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Kamnara
Village
Location in West Bengal, India
Kamnara is located in India
Kamnara
Kamnara
Kamnara (India)
Coordinates: 23°18′33.5″N 87°52′14.5″E / 23.309306°N 87.870694°E / 23.309306; 87.870694
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Bardhaman
 ā€¢ Rank2,196
Languages
 ā€¢ OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone/STD code0342
Lok Sabha constituencyBardhaman-Durgapur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBardhaman Uttar
Websitepurbabardhaman.gov.in

Kamnara is a village in Burdwan I CD block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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CD block HQ[edit | edit source]

The headquarters of Burdwan I CD block are located at Kamnara.[1][2]

Urbanisation[edit | edit source]

73.58% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 26.42% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.[3] 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 the 2011 Census of India Kamnara had a total population of 2,196, of which 1,158 (53%) were males and 1,038 (47%) were females. Population below 6 years was 226. The total number of literates in Kamnara was 1,522 (77.26% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Transport[edit | edit source]

The State Highway 7, running from Rajgram (in Murshidabad district) to Midnapore (in Paschim Medinipur district) passes through Kamnara.[5][6]

Kamnara railway station is situated at Kamnara on the Bardhaman–Katwa line, with EMU trains. Barddhaman Junction railway station is 6 km away.[7]

Education[edit | edit source]

Burdwan APC Roy Private Industrial Training Institute was established near Kamnara Pirtala BDO Office in 2012.[8]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Barddhaman" (PDF). Map of Barddhaman with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "BDO Offices under Burdwan District". Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal. West Bengal Public Library Network. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Google Maps
  7. ↑ "35017 Bardhaman-Katwa local". Time Table. India Rail Info. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "Burdwan APC Roy Private Industrial Training Institute". APC Roy ITI. Retrieved 23 January 2019.