Guma, India
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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 | 9,297 (2001[update]) | ||
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
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• 1,517 metres (4,977 ft) |
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| Website | north24parganas.nic.in/ | ||
Guma (Bengali: গুমা) is a census town under Ashokenagar police station of Barasat sadar subdivision [1] in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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[edit] Geography
It is 38 km from Sealdah Station and 15 km from Barasat and situated on NH-35 and on the Sealdah-Bangaon branch line of Eastern Railway.[2]It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway syatem. Guma railway station has been selected to be constructed as a Model Station in the 2009 rail budget by Mamata Banerjee. There is a "haat"(kind of a market that runs on two specific weekdays) in Guma which is probably one of the biggest in North 24 pgs. Bidyadhari River is the main drainage system in Guma.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census[3], Guma had a population of 9297. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Guma has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 65%. In Guma, 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. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ District-wise list of statutory towns
- ^ Eastern Railway time table
- ^ "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.
