Chaltia is a census town in the Berhampore CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Chaltia | |
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Census Town | |
  Chaltia Location in West Bengal, India  Chaltia Chaltia (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°04′09″N 88°15′46″E / 24.069035°N 88.262845°E | |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.1303 km2 (1.9808 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 25,336 |
| • Density | 4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 742102 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03482 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-57, WB-58 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Baharampur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Baharampur |
| Website | murshidbad |
Geography
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Location
editChaltia is located at 24°04′09″N 88°15′46″E / 24.069035°N 88.262845°E.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Census of India, Chaltia had a total population of 25,336, of which 12,803 (51%) were males and 12,533 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 2,159. The total number of literate persons in Chaltia was 19,865 (85.71% of the population 6 years).[1]
Infrastructure
editAccording to the District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Chaltia covered an area of 5.1303 km2. It had 10 km roads with both open and closed drains. The protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tube well/ bore well. It had 2,474 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 3 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 1 primary school, 1 secondary school, senior secondary school, general degree college at Berhampore 1 km away. It had the branch office of 1 cooperative bank.[2]
Healthcare
editBerhampore CD block is one of the areas of Murshidabad district where ground water is affected by high level of arsenic contamination. The WHO guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10 mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50 mg/ litre. The maximum concentration in Berhampore CD block is 635 mg/litre.[3]
References
edit- ^ "District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, Series 20, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 315,450, page 38-39. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook Murshidabad, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 981-987: Statement I: Growth History, Pages 990-993: Statement III: Civic & Other Amenities, Pages 993-995: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 995-1001 Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities; Pages 1 001- 1002: Statement VI: Industry & Banking. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )". Murshidabad. SOES. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
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