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{{Short description|Town in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pujali
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Pujali Municipality.jpg
| image_alt =
| imagesize = 300px
| image_caption = Pujali Municipality
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| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Pujali
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.4678722|N|88.1452410|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| 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 = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]
| governing_body = Pujali Municipality
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 8.32
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 9
| population_total = 37047
| 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]]<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 = 700138
| 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 = [[Budge Budge (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Budge Budge]]
| website = {{URL|www.pujalimunicipality.in}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Pujali''' ({{IPA-bn|puːd͡ʒɑːlɪ|lang|LL-Q9610 (ben)-Titodutta-পূজালি.wav}}) is a town 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.cmdaonline.com/kma.html| title =Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area| access-date =3 September 2007| publisher =Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070928000049/http://www.cmdaonline.com/kma.html| archive-date =28 September 2007}}</ref>

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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|mark-coord19={{coord|22|30|43|N|88|15|3|E}} | label-pos19=right|label19= Maheshtala| numbered19=M| mark-title19= [[Maheshtala]] (M)
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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 |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 = 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===
Pujali is located at {{Coord|22.4678722|N|88.1452410|E|format=dms}}. It has an average elevation of {{convert|9|m}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Pujali.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pujali]</ref>

[[Balarampur, Budge Budge|Balarampur]], [[Uttar Raypur]], [[Buita]], [[Benjanhari Acharial]], [[Abhirampur]] and [[Nischintapur, Budge Budge|Nischintapur]] form a cluster of census towns around [[Budge Budge]] and Pujali, as per the map of the Budge Budge I CD block on the page number 167 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 167 – Map of Budge Budge I CD block | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 24 September 2019}}</ref>

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

<div style="width:100%">
{{Weather box
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|location=Pujali
|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= ''World Weather Online'' (altitude: 9m)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldweatheronline.com/Pujali-weather-averages/West-Bengal/IN.aspx |title=Climate: Pujali |publisher=World Weather Online |access-date=2014-01-14 }}</ref>

}}
</div>

==Demographics==
{{IndiaCensusPop
| title = Population of Pujali
| state =
| 1951 = 3270
| 1961 = 3853
| 1971 = 4639
| 1981 = 8594
| 1991 = 10112
| 2001 = 33858
| 2011 = 37047
| 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]], Pujali had a total population of 37,047, of which 18,940 were males and 18,107 were females. There were 4,316 people in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people was 25,791, which constituted 69.6% of the population with male literacy of 73.0% and female literacy of 66.1%. The effective literacy (7+) of population over 6 years of age was 78.8%, of which male literacy rate was 82.6% and female literacy rate was 74.8%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 5,480 and 937 respectively. Pujali had a total of 8,587 households as of 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Census of India: Pujali |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=378538 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>

According to the [[2001 Census of India]], Pujali had a total population of 33,858. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. It has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 55%. 13% 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) (now under [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]]), [[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===
Pujali Municipality covers an area of {{cvt|8.32|km2}}. It has jurisdiction over parts of the Pujali. The municipality was established in {{start date and age|1996}}. It is divided into 15 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/Z1U5ZWZsbTBEelVwUVQ4SGRoZEZCd1MvTGhIOGR0ZHEyb0twUmVLYjVZLzMrZUwwalRaSnB5VDlkYXVaVzlNaWs0Vmd1MXFXSGdPYUN0NHlJMDJLSHc9PQ== | title = Pujali 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_Pujali.htm|title=Pujali 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_Pujali.htm|archive-date=21 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===CD block HQ===
The headquarters of the [[Budge Budge I]] CD block are located at Purba Nischintapur.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in/node/2155 | title = BDO Offices under South 24 Parganas District | publisher = West Bengal Public Library Network, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 17 October 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181003083629/http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in/node/2155 | archive-date = 3 October 2018 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The map of the CD block Budge Budge I on the page number 167 in the ''District Census Handbook 2011'' for the South 24 Parganas district shows the headquarters of the CD block as being in Pujali.<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 167 - Map of Budge Budge I CD block | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 17 October 2019}}</ref>

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

[[Budge Budge railway station]] is located nearby.<ref name="google"/>

==Healthcare==
There is a [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centre]], with 6 beds, at Biraj Lakshmi (PO Pujali).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/PHC.pdf | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 3 November 2019}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

{{South 24 Parganas}}
{{South 24 Parganas topics}}
{{Neighbourhoods in South Kolkata}}
{{Kolkata neighbourhoods}}
{{Municipalities of West Bengal}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in South 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Kolkata Metropolitan Area]]

Pujali - Revision history

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