Memari
Memari | |
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Town | |
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Coordinates: 23°12′N 88°07′E / 23.2°N 88.12°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Purba Bardhaman |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Memari Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 14.68 km2 (5.67 sq mi) |
Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 41,451 |
• Density | 2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, Hindi, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 713146 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman Purba |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Memari |
Website | purbabardhaman |
Memari is a town and a municipality in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
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M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
[edit]Memari is located at 23°12′N 88°07′E / 23.2°N 88.12°E. It has an average elevation of 25 metres (82 feet).
Urbanisation
[edit]95.54% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 4.46% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.[2] 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.
Police station
[edit]Memari police station has jurisdiction over Memari municipal area, and Memari I and Memari II CD blocks. The area covered is 429.36 km2.[3][4]
Demographics
[edit]As per the 2011 Census of India Memari had a total population of 41,451, of which 20,957 (51%) were males and 20,494 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 3,809.[5]
As of 2001[update] India census,[6] Memari had a population of 36,191. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Memari has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 63%. In Memari, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Education
[edit]Memari College was established at Memari in 1981.[7]
Memari has thirteen primary, and six higher secondary schools. Memari Vidyasagar memorial Institution (unit-1) & (unit-2) are the higher secondary schools, established in 1892. Memari Rasiklal Smriti Balika Vidyalaya school for girls. Memari al-amin Mission, Memari High Madrassa, Memari Jamiya Islamiya are the three major high schools.[8]
Transport
[edit]Memari railway station is situated on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line 82 kilometres (51 mi) from Howrah Station.[9]
SH 13/ GT Road, SH 15 passes through Memari.[10][11]
Memari is a bus stop for many Express, Local buses are available from here. Buses bound Asansol, Bardhaman, Chuchura, Durgapur, Krishnanagar, Katwa, Nabadwip, Tarakeswar, Salar are available.
References
[edit]- ^ "Memari Info".
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Purba Bardhaman District Police". Police Station. West Bengal Police. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "2011 Census - Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Memari College". MC. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Memari Rasiklal Smriti Balika Vidyalaya school for girls. Memari al-amin Mission, Memari High Madrassa, Memari Jamiya Islamiya are the three major muslim high schools. 7th All-India School Education Survey 2003 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Eastern Railway local time table
- ^ "Road - Highway". Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ Google maps