Uttar Kalas

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coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Emblem of West Bengal (Banglarmukh) before 2018.png West Bengal
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2South 24 Parganas
subdivision_type3CD block
subdivision_name3Magrahat II
established_title
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area_total_km20.90
elevation_m8
population_total6474
population_as_of2011
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demographics_type1Languages
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demographics1_info1Bengali
demographics1_title2Additional official
demographics1_info2English
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code743609
area_code_typeTelephone code
area_code+91 3174
registration_plateWB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
blank1_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1Jaynagar (SC)
blank2_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1Magrahat Purba (SC)
website
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Uttar Kalas is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Magrahat police station in the Magrahat II CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

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Area overview

Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the eastern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 24 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the eastern part of the district is a flat plain area with small towns, many in clusters. Location of places in the larger map varies a little. It is an OpenStreetMap, while we are using coordinates as in Google Maps.

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

Uttar Kalas is located at . It has an average elevation of 8 m.{{cite web |url = http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=22.25403&lon=88.35431&zoom=15&q1=Uttar%2520kalas%252C%2520West%2520Bengal%252C%2520India |title = Yahoo maps of Uttar Kalas |publisher = Yahoo maps |access-date = 2008-11-28

Uttar Kalas, Dihi Kalas, Swangrampur and after a small gap Magrahat and Bilandapur form a cluster of census towns in the south-east corner of the Magrahat II CD block, as per the map of the Magrahat II CD block in the District Census Handbook for the South 24 Parganas. Dhamua, Shyampur and Nainan form another cluster of census towns closeby in the Magrahat II CD block.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Uttar Kalas had a total population of 6,474, of which 3,382 (52%) were males and 3,092 (48%) were females. There were 1,086 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons was 4,070 (75.54% of the population over 6 years).

According to the 2001 Census of India, Uttar Kalas had a population of 5,437. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. It has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 63% and female literacy of 49%. 20% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Uttar Kalash covered an area of 0.9 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 15 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved overhead tank. It had 200 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 maternity and child welfare centre, a nursing home 3 km away, a veterinary hospital 3 km away and 2 medicine shops in the town. Among the educational facilities it had were 1 primary school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college at Magrahat 3 km away. Three important commodities it produced were: feather duster, magic items and embroidery. It had the branch of a nationalised bank.

Transport

Uttar Kalas is on the Usthi-Magrahat Road.

Magra Hat railway station is located nearby.

Education

Kalash High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1947. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.

Healthcare

Magrahat Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Magrahat, is the major government medical facility in the Magrahat II CD block.

References

References

  1. "Fact and Figures".
  2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA". [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]].
  3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  4. "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.
  5. "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009.
  6. "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.
  7. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  8. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
  9. "District Census Handbook South Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A". Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal.
  10. Google maps
  11. "34814 Sealdah-Diamond Harbour Local". India Rail Info.
  12. "Kalash High School". ICBSE.
  13. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Government of West Bengal.

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