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Gangadharbar
Village
Location in West Bengal, India
Gangadharbar is located in India
Gangadharbar
Gangadharbar
Gangadharbar (India)
Coordinates: 21°53′29″N 87°38′26″E / 21.8914°N 87.6406°E / 21.8914; 87.6406
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Medinipur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,392
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721422 (Pirijkhanbar)
Telephone/STD code03228
Lok Sabha constituencyMedinipur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyEgra
Websitepurbamedinipur.gov.in

Gangadharbar is a village in Egra II CD block in Egra subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Location[edit | edit source]

Gangadharbar is located at 21°53′29″N 87°38′26″E / 21.8914°N 87.6406°E / 21.8914; 87.6406 .

Urbanisation[edit | edit source]

96.96% of the population of Egra subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 3.04% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.[1]

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 Gangadharbar had a total population of 1,392 of which 709 (51%) were males and 683 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 164. The total number of literates in Gangadharbar was 1,101 (89.66% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Transport[edit | edit source]

Gangadharbar is on the Pratapdighi-Jinandapur Road.[3]

Healthcare[edit | edit source]

Gangadharbar Rural Hospital at Gangadharbar, PO Pirijkhanbar (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Egra II CD block. There are primary health centres at Paniparul (with 10 beds), Betamaheshpur, PO Maheshpur (with 10 beds) and Shyampur, PO Bidurpur (with 2 beds).[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "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 17 April 2019.
  2. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  3. Google maps
  4. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2019.


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