Jharkhali

Jharkhali is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Basanti police station in the Basanti CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Jharkhali
Village
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Coordinates: 22.0263°N 88.6868°E / 22.0263; 88.6868
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
CD block	Basanti
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Languages
• Official	Bengali[1][2]
• Additional official	English[1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743312
Telephone code	+91 3218
Vehicle registration	WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituency	Jaynagar (SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Basanti (SC)
Website	www.s24pgs.gov.in

Geography

8km
5miles

Matla River

Bidyadhari River

Sundarbans National Park

Matherdighi

R

Chhota Mollakhali

R

Pathankhali

R

Gosaba

R

Jharkhali

R

Bhangonkhali

R

Sonakhali

R

Basanti

CT

Deuli

R

Makhal Tala

CT

Tangrakhali

R

Jibantala

R

Canning

R

Dighirpar

CT

Matla

CT

Bayarsingh

CT

Taldi

CT

Rajapur

CT

Banshra

CT

Gaur Daha

CT

Kalaria

CT

  

Places in Canning subdivision (Canning I & II, Basanti, Gosaba CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
R: rural/ urban centre
Places linked with coastal activity are marked in blue
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Area overview

Canning subdivision has a very low level of urbanization. Only 12.37% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.63% lives in the rural areas. There are 8 census towns in Canning I CD block and only 2 in the rest of the subdivision. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta with numerous islands in the southern part of the region. The area (shown in the map alongside) borders on the Sundarbans National Park and a major portion of it is a part of the Sundarbans settlements. It is a flat low-lying area in the South Bidyadhari plains. The Matla River is prominent and there are many streams and water channels locally known as khals. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas with a special coastal force.^[3][4][5]

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.

Location

Jharkhali is located at 21.0263°N 88.6868°E / 21.0263; 88.6868.

Jharkhali Coastal police station is marked in Google maps. The place is shown as Lot No. 126. In the map of the Basanti CD block on page 773 in the District Census Handbook for the South 24 Parganas the place is shown as close to Herobhanga Reserve Forest.^[6]

Civic administration

Police station

Jharkhali Coastal police station was inaugurated on 30 October 2014. It covers an area of 52 km². It has jurisdiction over parts of the Basanti CD block. The coastal police stations were formed with the objective of effective policing of the remote areas of the Sundarbans. The police has regular river patrols.^[7][8]

Transport

A stretch of a local road links Jharkhali to the State Highway 3 (locally popular as the Basanti Highway).^[9]

Education

Herobhanga Vidyasagar Vidyamandir is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1959. The school has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has a library with 800 books and a play ground.^[10]

Tridibnagar Janakalyan Junior High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 2011. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.^[11]

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Herobhanga-Jharkhali (PO Jharkhali Bazar) (with 6 beds).^[12]

References

1. "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Table 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 5 December 2019.
4. "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 19, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
5. "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
6. "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 773 - Map of Basanti CD block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
7. "Jharkhali Coastal Police Station". Baruipur police district. West Bengal police. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
8. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South 24 Parganas". Table No. 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
9. Google maps
10. "Herobhanga Vidyasagar Vidyamandir". Schools. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
11. "Tridibnagar Janakalyan Jr High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
12. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019.

External links

External videos
A journey to Jharkhali