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{{Short description|City in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Maheshtala
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| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Maheshtala Municipality.jpg
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|..West Bengal Flag(INDIA).png}} [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = [[Presidency division|Presidency]]
| subdivision_type3 = District
| subdivision_name3 = [[South 24 Parganas]]
| subdivision_type4 = Region
| subdivision_name4 = [[Kolkata metropolitan area|Greater Kolkata]]
| established_title = 
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| government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]
| governing_body = Maheshtala Municipality
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 44.18
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 9
| population_total = 448317
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<ref name="wblangoff">{{cite web|title=Fact and Figures|url=https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/facts-and-figures;jsessionid=JzdD9RHb7aMY5esZPtcsIVLy|website=Wb.gov.in|access-date=5 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=Nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=5 July 2019|page=85|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| demographics1_info2 = [[English language|English]]<ref name="wblangoff"/>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 700018, 700024, 700044, 700060, 700061, 700066, 700082, 700088, 700140, 700141, 700142, 700143
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91 33
| registration_plate = [[List of Regional Transport Office districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB-19]] to [[List of Regional Transport Office districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB-22]], [[List of Regional Transport Office districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB-95]] to [[List of Regional Transport Office districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB-99]]
| blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency)|Diamond Harbour]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Maheshtala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Maheshtala]], [[Metiaburuz (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Metiaburuz]]
| website = {{URL|www.maheshtalamunicipality.org}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Maheshtala''' ({{IPA-bn|məɦeːʃt̪əlɑː|lang}}) is a city and a municipality of the [[South 24 Parganas]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is situated on the eastern banks of the [[Hooghly River]]. It is a part of the area covered by the [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA).<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm
|title=Census of India
|access-date=2 September 2007
|work=District-wise list of stautory towns
|publisher=Directorate of census operations, West Bengal
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809031732/http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm
|archive-date=9 August 2007
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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===Area overview===
Alipore Sadar subdivision is the most urbanized part of the South 24 Parganas district. 59.85% of the population lives in the urban areas and 40.15% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 21 [[census town]]s. The entire district is situated in the [[Ganges Delta]] and the subdivision, on the east bank of the [[Hooghly River]], is an [[alluvium|alluvial]] stretch, with industrial development.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas|work= Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 5 December 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf| title = Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory |work= Page 13, Physiography| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 5 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas | work = Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311 | publisher = Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009 | access-date = 5 December 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

<small>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.</small>

===Location===
Maheshtala is located at {{coord|22.5086210|N|88.2532182|E|format=dms}}. It has an average elevation of {{convert|9|m}}.

[[Rameswarpur, Maheshtala|Rameswarpur]], [[Chata Kalikapur]], [[Ganye Gangadharpur]] and [[Asuti]] form a cluster of census towns on the southern side of Maheshtala, as per the map of the Thakurpukur Maheshtala CD block on the page number 153 in the ''District Census Handbook 2011'' for the South 24 Parganas district.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf|title = District Census Handbook South Twentyfour Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Page 153 – Map of Thakurpukur Maheshtala CD block | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 3 November 2019}}</ref>

===Climate===
[[Köppen-Geiger climate classification system]] classifies its climate as [[tropical wet and dry climate|tropical wet and dry]] (Aw).

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{{Weather box
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|location=Maheshtala
|temperature colour=pastel
|Jan high C=25.4
|Feb high C=27.7
|Mar high C=31.4
|Apr high C=33.1
|May high C=33.4
|Jun high C=32.3
|Jul high C=30.7
|Aug high C=30.8
|Sep high C=31.2
|Oct high C=30.8
|Nov high C=28.1
|Dec high C=25.1

|Jan mean C=19.9
|Feb mean C=22.7
|Mar mean C=27
|Apr mean C=29.3
|May mean C=30
|Jun mean C=29.5
|Jul mean C=28.5
|Aug mean C=28.6
|Sep mean C=28.5
|Oct mean C=27.5
|Nov mean C=23.5
|Dec mean C=20

|Jan low C=14.5
|Feb low C=17.7
|Mar low C=22.6
|Apr low C=25.6
|May low C=26.7
|Jun low C=26.8
|Jul low C=26.4
|Aug low C=26.4
|Sep low C=25.9
|Oct low C=24.2
|Nov low C=19
|Dec low C=14.6

|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation mm=14
|Feb precipitation mm=17
|Mar precipitation mm=20
|Apr precipitation mm=34
|May precipitation mm=96
|Jun precipitation mm=244
|Jul precipitation mm=323
|Aug precipitation mm=322
|Sep precipitation mm=321
|Oct precipitation mm=172
|Nov precipitation mm=30
|Dec precipitation mm=1

|source 1= ''Climate-Data.org'' (altitude: 9m)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/60001/ |title=Climate: Maheshtala |publisher=Climate Data |access-date=2014-01-14 }}</ref>

}}
</div>

==Demographics==
{{IndiaCensusPop
| title = Population of Maheshtala
| state =
| 1951 = 2968
| 1961 = 3705
| 1971 = 4812
| 1981 = 5031
| 1991 = 7831
| 2001 = 385266
| 2011 = 448317
| footnote = Source:<ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf | title = District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Section II Town Directory, Pages 781-783 Statement I: Growth History, Pages 799-803 | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal |access-date = 12 December 2019}}</ref>
}}

According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Maheshtala had a total population of 448,317, of which 229,693 were males and 218,624 were females. There were 46,247 people in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people was 329,813, which constituted 73.6% of the population with male literacy of 76.7% and female literacy of 70.3%. The effective literacy (7+) of population over 6 years of age was 82.0%, of which male literacy rate was 85.4% and female literacy rate was 78.5%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 54,645 and 1,934 respectively. Maheshtala had a total of 101,453 households as of 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Census of India: Maheshtala |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=378481 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>

