Tulshighata
Tulshighata | |
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Census Town | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| State | File:Emblem of West Bengal (Banglarmukh) before 2018.png West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| CD block | Jaynagar II |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.54 km2 (0.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,366 |
| • Density | 1,720/km2 (4,450/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743338 |
| Telephone code | +91 3218 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jaynagar (SC) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jaynagar (SC) |
| Website | www |
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Tulshighata is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Jaynagar Majilpur police station in the Jaynagar II CD block in the Baruipur subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
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Area overview
[edit | edit source]Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the southern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 20 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the southern part is covered by the Baruipur-Jaynagar Plain. Archaeological excavations at Dhosa and Tilpi, on the bank of the Piyali River indicate the existence of human habitation around 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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Raynagar, Kalikapur Barasat, Baharu, Uttarparanij, Alipur and Uttar Durgapur, all in the Jaynagar I CD block, are adjacent to Jaynagar Majilpur. Nimpith and Tulshighata, both in the Jaynagar II CD block, are very close to Jaynagar Majilpur. These nine locations (eight census towns and a municipal city) virtually form a cluster.[6]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]According to the 2011 Census of India, Tulshighata had a total population of 4,366, of which 2,244 (51%) were males and 2,122 (49%) were females. There were 416 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Tulshighata was 3,311 (83.82% of the population over 6 years).[7]
Infrastructure
[edit | edit source]According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Tulshighata covered an area of 2.5423 km2. Among the physical aspects, there is a railway station at Jaynagar Majilpur 5 km away. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved overhead tank. It had 390 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had was a hospital 2 km away. Among the educational facilities it had were 5 primary schools, 3 middle schools, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college at Dakshin Barasat 12 km away. Important commodities it produced were grill, paddy.[8]
Transport
[edit | edit source]Jaynagar-Jamtala Road links Tulshighata to the State Highway 1.[9]
Jaynagar Majilpur railway station is located nearby.[9]
Education
[edit | edit source]Tulshighata Jagatbandhu Institution.[10]
Healthcare
[edit | edit source]Sri Ramakrishna Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Nimpith, is the major government medical facility in the Jaynagar II CD block.[11]
References
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