among the educational facilities it had were 6 primary schools, 1 middle school, 2 senior secondary schools. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 public library and 1 reading room. It had the branch office of 1 nationalised bank.[5]
Economy
[edit | edit source]Kajora is a coal mining area.[6] One of the area headquarters of Eastern Coalfields Ltd., a subsidiary of Coal India Limited is located here.[7]
Collieries in the Kajora Area of Eastern Coalfields are: Madhupur, Madhusudanpur, Nabakajora, Madhabpur, Parascole, Jambad, Khas Kajora, Lachipur, Ghanashyam and Central Kajora.[8]
Transport
[edit | edit source]Kajora is on Grand Trunk Road or NH 19. Kajoragram railway station is 5 km from Andal on the Andal-Sainthia Branch Line of Eastern Railway.[9]
Education
[edit | edit source]Kajora has six primary, one secondary and one higher secondary schools.[10]
Healthcare
[edit | edit source]Still seeking for medical facilities with basic fundamentals amenities.
References
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- ^ ECL website - see under head Corporate – Geographic location and area
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- ^ Eastern Railway time table
- ^ 7th All-India School Education Survey 2003 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
