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{{About|the municipality in West Bengal, India|its namesake community development block|Memari I |another namesake community development block|Memari II|its namesake assembly constituency|Memari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Memari
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Memari railway station 01.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = [[Memari railway station]]
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.2|N|88.12|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Purba Bardhaman district|Purba Bardhaman]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]
| governing_body = Memari Municipality
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Memari Info|url=http://bardhaman.nic.in/blocks/memari_m.html}}</ref>
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 14.68
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 25
| population_total = 41,451
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 =
[[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 713146
| registration_plate =
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bardhaman Purba]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Memari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Memari]]
| website = {{URL|purbabardhaman.gov.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Memari''' is a town and a municipality in [[Purba Bardhaman district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
| width=360| height=250| zoom=10
| coord={{coord|23|6|20|N|87|55|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Cities and towns in the Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district'''<br/>M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre.<br/>Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
|mark-coord1= {{coord|23|8|36|N|88|9|2|E}}| label-pos1=left|label1=Alipur| numbered1= CT| mark-title1= [[Alipur, Purba Bardhaman]] (CT)|label-color1= #A40000 |label-size1=13| mark-size1=13|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1=#800000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2
|mark-coord2= {{coord|23|11|4|N|88|6|12|E}} | label-pos2=top|label2= Memari | numbered2=M| mark-title2= Memari (M)|shape-color2=black| label-size2=13|label-color2=black 
|mark-coord3={{coord|23|6|56|N|87|48|18|E}} | label-pos3=left|label3=Seharabazar | numbered3=CT| mark-title3= [[Seharabazar]] (CT)|shape-color3=#A40000
|mark-coord4={{coord|23|3|45|N|87|59|31|E}} | label-pos4=right|label4=Jamalpur| numbered4=R| mark-title4= [[Jamalpur, Bardhaman]] (R)| shape-color4=#C42222
|mark-coord5={{coord|23|4|43|N|87|53|22|E}} | label-pos5=left|label5=Raina| numbered5=R| mark-title5= [[Raina, Bardhaman]] (R)| shape-color5=#C42222
|mark-coord6={{coord|23|1|9|N|87|52|33|E}} | label-pos6=left|label6=Madhabdihi| numbered6=R| mark-title6= [[Madhabdihi]] (R)| shape-color6=#C42222
|mark-coord7={{coord|23|12|56|N|87|41|23|E}} | label-pos7=right|label7=Khandaghosh| numbered7=R| mark-title7= [[Khandaghosh]] (R)| shape-color7=#C42222
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|mark-coord9={{coord|23|6|16|N|87|51|59|E}} | label-pos9=right|label9=Shyamsundar| numbered9=R| mark-title9= [[Shyamsundar]] (R)| shape-color9=#C42222
|mark-coord10={{coord|23|9|10|N|87|48|58|E}} | label-pos10=right|label10=Sagrai| numbered10=R| mark-title10= [[Sagrai]] (R)| shape-color10=#C42222
|mark-coord11={{coord|23|10|14|N|87|43|18|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11=Ukhrid| numbered11=R| mark-title11= [[Ukhrid]] (R)| shape-color11=#C42222
|mark-coord12={{coord|22|58|46|N|87|55|33|E}} | label-pos12=left|label12=Gotan| numbered12=R| mark-title12= [[Gotan]] (R)| shape-color12=#C42222
|mark-coord13={{coord|23|4|34|N|87|54|22|E}} | label-pos13=right|label13=Maheshbati| numbered13=R| mark-title13= [[Maheshbati]] (R)| shape-color13=#C42222
|mark-coord14={{coord|23|8|18|N|88|2|26|E}} | label-pos14=left|label14=Masagram| numbered14=R| mark-title14= [[Masagram]] (R)| shape-color14=#C42222
|mark-coord15={{coord|23|11|6|N|88|1|47|E}} | label-pos15=left|label15=Rasulpur| numbered15=R| mark-title15= [[Rasulpur, Bardhaman]] (R)| shape-color15=#C42222
|mark-coord16={{coord|23|9|13|N|88|2|38|E}} | label-pos16=left|label16=Sat Deul| numbered16=H| mark-title16= [[Sat Deul]] (H)| shape-color16=#AA6666
|mark-coord17={{coord|23.0486|87.6836}}| label17=Dwarakeswar River| label-color17 = #77A1CB| label-angle17=50| label-pos17=right| label-size17=10| mark-size17=0| mark-title17 =none
|mark-coord18={{coord|23.1967|87.8661}}| label18=Damodar River| label-color18 = #77A1CB| label-angle18=20| label-pos18=top| label-size18=10| mark-size18=0| mark-title18 =none}}

