Coordinates: 22°19′08″N 88°27′13″E / 22.3190°N 88.4537°E / 22.3190; 88.4537

Komarhat

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Komarhat
Census Town
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Country India
State West Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
CD blockBaruipur
Area
 • Total
1.88 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
5,782
 • Density3,080/km2 (7,970/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
743387
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registrationWB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituencyJadavpur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBaruipur Paschim
Websitewww.s24pgs.gov.in

Komarhat is a census town in the Baruipur CD block in the Baruipur subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.

Geography

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Area overview

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Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the southern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 20 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the southern part is covered by the Baruipur-Jaynagar Plain. Archaeological excavations at Dhosa and Tilpi, on the bank of the Piyali River indicate the existence of human habitation around 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

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Komarhat is located at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).

Khodar Bazar on the west, Salipur on the north, Baruipur (CT) on the east are census towns adjacent to Baruipur city, and Komarhat is a little away on the south, as per the map of the Baruipur CD block in the District Census Handbook for the South 24 Parganas.[6]

Demographics

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According to the 2011 Census of India, Komarhat had a total population of 5,782, of which 2,987 (52%) were males and 2,795 (48%) were females. There were 669 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Komarhat was 4,021 (78.64% of the population over 6 years).[7]

Religion in Komarhat (2011)[8]
  1. Muslim (65.5%)
  2. Hindu (20.4%)
  3. No religion (13.6%)
  4. Christian (0.21%)
  5. Other (0.13%)

Infrastructure

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According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Komarhat covered an area of 1.8752 km2. Among the physical aspects, there is a railway station at Dhapdhapi 1.4 km away. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved borewells. It had 900 domestic electric connections and 100 road light points. Among the medical facilities it had 1 charitable hospital/ nursing home and 14 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities It had was 1 primary school, the nearest secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school at Baruipur 5 km away.[9]

Transport

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Komarhat is on the State Highway 1.[10]

Dhapdhapi railway station is located nearby.[10]

Healthcare

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Hariharpur Block Primary Health Centre, with 10 beds, at Hariharpur (PO Mallikpur), is the major government medical facility in the Baruipur CD block.[11]

References

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