Nungi

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subdivision_name2Presidency
subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name3South 24 Parganas
subdivision_type4Region
subdivision_name4Greater Kolkata
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demographics1_title2Additional official
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area_code_typeTelephone code
area_code+91 33
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code700140
registration_plateWB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
blank1_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
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blank2_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Nungi is a neighbourhood in Maheshtala of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).

Geography

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Area overview

Alipore Sadar subdivision is the most urbanized part of the South 24 Parganas district. 59.85% of the population lives in the urban areas and 40.15% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 21 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the subdivision, on the east bank of the Hooghly River, is an alluvial stretch, with industrial development.

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

Nungi is located at . It has an average elevation of 9 m.

Economy

Located near the industrial locality of the Batanagar, shoe making is a common cottage industry in Nungi, with families manufacturing shoes for brands that have out-sourced labour, including Khadim's, SreeLeathers, and Liberty. Nungi once had a thriving fireworks industry and the "Chocolate Bomb" from Nungi market remains well known during the Diwali festival. In 2007 a joint development project was announced involving the London-based company REIT Asset Management, Eden Realty Ventures Private Limited, a Bengali NRI and the Mahestala Municipality. The project, known as the Maheshtala project, involved the development of a mini township near Nangi railway station.{{cite web |url = http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?clid=22&id=184053&usrsess=1 |title = London-NRI route to mini townships | access-date = 2007-09-03 | publisher = The Statesman, 18 May 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929102918/http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?clid=22&id=184053&usrsess=1 |archive-date = 2007-09-29}}

Transport

Nungi is on the Budge Budge Trunk Road.

Nangi railway station is on the Sealdah–Budge Budge 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 East Pakistan/ 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

Nangi High School is a Bengali-medium school for boys. It was established in 1947 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.

Nangi Balika Bidyalay Up High School is a Bengali-medium school for girls. It was established in 1948 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.

References

References

  1. "Fact and Figures".
  2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA". [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]].
  3. "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.
  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. [https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Nangi.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nungi]
  8. Google maps
  9. "34112 Sealdah – Budge Budge Local". India Rail Info.
  10. Mondal, Bhaswati. "Commuting and Metropolitan Development of Kolkata".
  11. "Nangi High School". ICBSE.
  12. "Nangi Balika Bidyalay Up High School". ICBSE.

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