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(Top) 1 Geography 1.1 Location 1.2 Urbanisation 1.3 Gram panchayat 2 Demographics 2.1 Dankuni Urban Agglomeration 3 Transport 4 References

Chikrand

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Chikrand

Census Town

Chikrand

Location in West Bengal, India

Chikrand

Chikrand (India)

Coordinates: 22°43′N 88°16′E / 22.72°N 88.27°E / 22.72; 88.27

Country

Population

(2011)

• Total

10,375

Languages

• Official

UTC+5:30 (IST)

Website

Chikrand is a census towninChanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivisionofHooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.^[1]

Geography[edit]

5km
3miles

Kotalpur

Krishnapur

Garalgachha

Barijhati

Pairagchha

Janai

Chikrand

Naiti

Panchghara

Baksa

CTV

Begampur

Purba Tajpur

Jaykrishnapur

Kapashanria

Tisa

Kharsarai

Chanditala

Bhagabatipur

Ramanathpur

Kumirmora

Nababpur

Dudhkalmi

Manirampur

Gangadharpur

Jangalpara

Masat

Furfura Sharif

Antpur

Jangipara

Rajbalhat

Dankuni

Cities and towns in Chanditala I, Chanditala II and Jangipara CD Blocks in Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[edit]

Chikrand is located at 22°43′N 88°16′E / 22.72°N 88.27°E / 22.72; 88.27.^[2]

Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba Tajpur, Begampur, Baksa, Panchghara, Chikrand, Janai, Pairagachha, Naiti, Barijhati, Garalgachha and Krishnapur, all the census towns form a series from the northern part of Chanditala II CD Block to its southern part. The only municipality in the area, Dankuni, located outside the CD Block, occupies the south-east corner of the entire cluster.^[3]

Urbanisation[edit]

Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and the rest rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are: Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Rishra Municipality and Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above).^[4]^[5] All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Gram panchayat[edit]

Villages and census towns in Naiti gram panchayat are: Adan, Bankagachha, Chikrand, Danpatipur and Naiti.^[6]

Demographics[edit]

As per 2011 Census of India Chikrand had a total population of 10,375 of which 5,311 (51%) were males and 5,064 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,038. The total number of literates in Chikrand was 7,966 (85.32% of the population over 6 years).^[5]

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[7] Chikrand had a population of 8,352. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Chikrand has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 74% and female literacy of 65%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Dankuni Urban Agglomeration[edit]

As per the 2011 census, Dankuni Urban Agglomeration includes: Dankuni (M), Purba Tajpur (CT), Kharsarai (CT), Begampur (CT), Chikrand (CT), Pairagachha (CT), Barijhati (CT), Garalgachha (CT), Krishnapur (CT), Baruipara (CT), Borai (CT), Nawapara (CT), Basai (CT), Gangadharpur (CT), Manirampur (CT), Janai (CT), Kapashanria (CT), Jaykrishnapur (CT), Tisa (CT), Baksa (CT), Panchghara (CT) and Naiti (CT).^[8]

Transport[edit]

The nearest railway station, Janai Road railway station is 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Howrah on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line and is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.^[9]

It is close to NH 19 (old numbering NH 2)/ Durgapur Expressway.^[10]

References[edit]

^ "District-wise list of stautory towns". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2009.

^ "Yahoo maps location of Chikrand". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 7 December 2008.

^ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly" (PDF). Map of Chanditala II CD Block, page 663. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 4 October 2018.

^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2018.

^ ^a ^b "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 October 2018.

^ "Adan". Indian Village Directory. Retrieved 18 October 2018.

^ "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.

^ "Constituents of urban Agglomerations Having Population 1 Lakh & above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

^ "36811 Howrah Bardhaman Local (via Chord)". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

^ Google maps