Deganga, North 24 Parganas

Deganga
Deganga
Village
	Deganga Location in West Bengal, India Deganga Deganga (India)
	Coordinates: 22°41′40″N 88°38′59″E / 22.694363°N 88.649656°ECoordinates: 22°41′40″N 88°38′59″E / 22.694363°N 88.649656°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24 Parganas
Population (2011)
• Total	3,377
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743423 (Beliaghata Bridge BO & Deganga SO)
Telephone/STD code	03217
Lok Sabha constituency	Basirhat
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Haroa
Website	north24parganas.nic.in

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Deganga is a village and a gram panchayat in the Deganga CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Berachampa and Deulia are located nearby.

Geography[edit]

[Interactive fullscreen map]
Cities, towns and locations in Barasat subdivision, North 24 Parganas M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[edit]

Deganga is located at 22°41′40″N 88°38′59″E / 22.694363°N 88.649656°E / 22.694363; 88.649656.

Area overview[edit]

The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta.^[1] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.^[2]54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural 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.

Civic administration[edit]

Police station[edit]

Deganga police station covers an area of 202.09 km² and serves a total population of 319,213. It has jurisdiction over Deganga CD block. There is a police out post at Swetpur.^[4]

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Deganga had a total population of 3,377, of which 1,719 (51%) were males and 1,658 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 342. The total number of literate perons in Deganga was 2,509 (82.67% of the population over 6 years).^[5]

Transport[edit]

State Highway 2 passes through Deganga.^[6]

Healthcare[edit]

Biswanathpur Rural Hospital at Deganga with 30 beds functions as the main medical facility in Deganga CD Block. There are primary health centres at Ajinagar (Hadipur-Jhikra PHC with 6 beds), Chakla (Raypur Chakla PHC with 10 beds), Deganga (Kolsur PHC with 10 beds) and Kartickpur (6 beds)^[7]

References[edit]

↑ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
↑ LSS O’Malley (2009). Bengal District Gazetteers: 24 Parganas. ISBN 9788172681937. Retrieved 3 May 2018. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
↑ "District Statistical Handbook". North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 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 2 May 2018.
↑ "North 24 Parganas Dist. Police". Know Your Police Station. District Police. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
↑ Google maps
↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
↑ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 445 - Map of Deganga CD Block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 1 June 2018.

[1] "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 April 2018.

[2] LSS O’Malley (2009). Bengal District Gazetteers: 24 Parganas. ISBN 9788172681937. Retrieved 3 May 2018. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[handbook2013-3] "District Statistical Handbook". North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 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 2 May 2018.

[4] "North 24 Parganas Dist. Police". Know Your Police Station. District Police. Retrieved 17 May 2018.

[census2011-5] "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

[6] Google maps

[7] "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 17 May 2018.

[8] "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 445 - Map of Deganga CD Block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 1 June 2018.

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