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Maheshbati
Village
Location in West Bengal, India
Maheshbati is located in India
Maheshbati
Maheshbati
Maheshbati (India)
Coordinates: 23°04′34″N 87°54′22″E / 23.0761°N 87.9061°E / 23.0761; 87.9061
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Bardhaman
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,028
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituencyBardhaman Purba
Vidhan Sabha constituencyRaina
Websitepurbabardhaman.gov.in

Maheshbati is a village in Raina I CD block in Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Urbanisation[edit | edit source]

95.54% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 4.46% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.[1] 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]

Maheshbati is located at 23°04′34″N 87°54′22″E / 23.0761°N 87.9061°E / 23.0761; 87.9061.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

As per the 2011 Census of India, Maheshbati had a total population of 1,028 of which 533 (52%) were males and 495 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 116. The total number of literates in Maheshbati was 644 (70.61% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Transport[edit | edit source]

Maheshbati is on Raina-Karalaghat Road, adjacent to Raina.[3]

Healthcare[edit | edit source]

Maheshbati Rural Hospital at Maheshbati (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Raina I CD block. There are primary health centres at Meral (with 4 beds), Narugram (with 6 beds) and Shyamsundar (with 10 beds).[4]

See also - Healthcare in West Bengal

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. ↑ Google maps
  4. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 23 January 2019.