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'''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>
'''Pujali''' ({{IPA|bn|puːd͡ʒɑːlɪ|lang|LL-Q9610 (ben)-Titodutta-পূজালি.wav}}) is a city and a municipality of [[South 24 Parganas|South 24 Parganas district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is a part of the area covered by [[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==
==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
{{OSM Location map
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| coord={{coord|22|26|30|N|88|12|35|E}}| float=left|caption='''Cities and towns in the western part of Alipore Sadar subdivision (including Budge Budge I & II, Thakurpukur Maheshtala CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district'''<br/>M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, <br/>Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly<br/>Bakrahat is in Bishnupur II CD block, but Lakshmibala Rural Hospital at Bakrahat serves Budge Budge II CD block and so it is included here.
| coord={{coord|22|26|30|N|88|12|35|E}}| float=left|caption='''Cities and towns in the western part of Alipore Sadar subdivision (including Budge Budge I & II, Thakurpukur Maheshtala CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district'''<br/>M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, <br/>Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly<br/>Bakrahat is in Bishnupur II CD block, but Lakshmibala Rural Hospital at Bakrahat serves Budge Budge II CD block and so it is included here.


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|mark-coord4={{coord|22|28|37|N|88|12|51|E}} | label-pos4=top|label4=Balarampur| numbered4=CT| mark-title4= [[Balarampur, Budge Budge]] (CT)| shape-color4=#A40000
|mark-coord4={{coord|22|28|37|N|88|12|51|E}} | label-pos4=top|label4=Balarampur| numbered4=CT| mark-title4= [[Balarampur, Budge Budge]] (CT)| shape-color4=#A40000
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===Area overview===
===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>
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>
<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===
===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>
Pujali is located at {{Coord|22.4601371|N|88.1340191|E|format=dms}}. It has an average elevation of {{convert|8|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>
[[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===
===Climate===
[[Köppen-Geiger climate classification system]] classifies its climate as [[tropical wet and dry climate|tropical wet and dry]] (Aw).
[[Köppen-Geiger climate classification system]] classifies its climate as [[tropical wet and dry climate|tropical wet and dry]] (Aw).
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|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>
|source 1= ''World Weather Online'' (altitude: 8 m)<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>
 
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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{IndiaCensusPop
===Population===
| title = Population of Pujali
{{Historical populations
| state =
| 1991 | 10112
| 1951 = 3270
| 2001 | 33858
| 1961 = 3853
| 2011 | 37047
| 1971 = 4639
| source = [[Census of India]]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1362/download/4462/DH_2011_1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH_TWENTY_FOUR_PARGANAS.pdf | title =  Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory | work= Section II Town Directory, Pages 999-1031 Statement I: Growth History, Pages 999-1006 | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal  |access-date =  17 October 2019}}</ref>
| 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>
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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 [[2011 Census of India]], Pujali had a total population of 37,047, of which 18,940 (51.12%) were males and 18,107 (48.88%) were females. It had a population density of {{convert|4453|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} with a sex ratio of 956 females for every 1000 males. There were 4,316 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years which is 11.65% of the total population. The Scheduled Castes numbered 5,480 (14.79%) and the Scheduled Tribes numbered 937 (2.53%). The total number of literate persons was 25,791 (78.80% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 13,827 (82.59% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 11,964 (74.82% of the female population over 6 years). Pujali had a total of 8,587 households as per report released by 2011 Census of India.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1363/download/4466/DH_2011_1917_PART_B_DCHB_SOUTH_TWENTY_FOUR_PARGANAS.pdf | title = Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-B, Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract | work = Urban PCA-Town wise Primary Census Abstract, Pages 536-583 | publisher =   Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal | access-date = 17 October 2019}}</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>
===Language===
{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Pujali (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
|label1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value1 = 98.18 |color1 = orchid
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 1.79 |color2 = orange
|label3 = [[Urdu]] |value3 = 0.02 |color3 = green
|label4 = Others |value4 = 0.01 |color4 = grey
}}


