Satbankura
Chandrakona Road | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Satbankura is located in West Bengal  Satbankura Location in West Bengal, India  Satbankura Satbankura (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°43′19.0″N 87°20′22.3″E / 22.721944°N 87.339528°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,118 |
| Languages* | |
| • Official | Bengali, Santali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 721253 (Satbankura) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03227 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jhargram |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Salboni |
| Website | paschimmedinipur |
Satbankura is a village and a gram panchayat in the Garhbeta III CD block in the Medinipur Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. The headquarters of this block are located here.
Geography[edit | edit source]
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Location[edit | edit source]
Satbankura is located at 22°43′19.0″N 87°20′22.3″E / 22.721944°N 87.339528°E.
Area overview[edit | edit source]
Paschim Medinipur district (before separation of Jhargram) had a total forest area of 1,700 km2, accounting for 14.31% of the total forested area of the state. It is obvious from the map of the Midnapore Sadar subdivision, placed alongside, is that there are large stretches of forests in the subdivision. The soil is predominantly lateritic.[1] Around 30% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision. 13.95% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.05% lives in the rural areas.[2]
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]
According to per 2011 Census of India Satbankura had a total population of 3,118 of which 1,574 (50%) were males and 1,544 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 398. The total number of literate persons in Satbankura was 1,857 (59.56% of the population over 6 years).[3]
.*For language details see Garhbeta III#Language and religion
Civic administration[edit | edit source]
CD block HQ[edit | edit source]
The headquarters of Garhbeta III block are located at Satbankura.[4]
Transport[edit | edit source]
NH 14, (old numbering NH 60), running from Morgram to Kharagpur, passes through Satbankura.[5]
Education[edit | edit source]
Gourav Guin Memorial College was established at Chandrakona Road, PO Satbankura in 2008. Affiliated with Vidyasagar University, it offers honours courses in Bengal, English and history and a general course in arts.[6][7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 7, 27. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ↑ "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ↑ "District Census Handbook: Paschim Medinipur" (PDF). Map of Paschim Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ↑ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ↑ "Gourav Guin Memorial College". GGMC. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ↑ "Gourav Guin Memorial College". College Admission. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
