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(Top) 1 Geography 1.1 Location 1.2 Area overview 2 Demographics 3 Administration 3.1 Municipality 3.2 Police station 3.3 Others 4 Transport 4.1 Railway System 5 Govt. Bus Routes 5.1 West Bengal Transport Corporation Bus Routes (WBTC) 5.2 South Bengal State Transport Corporation Bus Routes (SBSTC) 6 Private Bus Route 6.1 Buses Without Number 7 Education 8 See also 9 References

Habra

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Habra

City

Habra Jessore Road traffic

Habra

Location in West Bengal, India

Habra

Habra (India)

Coordinates: 22°50′N 88°38′E / 22.83°N 88.63°E / 22.83; 88.63

Country

Government

• Type

Municipality

• Body

Habra Municipality

• Municipality Chairman

Narayan Chandra Saha

• Municipality Vice Chairman

Sitangshu Das

• MLA

Jyotipriyo Mullick, Minister of State, Forest Department Govt. of WB

Area

^[1]

• City

21.82 km² (8.42 sq mi)

Elevation

13 m (43 ft)

Population

(2011)^[1]

• City

147,221

• Density

6,700/km² (17,000/sq mi)

• Metro

304,584

Languages

• Official

Bengali, English

Time zone

UTC+5:30 (IST)

Telephone code

+91 3216

Lok Sabha constituency

Barasat

Vidhan Sabha constituency

Habra

Website

www.habramunicipality.com

Habra is a city and a municipality under Barasat sadar subdivision^[2]inNorth 24 Parganas district of the Indian stateofWest Bengal. It is situated on the Jessore Road between Kolkata and the Bangladesh border at Petrapole. Its location makes it an important town for export and import of goods between India and Bangladesh.

Geography[edit]

5km
3miles

Jamuna
River

Bidyadhari River

Shasan

Sabdalpur

Krishnapur Madanpur

Deganga

Chhota Jagulia

Berunanpukuria

Berachampa

Barbaria

Amdanga

Chandraketugarh

Madhyamgram

Habra

Ashoknagar Kalyangarh

Barasat

Shibalaya

Sadpur

Purbba Narayanpur

Nokpul

Maslandapur

CTV

Kulberia

Koyra

Kokapur

Khorddabamonia

Joypul

Guma

Gobardanga

Gangapur

Duttapukur

Digha

Dhania

Deulia

Deara

Chatta Baria

Chandrapur

Chak Barbaria

Bira

Betpuli

Bara Bamonia

Bamangachhi

Anarbaria

Cities, towns and locations in Barasat subdivision, North 24 Parganas
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[edit]

Habra is located at 22°50′N 88°38′E / 22.83°N 88.63°E / 22.83; 88.63.^[3] It has an average elevation of 13 metres (42 feet).

Area overview[edit]

The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta.^[4] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.^[5] 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.^[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.

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Habra had a total population of 147,221, of which 74,592 (51%) were males and 72,629 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 11,696. The total number of literate persons in Habra was 121,952 (89.98% of the population over 6 years).^[7]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Habra Urban Agglomeration had a total population of 304,584, of which 154,863 (51%) were males and 149,723 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 23,023. The total number of literate persons in Habra UA was 256,313 (91.03% of the population over 6 years).^[8] The constituents of Habra Urban Agglomeration were Habra (M), Ashoknagar Kalyangarh (M), Bara Bamonia (CT), Guma (CT), Anarbaria (CT) and Khorddabamonia (CT).^[9]

As of 2001 India census,^[10] Habra had a population of 127,695. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Habra has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 74%. In Habra, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Administration[edit]

Municipality[edit]

Habra Municipality is responsible for the well-being of its residence. Habra Municipality recently installed tower lights from the MLA fund of Jyotipriyo Mullick.

Police station[edit]

Habra police station is one of the most important police stations in North 24 Parganas District. It has jurisdiction over Habra municipality, Gobardanga municipality and Habra I CD Block.^[11]

Others[edit]

Habra I (community development block) is headquartered at Prafulla Nagar, Habra. Habra Telephone Exchange is also headquartered at Habra. Habra is one of the 100 selected cities in India which will be developed as a smart city within 2022 though this has been in question recently when Govt of India published an updated list and Habra did not appear in that apparently.^[12]

Transport[edit]

Railway System[edit]

Habra railway station

Habra Railway Station is 45 km from Sealdah Station and 25 km from Barasat on the Sealdah-Bangaon branch lineofEastern Railway.^[13] It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. Habra, Thakurnagar, Gobardanga and Bangaon local connects this town to Sealdah Station and other stations of the Sealdah-Bangaon branch line. Habra Station Road is directly connected on NH 35 (Jessore Road). It is a major railway station between Bangaon and Barasat railway station.

Govt. Bus Routes[edit]

West Bengal Transport Corporation Bus Routes (WBTC)[edit]

ACT8 Habra—Digha (AC)

C43 Habra—Garia

D2 Habra—Naihati

D7/1 Howrah Station—Bagda

D27A Habra—Jadavpur

D31 Srinathpur—Esplanade

E19 Habra—Digha

E19A Habra—Digha

E20 Habra—Durgapur

E36 Habra—Nabanna—Santragachi

E41 Habra—Asansol

E47 Howrah Station—Nahata

E51/A Habra—Bishnupur

E61 Habra—Bakkhali

E61A Habra—Namkhana

E68 Habra—Haldia

E70A Habra—Midnapore

South Bengal State Transport Corporation Bus Routes (SBSTC)[edit]

Habra-Digha
Habra-Haldia
Habra-Medinipur
Habra-Durgapur
Habra-Jhargram
Habra-Asansol
Bangaon-Asansol
Gopalnagar-Digha

Private Bus Route[edit]

DN12/1 Habra-Nazat
DN21 Habra - Barasat
DN35 Nabatkati-Balti-Barasat (Simanta Express)
DN44 Bangaon-Dakshineswar
MM5 Habra-Barrackpore Court
MN3 Nahata-Habra
MN6 Berigopalpur-Maslandapur
73 Habra-Naihati
95 Habra-Bangaon

Buses Without Number[edit]

Education[edit]

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (Banipur)^[14]
St. Stephen's School, Habra
Stratford Day School, Habra
Prafulla Nagar Vidya Mandir(H.S), North 24 Parganas
Habra High School(H.S), North 24 Parganas
Jaigachi Shyamaprasad Bidyayatan (H.S), North 24 Parganas
Habra Model High School
Habra High School (H.S.)
Habra Girls High School
Habra Kamini Kumar Girls High School
Banipur Baniniketan High School (H.S)

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Habra City".

^ District-wise list of statutory towns Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine

^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Habra

^ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 April 2018.

^ LSS O’Malley (2009). Bengal District Gazetteers: 24 Parganas. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788172681937. Retrieved 3 May 2018. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

^ "District Statistical Handbook". North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 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 2 May 2018.

^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

^ "Urban Agglomeration/ Cities having population above 1 lakh" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India, 2011. Government of India. Retrieved 3 June 2018.

^ "Constituents of Urban Agglomeration having population of 1 lakh and bove" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India, 2011. Government of India. Retrieved 3 June 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.

^ "North 24 Parganas Dist. Police". Know Your Police Station. District Police. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.

^ Reference

^ Eastern Railway time table

^ "Index". Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.

^ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 289 -Map of Habra I CD Block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 1 June 2018.