Gangaram Chak | |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal # India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
Coordinates: | 22.379°N 87.562°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Paschim Medinipur |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 304 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages* |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, Santali, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Area Code Type: | Telephone/STD code |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Ghatal |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Debra |
Gangaram Chak is a village, in the Debra CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Gangaram Chak is located at 22.379°N 87.562°W.
Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[1] With a density of population of 787 per km2nearly half of the district’s population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% 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.
As per 2011 Census of India Gangaram Chak had a total population of 304 of which 147 (48%) were males and 157 (52%) were females. Population below 6 years was 28. The total number of literates in Gangaram Chak was 219 (72.04% of the population over 6 years).[3]
.* For language details see Debra (community development block)#Language and religion
Gangaram Chak is on the Debra-Tabagaria Road. This road connects it to the Dankuni-Chennai NH 16 near Haipat on one side and Balichak railway station on the Howrah-Kharagpur line of South Eastern Railway on the other side.[4]
Debra Thana Sahid Kshudiram Smriti Mahavidyalaya, established in 2006, is affiliated to the Vidyasagar University. It offers honours courses in Bengali,Santali, English, Sanskrit, history, philosophy, geography, education, mathematics and physics. It also offers a course in BCA.[5]