Duttapukur
Census Town in West Bengal, India
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Duttapukur (also known as Nebadhai Duttapukur ) is a Census Town in the Barasat I CD block in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Duttapukur | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
  Duttapukur Location in West Bengal, India  Duttapukur Duttapukur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22.7728°N 88.5447°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.29 km2 (1.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 25,557 |
| • Density | 7,770/km2 (20,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743248 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barrackpore |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Amdanga |
Geography
2.5miles
River
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Duttapukur is located at 22.7728°N 88.5447°E.
Duttapukur is located in the Ganges Brahmaputra delta region in the district of North 24 parganas, West Bengal state in the Eastern part of India. A tributary of Bidyadhari River known as Suti flows through Duttapukur. Duttapukur is 30 km from Sealdah & 35 km from Howrah, 7 km from Barasat and 32 km from Bongaon on the Sealdah-Bangaon section of Eastern Railway[1]
As per District Census Handbook 2011, Duttapukur covered an area of 3.29 km2 [2]
Duttapukur, Shibalaya, Chandrapur, Gangapur, Chalta Baria and Joypul form a cluster of census towns in the northern part of the CD block. The entire cluster has a very high density of population. (See the infobox of each census town for density of population).[3]
Area overview
The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta.[4] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.[5] 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.[6]
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.
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census, Nebadhai Duttapukur a Census Town had a population of 25,557; of this, 12,902 are male, 12,655 female .[7]
As of 2001[update] India census,[8] Nebadhai Duttapukur had a population of 19,882. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Nebadhai Duttapukur has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 82% of the males and 73% of females literate. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.