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Marishda
Village
Location in West Bengal, India
Marishda is located in India
Marishda
Marishda
Marishda (India)
Coordinates: 21°51′10.6″N 87°44′36.6″E / 21.852944°N 87.743500°E / 21.852944; 87.743500
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Medinipur
Population
 (2011)
 ā€¢ Total5,953
Languages
 ā€¢ OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721449 (Marishda)
Telephone/STD code03224
Lok Sabha constituencyKanthi
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKanthi Uttar
Websitepurbamedinipur.gov.in

Marishda is a village, in Contai III CD block in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Police station[edit | edit source]

Marishda police station has jurisdiction over Contai III CD block. It covers an area of 155.52 km2 with a population of 133,079. It is located at Marishda Bazar.[1]

CD block HQ[edit | edit source]

The headquarters of Contai III CD block are located at Marishda.[2]

Urbanisation[edit | edit source]

93.55% of the population of Contai subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 6.45% of the population live in the urban areas and it is considerably behind Haldia subdivision in urbanization, where 20.81% of the population live in urban areas.[3]

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.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

As per 2011 Census of India Marishda had a total population of 5,953 of which 3,049 (51%) were males and 2,904 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 619. The total number of literates in Marishda was 4,571 (85.70% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Transport[edit | edit source]

SH 4 connecting Jhalda (in Purulia district) and Digha (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Marishda.[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Marishda PS". Purba Medinipur District Police. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Purba Medinipur" (PDF). Map of Purba Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 10 November 2016.


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