Coordinates: 23°32′24.6″N 87°54′08.7″E / 23.540167°N 87.902417°E / 23.540167; 87.902417

Nutanhat

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Nutanhat
Census Town
Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 411: Malformed coordinates value.
Coordinates: Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
CountryFile:Flag of India.svg India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Bardhaman
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
5,349
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
713147 (Nutanhat)
Telephone/STD code03453
Lok Sabha constituencyBolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMangalkot
Websitepurbabardhaman.gov.in

Nutanhat is a census town in Mongalkote CD block in Katwa subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

[edit | edit source]

Lua error in Module:OSM_Location_map at line 456: bad argument #1 to 'abs' (number expected, got nil).

Physical features

[edit | edit source]

The Kunur, one of the main tributaries of the Ajay, joins the Ajay near Nutanhat.[1]

CD block HQ

[edit | edit source]

The headquarters of Mongalkote CD block are located at Nutanhat.[2][3]

Urbanisation

[edit | edit source]

88.44% of the population of Katwa subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 11.56% of the population live in the urban areas.[4] 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.

Demographics

[edit | edit source]

As per the 2011 Census of India Nutanhat had a total population of 5,349, of which 2,738 (51%) were males and 2,611 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 587. The total number of literates in Nutanhat was 3,328 (69.89% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Transport

[edit | edit source]

The State Highway 7, running from Rajgram (in Murshidabad district) to Midnapore in (Paschim Medinipur district), passes through Nutanhat.[6]

Culture

[edit | edit source]
File:Badsahi or Hussain Shai mosque at Nutanhat WLM2016-05947.jpg
Remains of the Hassain Shahi mosque

Binoy Ghosh mentions that in the mosque belonging to the Hussain Shah era at Nutanhat there is a stone tablet in which there is mention of a king Sri Chandra Sen, whose identity is not clear.[7]

Healthcare

[edit | edit source]

Singot Rural Hospital at Singot, PO Mathrun (with 50 beds) is the main medical facility in Mongalkote CD block. Mongalkote CD block primary health centre at Nutanhat functions with 15 beds. There are primary health centres at Chanakkasem, PO Kasem Nagar (with 6 beds), Khirogram (with 2 beds), Lakhoria (with 10 beds) and Nigon (with 6 beds).[8] In 2012, the average monthly patients attending Mongalkote BPHC were 8,795 and average monthly admissions were 373. It handled 484 annual emergency admissions.[9]

See also - Healthcare in West Bengal

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ Google maps
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ^ Ghosh, Binoy, Paschim Banger Sanskriti, (in Bengali), part I, 1976 edition, page 205, Prakash Bhaban, Kolkata
  8. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  9. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).