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Revision as of 04:47, 9 September 2021
Ukrah
Nagarukhra (Official Name) | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Ukrah Location in West Bengal, India  Ukrah Ukrah (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°56′42″N 88°39′37″E / 22.944938°N 88.660307°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Founded by | James Rennell[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat |
| • Body | Nagarukhra Gram Panchayat (GP I & II) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 13,548 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 741257 (Nagarukhra s.o) 741242 (Nagarukhra PNB Br.) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03473 |
| Vehicle registration | WB 90 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bangaon |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Haringhata |
| Website | nadia |
Ukrah is a village in Haringhata CD Block in Kalyani subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Ukrah is located at 22°56′42″N 88°39′37″E / 22.944938°N 88.660307°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 12 metres (39 feet).
Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature.[4] The Ranaghat subdivision has the Bhagirathi on the west, with Purba Bardhaman and Hooghly districts lying across the river. Topographically, Ranaghat subdivision is spread across the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district, and the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain, the low-lying area found in the south-eastern part of the district. The Churni separates the two plains. A portion of the east forms the boundary with Bangladesh. The lower portion of the east is covered by a portion of the North 24 Parganas district.[5] The subdivision has achieved reasonably high urbanisation. 41.68% of the population lives in urban areas and 58.32% lives in 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. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census, Ukrah had a population of 13,548, comprising 6,974 males and 6,574 females.[2] Ukrah has an average literacy rate of 83.91%, with 1,309 (9.66%) of the population between 0–6 years of age.[citation needed]
Groundwater contamination
Ukrah is one of the areas where the groundwater is affected by arsenic contamination.[7]
References
- ^ Thackeray, Sir Edward T. (1900). Biographical notices of Officers of the Royal (Bengal) Engineers. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 11–20.
- ^ a b "Census of India: Search Details". Census of India. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Ukhra Weather Forecast". Accuweather.
- ^ Gangopadhyay, Basudev, Paschimbanga Parichay, 2001, (in Bengali), p. 70, Sishu Sahitya Sansad
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Nadia, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 13,14. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Nadia". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Groundwater arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study)". SOES. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
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