Kajora

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nameKajora
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pushpin_mapIndia West Bengal#India3
pushpin_map_captionLocation in West Bengal, India
coordinates
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subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1West Bengal
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Paschim Bardhaman
established_title
unit_prefMetric
area_total_km210.33
population_total27,275
population_as_of2011
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demographics_type1Languages*
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Bengali, Hindi, English
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code713338
area_code_typeTelephone/STD code
area_code0341
registration_plateWB
blank1_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1Asansol
blank2_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1Raniganj
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Kajora is a census town in the Andal CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

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Location

Kajora is located at .

Urbanisation

According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The sole municipal corporation in Durgapur subdivision is located at Durgapur and the subdivision has 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).

Siduli, Khandra, Ukhra, Mahira, Dakshin Khanda, Harishpur, Kajora, a part of Andal (gram), (all in Andal CD Block), Parashkol (partly in Pandabeswar CD block and partly in Andal CD block) and Chak Bankola (partly in Pandabeswar CD block and partly in Andal CD block), lying north of National Highway 19 (old numbering NH 2)/ Grand Trunk Road form a cluster of census towns. This cluster is linked with two more clusters of census towns – one located south of NH 19 in Andal CD block and another lying in Pandabeswar CD block.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Kajora had a total population of 27,275, of which 14,444 (53%) were males and 12,831 (47%) were females. Population in the age group 0–6 years was 3,269. The total number of literate persons in Kajora was 16,539 (68.90% of the population over 6 years).

*For language details see Andal (community development block)#Language and religion

India census, Kajora had a population of 24,955. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Kajora has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 62%, and female literacy is 43%. In Kajora, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Kajora covered an area of 10.33 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated sources (Still not available at kajora Gram in an adequate manner). It had 2,246 domestic electric connections. The nearest government medical facilities are 1–2 km away. Among the educational facilities it had were 6 primary schools, 1 middle school, 2 senior secondary schools. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 public library and 1 reading room. It had the branch office of 1 nationalised bank.

Economy

Kajora is a coal mining area. One of the area headquarters of Eastern Coalfields Ltd., a subsidiary of Coal India Limited is located here.

Collieries in the Kajora Area of Eastern Coalfields are: Madhupur, Madhusudanpur, Nabakajora, Madhabpur, Parascole, Jambad, Khas Kajora, Lachipur, Ghanashyam and Central Kajora.

Transport

Kajora is on Grand Trunk Road or NH 19. Kajoragram railway station is 5 km from Andal on the Andal-Sainthia Branch Line of Eastern Railway.

Education

Kajora has six primary, one secondary and one higher secondary schools.

Healthcare

Still seeking for medical facilities with basic fundamentals amenities.

References

References

  1. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  2. "District Census Handbook Bardhaman, Series 20, Part XII A, Census of India 2011". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.
  3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  4. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
  5. "District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A". Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal.
  6. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p. 48,
  7. [http://easterncoal.nic.in/corporate.html ECL website - see under head Corporate – Geographic location and area ]
  8. "Coalmining impact on the Environment". shodganga.infibnet.
  9. Eastern Railway time table
  10. [http://bardhaman.gov.in/education/schudir.asp 7th All-India School Education Survey 2003] {{webarchive. link. (2007-09-27)

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