===Location===
Memari is located at {{Coord|23.2|N|88.12|E|}}. It has an average elevation of 25 metres (82 feet).

===Urbanisation===
95.54% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 4.46% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman | work = Table 2.2 | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 25 January 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | archive-date = 21 January 2019 | url-status = dead }}</ref> 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.

===Police station===
Memari police station has jurisdiction over Memari municipal area, and [[Memari I]] and [[Memari II]] CD blocks. The area covered is 429.36 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=handbook2014>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman | work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 23 September 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | archive-date = 21 January 2019 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://purbabardhamanpolice.org/ps | title = Purba Bardhaman District Police | work = Police Station | publisher = West Bengal Police | access-date = 23 September 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180927234333/http://purbabardhamanpolice.org/ps | archive-date = 27 September 2018 | url-status = usurped }}</ref>

==Demographics==
As per the [[2011 Census of India]] Memari had a total population of 41,451, of which 20,957 (51%) were males and 20,494 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 3,809.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census - Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 10 March 2017 }}</ref>

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<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=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Memari had a population of 36,191. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Memari has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 63%. In Memari, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Education==
*[[Memari College]] was established at Memari in 1981.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://memaricollege.org/ |title = Memari College | publisher= MC | access-date = 29 January 2019}}</ref>
*[[Memari Government Polytechnic]] was established at Memari in 2017.

Memari has thirteen primary, and six higher secondary schools. Memari Vidyasagar memorial Institution (unit-1) & (unit-2) are the higher secondary schools, established in 1892. Memari Rasiklal Smriti Balika Vidyalaya school for girls. Memari al-amin Mission, Memari High Madrassa, Memari Jamiya Islamiya are the three major high schools.<ref>Memari Rasiklal Smriti Balika Vidyalaya school for girls. Memari al-amin Mission, Memari High Madrassa, Memari Jamiya Islamiya are the three major muslim high schools. [http://bardhaman.gov.in/education/schudir.asp 7th All-India School Education Survey 2003] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927042635/http://bardhaman.gov.in/education/schudir.asp |date=2007-09-27 }}</ref>

==Transport==

* [[Memari railway station]] is situated on the [[Howrah–Bardhaman main line|Howrah-Bardhaman main line]] about {{convert|82|km}} from [[Howrah Station]] and {{convert|25|km}} from [[Bardhaman]] station.<ref>Eastern Railway local time table</ref>
* [[State Highway 13 (West Bengal)|SH 13]]/ [[Grand Trunk Road|GT Road]], [[State Highway 15 (West Bengal)|SH 15]] passes through Memari.<ref name="pwd">{{cite web| url = http://www.pwdwb.in/road/state_highway |title = Road - Highway | publisher= Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 24 February 2017}}</ref><ref>Google maps</ref>
* Many Express, Local buses are available from Memari. Buses bound for [[Asansol]], [[Bardhaman]], [[Hugli-Chuchura|Chuchura]], [[Durgapur]], [[Krishnanagar, Nadia|Krishnanagar]], [[Katwa]], [[Nabadwip]], [[Tarakeswar]], [[Salar, Murshidabad|Salar]] are available.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://bardhaman.gov.in/blocks/blocks.htm District map showing blocks]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090617061729/http://www.bardhaman.com/bigmap.htm Map of Bardhaman district]

{{Purba Bardhaman District}}
{{Municipalities of West Bengal}}
{{Purba Bardhaman topics}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Purba Bardhaman district]]

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