Polba
Polba | |
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Village | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,626 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 712514 (Polba) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03213 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hooghly |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chunchura |
| Website | hooghly |
Polba is a village in Polba Dadpur CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
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Location
[edit | edit source]The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that form a part of the Gangetic Delta.[1]
Police station
[edit | edit source]Polba police station has jurisdiction over a part of Polba Dadpur CD Block.[2][3]
Urbanisation
[edit | edit source]In the Chandannagore subdivision, 58.52% of the population is rural and the urban population is 41.48%. Chandannagore subdivision has 1 municipal corporation, 3 municipalities and 7 census towns. The single municipal corporation is Chandernagore Municipal Corporation. The municipalities are Tarakeswar Municipality, Bhadreswar Municipality and Champdany Municipality.[4] Of the three CD Blocks in the Chandannagore subdivision, Tarakeswar CD Block is wholly rural, Haripal CD Block is predominantly rural with just 1 census town, and Singur CD Block is slightly less rural with 6 census towns. Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks of Chinsurah subdivision (included in the map alongside) are wholly rural.[5] The municipal areas are Industrialized. 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, Polba had a total population of 6,626 of which 3,333 (50%) were males and 3,293 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 628. The total number of literates in Polba was 4,643 (77.41% of the population over 6 years).[6]
Transport
[edit | edit source]Polba is on Pandua-Bandel Road. Mogra-Polba Road and Polba-Alinagar Road also meet at Polba.[7]
Education
[edit | edit source]Polba Mahavidyalaya, a general degree college, was established at Polba in 2005. It is affiliated with the University of Burdwan and offers honors courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history and philosophy.[8][9]
Healthcare
[edit | edit source]There is a rural hospital (with 30 beds) at Polba.[10]
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