===Kolkata Urban Agglomeration===
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 98.18% of the population spoke [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 1.79% [[Hindi]] and 0.02% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: West Bengal |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10226/download/13338/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1900.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
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>
 
===Religion===
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in West Bengal|Hinduism]]|darkorange|58.54}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam in West Bengal|Islam]]|green|41.20}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in West Bengal|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|0.16}}
{{bar percent|[[Sikhism]]|darkkhaki|0.01}}
{{bar percent|[[Buddhism]]|yellow|0.02}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism]]|pink|0.01}}
{{bar percent|Others or not stated|Black|0.05}}
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According to the [[2011 Census of India]], 58.54% of the population is [[Hindu]], 41.20%&nbsp;[[Muslim]], 0.16%&nbsp;[[Christian]], 0.01%&nbsp;[[Sikh]], 0.02%&nbsp;[[Buddhist]] and 0.01%&nbsp;[[Jainism|Jain]]. 0.05% did not state a religion in the census.<ref name="religion">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: West Bengal |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11396/download/14509/DDW19C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>


==Civic administration==
==Civic administration==
===Municipality===
===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>
Pujali Municipality covers an area of {{cvt|8.32|km2}}. It has jurisdiction over the entire city of Pujali. The municipality was established in {{start date and age|1996}}. It is divided into 15 administrative wards. According to the 2022 municipal election, it is being controlled by the [[All India Trinamool Congress]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://westbengalvaluationboard.gov.in/home/municipality_corporation_details/MHlHdXpLNmprblVTVFdWVlJrUXRlVC9Namszc2ErVEJMUzQrcUZaODlwTkx3L05XWTNGV21GR1AybTZxb2YrQ1V6dHhVU2xERk1iTU1wRzFYSGRNWEE9PQ== |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>
 
===Police station===
Pujali police station has jurisdiction over parts of the Pujali Municipality, and the [[Budge Budge I]] CD block.<ref>{{cite web| url =  https://diamondharbourpolice.wb.gov.in/ps-detail/18|title =  Pujali police station| work= Diamond Harbour police district |publisher=  West Bengal police | access-date = 20 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 = 20 October 2019}}</ref>


===CD block HQ===
===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>
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==
==Transport==
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==Healthcare==
==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>
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==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Pujali
City
Pujali Municipality
Pujali Municipality
Location in West Bengal
Location in India
Coordinates: 22°27′36″N 88°08′02″E / 22.4601371°N 88.1340191°E / 22.4601371; 88.1340191
Country India
State West Bengal
DivisionPresidency
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyPujali Municipality
Area
 • Total8.32 km2 (3.21 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total37,047
 • Density4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy78.80 per cent
 • Sex ratio956 ♂/♀
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700138
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registrationWB-19, WB-20, WB-95, WB-96, WB-97, WB-98
Lok Sabha constituencyDiamond Harbour
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBudge Budge
Websitepujalimunicipality.in

Pujali (bn) is a city and a municipality of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[3]

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Area overview[edit | edit source]

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 towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the subdivision, on the east bank of the Hooghly River, is an alluvial stretch, with industrial development[4][5][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.

Location[edit | edit source]

Pujali is located at 22°27′36″N 88°08′02″E / 22.4601371°N 88.1340191°E / 22.4601371; 88.1340191. It has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 ft).[7]

Balarampur, Uttar Raypur, Buita, Benjanhari Acharial, Abhirampur and 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.[8]

Climate[edit | edit source]

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).

Climate data for Pujali
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 25.4
(77.7) 		27.7
(81.9) 		31.4
(88.5) 		33.1
(91.6) 		33.4
(92.1) 		32.3
(90.1) 		30.7
(87.3) 		30.8
(87.4) 		31.2
(88.2) 		30.8
(87.4) 		28.1
(82.6) 		25.1
(77.2) 		30.0
(86.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8) 		22.7
(72.9) 		27
(81) 		29.3
(84.7) 		30
(86) 		29.5
(85.1) 		28.5
(83.3) 		28.6
(83.5) 		28.5
(83.3) 		27.5
(81.5) 		23.5
(74.3) 		20
(68) 		26.3
(79.3)
Average low °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1) 		17.7
(63.9) 		22.6
(72.7) 		25.6
(78.1) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.4
(79.5) 		25.9
(78.6) 		24.2
(75.6) 		19
(66) 		14.6
(58.3) 		22.5
(72.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 14
(0.6) 		17
(0.7) 		20
(0.8) 		34
(1.3) 		96
(3.8) 		244
(9.6) 		323
(12.7) 		322
(12.7) 		321
(12.6) 		172
(6.8) 		30
(1.2) 		1
(0.0) 		1,594
(62.8)
Source: World Weather Online (altitude: 8 m)[9]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

