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Narendrapur

Narendrapur
Neighbourhood
Narendrapur is located in West Bengal
Narendrapur
Narendrapur
Location in West Bengal
Narendrapur is located in India
Narendrapur
Narendrapur
Location in India
Coordinates: 22°26′21″N 88°23′48″E / 22.4391°N 88.3968°E / 22.4391; 88.3968
Country India
State West Bengal
DivisionPresidency
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
RegionGreater Kolkata
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyRajpur Sonarpur Municipality
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700103
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registrationWB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituencyJadavpur
Vidhan Sabha constituencySonarpur Uttar
Websitewww.rajpursonarpurmunicipality.in

Narendrapur is a neighbourhood in the Rajpur Sonarpur of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[3]

Geography

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5miles
Harinavi
N
Harinavi (N)
Jirongachhi
R
Jirongachhi (R)
Nalmuri
R
Nalmuri (R)
Uttar Kasipur
R
Uttar Kasipur (R)
Bantala
R
Bantala (R)
Gobindapur
CT
Gobindapur, Bhangar (CT)
Bhangar Raghunathpur
CT
Bhangar Raghunathpur (CT)
Maricha
CT
Maricha, Bhangar (CT)
Subhashgram
N
Subhashgram (N)
Narendrapur
N
Rajpur Sonarpur
M
Rajpur Sonarpur (M)
Sahebpur
CT
Sahebpur (CT)
Chak Baria
CT
Chak Baria (CT)
Kalikapur
CT
Kalikapur, Sonarpur (CT)
Bidyadharpur
CT
Bidyadharpur (CT)
Ramchandrapur
CT
Ramchandrapur, Sonarpur (CT)
Danga
CT
Danga, Sonarpur (CT)
Radhanagar
CT
Radhanagar, Sonarpur (CT)
Cities and towns in the northern part of Baruipur subdivision (including Sonarpur, Bhangar I & II CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Area overview

Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 10 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the northern part of the subdivision is a flat plain bordering the metropolis of Kolkata.[4][5][6]

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

Narendrapur is located at 22°26′21″N 88°23′48″E / 22.4391°N 88.3968°E / 22.4391; 88.3968. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).

Transport

Narendrapur is on the State Highway 1.[7]

Narendrapur railway station is on the Sealdah–Namkhana line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.[7][8]

Commuters

With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005-06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) commuters use the Kolkata Suburban Railway system daily. After the partition of India, refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily.[9]

Education

Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, established in 1960, is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, political science, philosophy, economics, geography, education, mathematics and accounting & finance, and general degree courses in arts, science, and commerce.[10]

Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission Blind Boys Academy, established in 1965, is affiliated with the University of Calcutta and is recognised by the Rehabilitation Council of India. It specialises in education/ teacher education. It has a hostel, a computer centre and a playground.[11]

Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya is a Bengali-medium school for boys. It was established in 1958 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.[12]

Healthcare

Sonarpur Rural Hospital, with 25 beds, at Rajpur Sonarpur, is the major government medical facility in the Sonarpur CD block.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 13, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ a b Google maps
  8. ^ "34792 Sealdah-Namkhana Local". Time Table. India Rail Info. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  9. ^ Mondal, Bhaswati. "Commuting and Metropolitan Development of Kolkata". Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Ramakrishna Mission Residential College". RKMRC. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Ramakrishna Mission Blind Boys Academy College". RKMBBA. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya". RKMV. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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