Sarapul, North 24 Parganas
Sarapul
Sarapole | |
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Village | |
  Sarapul Location in West Bengal, India  Sarapul Sarapul (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°50′18″N 88°52′04″E / 22.838345°N 88.867743°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 8,290 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743286 (Sarapul) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03217 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bangaon |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Swarupnagar |
| Website | north24parganas |
Sarapul (also spelled Sarapole) is a village in the Swarupnagar CD block in the Basirhat subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
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M: municipal 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]Sarapul is located at 22°50′18″N 88°52′04″E / 22.838345°N 88.867743°E.
Sharapul Nirman forms a gram panchayat[1]
The CD Block headquarters and police station are located at Swarupnagar village located nearby.[2]
Area overview
[edit]The area shown in the map is a part of the Ichhamati-Raimangal Plain, located in the lower Ganges Delta. It contains soil of mature black or brownish loam to recent alluvium. Numerous rivers, creeks and khals criss-cross the area. The tip of the Sundarbans National Park is visible in the lower part of the map (shown in green but not marked). The larger full screen map shows the full forest area.[3] A large section of the area is a part of the Sundarbans settlements.[4] The densely populated area is an overwhelmingly rural area. Only 12.96% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.04% of the population lives in the rural areas.[5][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, Sarapul had a total population of 8,290, of which 4,267 (51%) were males and 4,023 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 853. The total number of literate persons in Sarapul was 5,869 (78.92% of the population over 6 years).[7]
Transport
[edit]Sarapul is located at the crossing of Taranipur-Tentulia Road and Hakimpur Main Road.[2]
Healthcare
[edit]Sarapole (Sonarpur) Rural Hospital with 30 beds is the main medical facility in Swarupnagar CD Block. There are primary health centres at Bankra (with 10 beds) and Charghat (with 10 beds).[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". North Twentfour Parganas - Revised in March 2008. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ a b Google maps
- ^ "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.
- ^ "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of North Twenty Four Parganas with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
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