Population[edit | edit source]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 10,112—    
2001 33,858+234.8%
2011 37,047+9.4%
Source: Census of India[10]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Pujali had a total population of 37,047, of which 18,940 (51.12%) were males and 18,107 (48.88%) were females. It had a population density of 4,453 inhabitants per square kilometre (11,530/sq mi) with a sex ratio of 956 females for every 1000 males. There were 4,316 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years which is 11.65% of the total population. The Scheduled Castes numbered 5,480 (14.79%) and the Scheduled Tribes numbered 937 (2.53%). The total number of literate persons was 25,791 (78.80% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 13,827 (82.59% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 11,964 (74.82% of the female population over 6 years). Pujali had a total of 8,587 households as per report released by 2011 Census of India.[11]

Language[edit | edit source]

Languages of Pujali (2011)[12]

  Bengali (98.18%)
  Hindi (1.79%)
  Urdu (0.02%)
  Others (0.01%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 98.18% of the population spoke Bengali, 1.79% Hindi and 0.02% Urdu as their first language.[12]

Religion[edit | edit source]

Religion in Pujali (2011)[13]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 58.54%
Islam
 
 41.20%
Christianity
 
 0.16%
Sikhism
 
 0.01%
Buddhism
 
 0.02%
Jainism
 
 0.01%
Others or not stated
 
 0.05%

According to the 2011 Census of India, 58.54% of the population is Hindu, 41.20% Muslim, 0.16% Christian, 0.01% Sikh, 0.02% Buddhist and 0.01% Jain. 0.05% did not state a religion in the census.[13]

Civic administration[edit | edit source]

Municipality[edit | edit source]

Pujali Municipality covers an area of 8.32 km2 (3.21 sq mi). It has jurisdiction over the entire city of Pujali. The municipality was established in 1996; 30 years ago (1996). It is divided into 15 administrative wards. According to the 2022 municipal election, it is being controlled by the All India Trinamool Congress.[14][15]

Police station[edit | edit source]

Pujali police station has jurisdiction over parts of the Pujali Municipality, and the Budge Budge I CD block.[16][17]

CD block HQ[edit | edit source]

The headquarters of the Budge Budge I CD block are located at Purba Nischintapur.[18] 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.[19]

Transport[edit | edit source]

Pujali is on the Budge Budge Trunk Road.[20]

Budge Budge railway station is located nearby.[20]

Healthcare[edit | edit source]

There is a primary health centre, with 6 beds, at Biraj Lakshmi (PO Pujali).[21]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan Area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
  4. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 13, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  7. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pujali
  8. ↑ "District Census Handbook South Twentyfour Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 167 – Map of Budge Budge I CD block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Climate: Pujali". World Weather Online. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 999-1031 Statement I: Growth History, Pages 999-1006. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-B, Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract" (PDF). Urban PCA-Town wise Primary Census Abstract, Pages 536-583. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: West Bengal". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Table C-01 Population by Religion: West Bengal". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  14. ↑ "Pujali Municipality". West Bengal Valuation Board. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  15. ↑ "Pujali Municipality". Department of Municipal Affairs. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  16. ↑ "Pujali police station". Diamond Harbour police district. West Bengal police. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  17. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South 24 Parganas". Table No. 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  18. ↑ "BDO Offices under South 24 Parganas District". West Bengal Public Library Network, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  19. ↑ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 167 - Map of Budge Budge I CD block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Google maps
  21. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 3 November 2019.

External links[edit | edit source]

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