Dhania, West Bengal Explained

Dhania is a census town in the Amdanga CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Location

Dhania is located at 22.9113°N 88.5345°W.

Area overview

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.

Demographics

India census, Dhania had a population of 6659; of this, 3403 are male, 3256 female.^[4] Dhania has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.

Transport

National Highway 12 (old numbering NH 34) passes through Dhania.^[5]

Infrastructure

As per District Census Handbook 2011, Dhania covered an area of 3.6511 km². It had 1 primary school. The nearest hospital was 6 km away, the nearest dispensary/ health centre was 4 km away, the nearest family welfare centre was 6 km away, the nearest maternity and child welfare clinic was 7 km away and the nearest maternity home was 6 km away.^[6]

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.^[7]

See also

Map of Amdanga CD Block on Page 339 of District Census Handbook.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Page 13 . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. 16 April 2018.
2. Book: LSS O’Malley. Bengal District Gazetteers: 24 Parganas. p 1-4. 2009. Concept Publishing Company . 9788172681937. 3 May 2018 .
3. Web site: District Statistical Handbook . North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 2 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 2019-01-21 . dead .
4. Web site: Primary census abstract data. 23 February 2014. Census of India. (For census towns, select "urban" radio button, then select state, district and sub-district. A drop down list of towns well appear. Select the town.)
5. Google maps
6. Web site: District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Section II Town Directory, Pages 781-783 Statement I: Growth History, Pages 799-803: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 803-805 Section: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities . Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal . 31 May 2018.
7. Web site: Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study) . 2007-08-24 . Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India . SOES . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927002938/http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm . 27 September 2007 . dead .
8. Web site: District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Page 339 - Map of Amdanga CD Block . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 1 June 2018.