Kakdwip

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Town in West Bengal, India

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::summary Town in West Bengal, India ::

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Kakdwip () is a town of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated on the eastern banks of the Hooghly River. It is the headquarters of the Kakdwip subdivision.

History

When the Tebhaga movement broke out in 1946, the peasant movement affected several areas of what is now South 24 Parganas. Kakdwip and Namkhana were the storm centres of the movement.

Geography

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Area overview

Kakdwip subdivision has full rural population. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta. The southern part of the delta has numerous channels and islands such as Henry Island, Sagar Island, Frederick Island and Fraserganj Island. The subdivision is a part of the Sundarbans settlements. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas by special coastal forces. The area attracts large number of tourists – Gangasagar and Fraserganj-Bakkhali are worth mentioning. Gobardhanpur holds a promise for the future.

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.

Location

Kakdwip is located at . It has an average elevation of 4 m.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).

|metric first=yes |single line=yes |location=Kakdwip |temperature colour=pastel |Jan high C=25.4 |Feb high C=27.7 |Mar high C=31.4 |Apr high C=33.1 |May high C=33.4 |Jun high C=32.3 |Jul high C=30.7 |Aug high C=30.8 |Sep high C=31.2 |Oct high C=30.8 |Nov high C=28.1 |Dec high C=25.1

|Jan mean C=19.9 |Feb mean C=22.7 |Mar mean C=27 |Apr mean C=29.3 |May mean C=30 |Jun mean C=29.5 |Jul mean C=28.5 |Aug mean C=28.6 |Sep mean C=28.5 |Oct mean C=27.5 |Nov mean C=23.5 |Dec mean C=20

|Jan low C=14.5 |Feb low C=17.7 |Mar low C=22.6 |Apr low C=25.6 |May low C=26.7 |Jun low C=26.8 |Jul low C=26.4 |Aug low C=26.4 |Sep low C=25.9 |Oct low C=24.2 |Nov low C=19 |Dec low C=14.6

|precipitation colour=green |Jan precipitation mm=14 |Feb precipitation mm=17 |Mar precipitation mm=20 |Apr precipitation mm=34 |May precipitation mm=96 |Jun precipitation mm=244 |Jul precipitation mm=323 |Aug precipitation mm=322 |Sep precipitation mm=321 |Oct precipitation mm=172 |Nov precipitation mm=30 |Dec precipitation mm=1

|source 1= Climate-Data.org (altitude: 4m)

Demographics

| title = Population of Kakdwip | state = | 1951 | 1677 | 1961 | 3017 | 1971 | 5343 | 1981 | 7226 | 1991 | 10186 | 2001 | 14704 | 2011 | 19368 | footnote = Source:

According to the 2011 Census of India, Kakdwip had a total population of 19,368, of which 9,896 were males and 9,472 were females. There were 1,872 people in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people was 14,173, which constituted 73.2% of the population with male literacy of 77.1% and female literacy of 69.1%. The effective literacy (7+) of population over 6 years of age was 81.0%, of which male literacy rate was 85.7% and female literacy rate was 76.2%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 9,130 and 57 respectively. Kakdwip had a total of 4,448 households as of 2011.

Civic administration

Police station

Kakdwip police station covers an area of 91 km2. It has jurisdiction over parts of the Kakdwip CD block.

Transport

Kakdwip is on the National Highway 12.

Kakdwip railway station is on the Sealdah–Namkhana line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.

Commuters

With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005-06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) commuters use the Kolkata Suburban Railway system daily. After the partition of India, refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily.

Education

Sundarban Mahavidyalaya, established in 1965, is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, political science, philosophy, economics, geography, education, mathematics and accounting & finance, and general degree courses in arts, science, and accounting & finance.

Kakdwip Birendra Vidyaniketan High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school. It was established in 1969 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.

Kakdwip Sishu Sikshaytan High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school. It was established in 1963 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.

Kakdwip Government Sponsored Ashram High School For Girls is a Bengali-medium school for girls. It was established in 1980 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.

Sundarban Adarsha Vidyamandir High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school. It was established in 1945 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.

Akshaynagar Jnandamoyee Vidyaniketan High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school. It was established in 1969 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.

Akshaynagar Kumarnarayan Madhyamik Sikshaytan Up High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school. It was established in 1971 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.

Bhubannagar High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school. It was established in 1942 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.

Bhubannagar Bhubanmohan Vidyapith Secondary School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school. It was established in 1969 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.

Kalinagar Dwarikanath Institution Up Secondary School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school. It was established in 1970 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.

Kashinagar High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school. It was established in 1968 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.

Healthcare

Kakdwip Subdivisional and Super speciality Hospital, with 100 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Kakdwip subdivision.

References

References

  1. "Fact and Figures".
  2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA". [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]].
  3. "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009.
  4. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  5. "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.
  6. "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009.
  7. [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Kakdwip.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kakdwip]
  8. "Climate: Kakdwip". Climate Data.
  9. "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A". Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal.
  10. "Census of India: Kakdwip".
  11. "Kakdwip Police Station". West Bengal police.
  12. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South 24 Parganas". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  13. Google maps
  14. "34792 Sealdah-Namkhana Local". India Rail Info.
  15. Mondal, Bhaswati. "Commuting and Metropolitan Development of Kolkata".
  16. "Sundarban Mahavidyalaya". SM.
  17. "Kakdwip Birendra Vidyaniketan High School". ICBSE.
  18. "Kakdwip Sishu Sikshaytan High School". ICBSE.
  19. "Kakdwip Government Sponsored Ashram High School For Girls". ICBSE.
  20. "Sundarban Adarsha Vidyamandir High School". ICBSE.
  21. "Akshaynagar Jnandamoyee Vidyaniketan High School". ICBSE.
  22. "Akshaynagar Kumarnarayan Madhyamik Sikshaytan Up High School". ICBSE.
  23. "Bhubannagar High School". ICBSE.
  24. "Bhubannagar Bhubanmohan Vidyapith Secondary School". ICBSE.
  25. "Kalinagar Dwarikanath Institution Up Secondary School". ICBSE.
  26. "Kashinagar High School". ICBSE.
  27. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Government of West Bengal.

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