Memari
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Memari Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.68 km2 (5.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 41,451 |
| • Density | 2,824/km2 (7,313/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 713146 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman Purba |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Memari |
| Website | purbabardhaman |
Memari is a town and a municipality in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
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Location
[edit | edit source]Memari is located at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.. It has an average elevation of 25 metres (82 feet).
Urbanisation
[edit | edit source]95.54% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 4.46% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.[2] 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.
Police station
[edit | edit source]Memari police station has jurisdiction over Memari municipal area, and Memari I and Memari II CD blocks. The area covered is 429.36 km2.[3][4]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]As per the 2011 Census of India Memari had a total population of 41,451, of which 20,957 (51%) were males and 20,494 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 3,809.[5]
As of 2001[update] India census,[6] Memari had a population of 36,191. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Memari has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 63%. In Memari, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Education
[edit | edit source]- Memari College was established at Memari in 1981.[7]
- Memari Government Polytechnic was established at Memari in 2017.
Memari has thirteen primary, and six higher secondary schools. Memari Vidyasagar memorial Institution (unit-1) & (unit-2) are the higher secondary schools, established in 1892. Memari Rasiklal Smriti Balika Vidyalaya school for girls. Memari al-amin Mission, Memari High Madrassa, Memari Jamiya Islamiya are the three major high schools.[8]
Transport
[edit | edit source]- Memari railway station is situated on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line 82 kilometres (51 mi) from Howrah Station.[9]
- SH 13/ GT Road, SH 15 passes through Memari.[10][11]
- Many Express, Local buses are available from Memari. Buses bound Asansol, Bardhaman, Chuchura, Durgapur, Krishnanagar, Katwa, Nabadwip, Tarakeswar, Salar are available.
References
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- ^ Memari Rasiklal Smriti Balika Vidyalaya school for girls. Memari al-amin Mission, Memari High Madrassa, Memari Jamiya Islamiya are the three major muslim high schools. 7th All-India School Education Survey 2003 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Google maps
External links
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