Sarisha
Sarisha | |
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Village | |
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| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| CD Block | Diamond Harbour II |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,883 |
| • Density | 6,300/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743368 |
| Telephone code | +91 3174 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Diamond Harbour |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Diamond Harbour |
| Website | www |
Sarisha is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Diamond Harbour police station in the Diamond Harbour II CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
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Area overview
[edit | edit source]Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the western portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 11 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the western part, located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, is covered by the Kulpi Diamond Harbour Plain, which is 5–6 metres above sea level. Archaeological excavations at Deulpota and Harinarayanpur, on the bank of the Hooghly River indicate the existence of human habitation more than 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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Demographics
[edit | edit source]According to the 2011 Census of India, Sarisha had a total population of 3,883, of which 1,955 (50%) were males and 1,928 (50%) were females. There were 302 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Sarisha was 3,119 (87.10% of the population over 6 years).[6]
Civic administration
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[edit | edit source]The headquarters of the Diamond Harbour II CD block are located at Sarisha.[7]
Transport
[edit | edit source]Sarisha is on the National Highway 12.[8]
Healthcare
[edit | edit source]Sarisha Block Primary Health Centre at Sarisha, with 15 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Diamond Harbour II CD block.[9]
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