Bara Bamonia
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| Bara Bamonia | |
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| Coordinates | 22°50′N 88°38′E / 22.83°N 88.63°ECoordinates: 22°50′N 88°38′E / 22.83°N 88.63°E |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District(s) | North 24 Parganas |
| Parliamentary constituency | Barasat |
| Assembly constituency | Ashoknagar |
| Population | 6,174 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Website | north24parganas.gov.in/n24p/index.php |
Bara Bamonia (Bengali: বারা বামনিয়া) is a census town under Habra police station of Barasat Sadar subdivision,[1]in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Bara Bamonia had a population of 6174. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bara Bamonia has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the literates being male and 45% being female. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Healthcare
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ District-wise list of statutory towns
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "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. http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
