Lalpur
Census Town
Lalpur is located in West Bengal
Lalpur
Lalpur
Location in West Bengal, India
Lalpur is located in India
Lalpur
Lalpur
Lalpur (India)
Coordinates: 23°04′49″N 88°32′18″E / 23.0803°N 88.5383°E / 23.0803; 88.5383
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNadia
Area
 • Total1.7902 km2 (0.6912 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total8,356
 • Density4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
741222
Telephone/STD code03454
Lok Sabha constituencyRanaghat
Vidhan Sabha constituencyChakdaha
Websitenadia.gov.in

Lalpur 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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Cities and towns in Kalyani subdivision of Nadia district
M: municipal town/ city/notified area, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Lalpur is located at 23°04′49″N 88°32′18″E / 23.0803°N 88.5383°E / 23.0803; 88.5383.

The map of Chakdaha CD block, in the District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia, shows Lalpur as being adjacent to Chakdaha on its eastern side.[1]

Area overview

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

According to the 2011 Census of India, Lalpur had a total population of 8,356, of which 4,241 (50%) were males and 4,295 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 609. The total number of literate persons in Lalpur was 7,505 (94.68% of the population over 6 years).[4]

The following municipality and census towns were part of Chakdaha Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census: Chakdaha (M), Parbbatipur (CT), Gopalpur (CT), Belgharia (CT), Punglia (CT) and Lalpur (P) (CT).[5]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia, Lalpur covered an area of 1.7902 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, tubewell/ borewell, hand pump. It had 860 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, 14 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 1 primary school, the nearest senior secondary school at Labpur 0.5 km away. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 cinema theatre. It had the branch office of 1 nationalised bank.[6]

Transport

Chakdaha railway station, located nearby, is on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "District Census Handbook Nadia, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Chakdaha CD block, page 511. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "District Census Handbook, Nadia, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 13,14. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Nadia". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh. Census of India 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "District Census Handbook Nadia, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 635-656; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 635; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 641; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 643; Statement IV: Medical Facilities, Page 646; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 655; Statement VI:Industry and Banking ,Page 2833. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Sealdah Ranaghat Local". Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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