?Nebadhai Duttapukur
West Bengal • India
Coordinates: 22°43′N 88°29′E / 22.72, 88.48
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s) North 24 Parganas
Population 19,882 (2001)
Website: north24parganas.nic.in/

Coordinates: 22°43′N 88°29′E / 22.72, 88.48 Nebadhai Duttapukur is a census town under Barasat police station of Barasat sadar subdivision [1]in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Geography

Duttapukur is 30 km from Sealdah and 7 km from Barasat on the Sealdah-Bongaon section of Eastern Railway [2] It is on NH 35. It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census[3], Duttapukur had a population of 19,882. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Duttapukur has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 73%. In Duttapukur, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Culture

Duttapukur Balak Sangha, set up by late Nirmal Kumar Debnath, organises a big Durga Puja.

Duttapukur Yova Gosthi, set up by Partha Basu, organises a big Durga Puja. Outsider visit this Puja mondop in every year.

Duttapukur Shibalaya Samabeta Sangha organises an Eye camp every year, with the help of Rotary club of Kolkata. Culture

Duttapukur kalibari sporting club organises Durga Puja and other cultural program.

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. [4]

References

  1. ^ District-wise list of statutory towns
  2. ^ Eastern Railway time table.
  3. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
  4. ^ "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )". Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.

See also

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebadhai_Duttapukur"


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