According to the [[2001 Census of India]], Maheshtala had a total population of 385,266. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. It has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 63%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref>

===Kolkata Urban Agglomeration===
The following municipalities and census towns in the South 24 Parganas district were part of the Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in the 2011 census: Maheshtala (M), [[Joka, Kolkata|Joka]] (CT), [[Balarampur, Budge Budge|Balarampur]] (CT), [[Chata Kalikapur]] (CT), [[Budge Budge]] (M), [[Nischintapur, Budge Budge|Nischintapur]] (CT), [[Uttar Raypur]] (CT), [[Pujali]] (M) and [[Rajpur Sonarpur]] (M).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_4_PR_UAs_1Lakh_and_Above_Appendix.pdf | title= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 | work= Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh |publisher= Census of India 2011 | access-date = 7 November 2019}}</ref>

==Civic administration==
===Municipality===
Maheshtala Municipality covers an area of {{cvt|44.18|km2}}. It has jurisdiction over parts of the Maheshtala. The municipality was established in {{start date and age|1993}}. It is divided into 35 wards. According to the 2015 municipal election, it is being controlled by the [[All India Trinamool Congress]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.westbengalvaluationboard.gov.in/home/municipality_corporation_details/S2lJckF0N0UybHJpLzI3V2lSbUJNUjI4OHRwOWdrbndPRFQ0MzlHalByVGk4cGU1aXB3azBSNUpBblBBeWVWcitKeGpWbXB1Qmd4Sm9nWTE2RmtyQ0E9PQ== | title = Maheshtala Municipality | work = West Bengal Valuation Board | publisher = Government of West Bengal | access-date = 18 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wbdma.gov.in/HTM/DIS/MUNI_ULB_Maheshtala.htm|title=Maheshtala Municipality|work=Department of Municipal Affairs|publisher=Government of West Bengal|access-date=18 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421011803/http://wbdma.gov.in/HTM/DIS/MUNI_ULB_Maheshtala.htm|archive-date=21 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Police stations===
Maheshtala and Rabindranagar police stations are located in the Maheshtala municipal area. Maheshtala police station covers an area of {{cvt|53.137|km2}} and Rabindranagar police station covers an area of {{cvt|6|km2}}. Both the police stations have jurisdiction over parts of the Maheshtala Municipality, and the [[Thakurpukur Maheshtala]] CD block.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ddhpolicedistrict.org/Mahestela.php |title = Maheshtala police station | work= Diamond Harbour police district |publisher= West Bengal police | access-date = 17 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ddhpolicedistrict.org/rabindranagar.php |title = Rabindranagar police station | work= Diamond Harbour police district |publisher= West Bengal police | access-date = 17 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 South 24 Parganas | work = Table No. 2.1 | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 17 October 2019 }}</ref>

==Economy==
In 2007, a [[London]]-based company allied with [[Bengali people|Bengali]] [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|NRI]] to develop a mini [[township]] with the Maheshtala Municipality, for which {{convert|21.22|acre|m2}} had been acquired near [[Nungi]] station. There was expected to be 2,240 middle income group flats in 44 buildings and improve the road infrastructure in the area.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?clid=22&id=184053&usrsess=1
|title=London-NRI route to mini townships
|access-date=3 September 2007
|publisher=The Statesman, 18 May 2007
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929102918/http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?clid=22&id=184053&usrsess=1
|archive-date=29 September 2007
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

Apart from the [[Calcutta Riverside]] residential township, [[Chief Minister of West Bengal|Chief Minister]] [[Mamata Banerjee]] had also announced in 2014 that Maheshtala would also get a 1,000-bed hospital to be developed by [[Apollo Hospitals]] and real estate major Hiland Group, a film city, sports academy and an international school conceptualized by cricketer [[Sourav Ganguly]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Calcutta-Riverside-to-change-face-of-Maheshtala/articleshow/45353193.cms|title=Calcutta Riverside to change face of Mahestala|access-date=28 April 2020|publisher=Times of India, 2 Dec 2014}}</ref>

==Transport==
Maheshtala is on the Budge Budge Trunk Road.<ref name="google">Google maps</ref>

[[Santoshpur railway station|Santoshpur]], [[Akra railway station|Akra]] and [[Nangi railway station|Nangi]] railway stations are located nearby.<ref name="google"/>

==Education==
* [[Maheshtala College]], established in 1971, is affiliated with the [[University of Calcutta]]. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, geography, political science, education, philosophy, computer science, mathematics and accountancy and general courses in arts, science and commerce.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.maheshtalacollege.ac.in/about-the-college |title = Maheshtala College |publisher = MC | access-date = 29 October 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.careers360.com/colleges/maheshtala-college-kolkata |title = Maheshtala College |publisher = Careers 360 | access-date = 29 October 2019 }}</ref>
* [[Techno International Batanagar]], established in 2012, offers diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in Engineering and Technology and other allied fields.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://tib.edu.in/ |title = Techno International Batanagar |publisher= TIB | access-date = 29 October 2019 }}</ref>
* Sarangabad High School is a Bengali-medium school for boys. It was established in 1856 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/sarangabad-high-school-hs-pvn8yz |title = Sarangabad High School |publisher= ICBSE | access-date = 3 November 2019 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons-inline|Category:Maheshtala}}

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{{Neighbourhoods in South Kolkata}}
{{Kolkata neighbourhoods}}
{{Municipalities of West Bengal}}

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Maheshtala - Revision history

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