Beraberi
Village in West Bengal, India
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Beraberi is a village in Singur CD Block in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Beraberi | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Beraberi Location in West Bengal, India  Beraberi Beraberi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°50′46″N 88°12′17″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,810 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
Geography
Beraberi is located at 22°50′46″N 88°12′17″E.[1]
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India Beraberi had a population of 6,810 of which 3,454 (51%) were males and 3,356 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 644. The number of literates in Beraberi was 5,173 (83.90% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Economy
Tata Motors at Singur
Singur gained international media attention since Tata Motors started constructing a factory to manufacture their $2,500 car, the Tata Nano at Singur. The small car was scheduled to roll out of the factory by 2008.[3] In October 2008, Tatas announced withdrawal from the project.[4] Six villages – Bajemelia, Beraberi, Gopalnagar, Joymolla, Khaser Bheri and Sinher Bheri – were affected by land acquisition.[5][6] In 2016, the Supreme Court quashed the West Bengal government's acquisition of 997 acres of agricultural land for Tata Motors and ordered its return to 9,117 landowners.[7][8]
Education
Beraberi Suryya Narayan Memorial High School is a coeducational higher secondary school. It has arrangements for teaching Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, geography, economics, mathematics, physics and chemistry.[9]
Transport
Madhusudanpur railway station on Howrah-Bardhaman chord line is the nearest railway station.
