Priyanagar
Priyanagar | |
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Census Town | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.5941 km2 (0.6155 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,763 |
| • Density | 3,615/km2 (9,363/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 741248 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03454 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ranaghat |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chakdaha |
| Website | nadia |
Priyanagar is a census town in the Chakdaha CD block in the Kalyani subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
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Location
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According to the map of Chakdaha CD block, in the District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia, Chanduria, Priyanagar, Shimurali, Jangal, Madanpur, Saguna and Kulia form a cluster of census towns between Chakdaha and Kalyani/ Gayespur.[1]
Area overview
[edit | edit source]Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the Ganges-Bhagirathi system. The Kalyani subdivision has the Bhagirathi/ Hooghly on the west. Topographically, Kalyani subdivision is a part of the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain, the low-lying area found in the south-eastern part of the district.[2] The smallest subdivision in the district, area-wise, has the highest level of urbanisation in the district. 76.73% of the population lives in urban areas and 23.27% lives in the rural areas.[3]
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. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]According to the 2011 Census of India, Priyanagar had a total population of 5,763, of which 2,848 (49%) were males and 2,915 (51%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 552. The total number of literate persons in Priyanagar was 4,061 (77.93% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Infrastructure
[edit | edit source]According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia, Priyanagar covered an area of 1.5941 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, tubewell/ borewell, hand pump. It had 517 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities the nearest dispensary/ health centre was 3 km away. Among the educational facilities it had 1 primary school, 1 middle school, the nearest senior secondary school at Sikarpur 0.5 km away. Three important commodities it produced were paddy, jute, vegetables.[5]
Transport
[edit | edit source]Simurali railway station, located nearby, is on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.[6]
References
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