Patdaha
Census Town in West Bengal, India
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Patdaha is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Diamond Harbour police station in the Diamond Harbour II CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Patdaha | |
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Census Town | |
  Patdaha Location in West Bengal  Patdaha Location in India | |
| Coordinates: 22.2577°N 88.1593°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| CD block | Diamond Harbour II |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,993 |
| • Density | 5,700/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743368 |
| Telephone code | +91 3174 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Diamond Harbour |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Diamond Harbour |
| Website | www |
Geography
5miles
Bagaria
Anantapathpur
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, H: historical place/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Area overview
Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the western portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 11 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the western part, located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, is covered by the Kulpi Diamond Harbour Plain, which is 5–6 metres above sea level. Archaeological excavations at Deulpota and Harinarayanpur, on the bank of the Hooghly River indicate the existence of human habitation more than 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
Patdaha is located at 22.2577°N 88.1593°E
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Patdaha had a total population of 4,993 of which 2,552 (51%) were males and 2,441 (49%) were females. There were 782 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Patdaha was 2,716 (64.50% of the population over 6 years).[6]
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Patdaha covered an area of 0.8805 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved over head tank and hand pumps. It had 125 domestic electric connections and 3 road light points. Among the educational facilities it had was 1 primary school. The nearest secondary and senior secondary schools were at Sarisha 3–5 km away. An important commodity it produced was embroidery work. It had the branches of 1 nationalised bank, 1 cooperative bank and 1 agricultural credit society.[7]
Transport
Patdaha is on the Gondia Raghunathpur-Sharisha Falta SEZ Road.[8]