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Ghuni
Census Town
Location in West Bengal, India
West Bengal
West Bengal
Ghuni
Ghuni (India)
Coordinates: 22°35′59″N 88°27′30″E / 22.599647°N 88.458344°E / 22.599647; 88.458344
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Area
 ā€¢ Total3.8918 km2 (1.5026 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 ā€¢ Total24,249
 ā€¢ Density6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Languages
 ā€¢ OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700135
Telephone code03174
Vehicle registrationWB-23, WB-24, WB-25, WB-26
Lok Sabha constituencyBarasat
Vidhan Sabha constituencyRajarhat New Town

Ghuni is a census town in the Rajarhat CD block in the Bidhannagar subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Location[edit | edit source]

Ghuni is located at 22°35′59″N 88°27′30″E / 22.599647°N 88.458344°E / 22.599647; 88.458344.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Ghuni had a total population of 24,249, of which 12,618 (52%) were males and 11,631 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 3,017. The total number of literate persons in Ghuni was 17,165 (80.84% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Infrastructure[edit | edit source]

According to the District Census Handbook, North Twenty Four Parganas, 2011, Ghuni covered an area of 3.8918 km2. It had 6 km roads, with open drains. The protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tube well/ bore well, hand pump. It had 4,500 domestic electric connections, 40 road light points. Among the medical facilities it had 3 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 7 primary schools, middle, secondary, senior secondary schools at Hatiara 4 km away. The nearest college was 14 km away at Kolkata. It had the branch office of 1 agricultural credit society.[2]

Healthcare[edit | edit source]

Rekjoani Rural Hospital at Rekjuani with 30 beds functions as the main medical facility in Rajarhat CD block.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "District Census Handbook, North Twnty Four Parganas, Series 20, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 323772, pages 38-39. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 781-783 Statement I: Growth History, Pages 799-803: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 803-805 Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2018.