Kharia, Jalpaiguri
Census Town in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kharia is a census town and a gram panchayat in the Jalpaiguri CD block in the Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Kharia | |
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Census Town | |
 Kharia Location in West Bengal, India  Kharia Kharia (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26.531267°N 88.702433°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Jalpaiguri |
| Area | |
• Total | 58.0255 km2 (22.4038 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 61,661 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 735102 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03561 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jalpaiguri |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jalpaiguri |
| Website | jalpaiguri |
Geography
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Jaldhaka
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Teesta
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Wildlife
Sanctuary
Wildlife
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Gorumara
National
Park
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New Jalpaiguri JRS
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Lakhipara TE
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Gandrapara TE
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Danguajhar TE
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Belakoba
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Rajganj
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Phulbari
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Binnaguri 1
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Dhupguri
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Jalpaiguri
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Telipara TG
CT
Banarhat
CT
Gairkata
CT
Dakshin Khagrabari
CT
Mainaguri
CT
Kharia
CT
Binnaguri 2
CT
Chakiabhita
CT
Dabgram
CT
Places and tea estates in Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision (including Rajganj, Jalpaiguri, Maynaguri and Dhupguri CD blocks) in Jalpaiguri district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, C: cantonment, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate, JRS: junction railway station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, C: cantonment, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate, JRS: junction railway station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Kharia is located at 26.531267°N 88.702433°E.
The map of the Jalpaiguri CD block on page 393 in the District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, 2011 census, shows Kharia spread around the west side of Jalpauguri city.[1]
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Kharia had a total population of 61,661 of which 31,510 (51%) were males and 30,151 (49%) were females. There were 6,666 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Kharia was 43,498 (79.09% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Jalpaiguri, Kharia covered an area of 58.0255 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved tap water from untreated sources, hand pump. It had 5,886 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 13 dispensary/ health centres, 3 family welfare centres, 1 maternity and child welfare centre, 2 veterinary hospitals, 13 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 27 primary schools, 6 middle schools, 9 secondary schools, 5 senior secondary schools, the nearest general degree college at Jalpaiguri 6 km away. It had 13 non-formal education centres (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan).[3]
References
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