Baduria
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| ?Baduria West Bengal • India |
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| Coordinates: | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 8 m (26 ft) |
| District(s) | North 24 Parganas |
| Population | 47,418 (2001) |
| Municipality Chairman | Susanta Ghosh[1] |
Coordinates: Baduria is a city and a municipality and police station of Basirhat subdivision[2]in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.
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[edit] Geography
Baduria is located at .[3] It has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[4] Baduria had a population of 47,418. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Baduria has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Healthcare
Baduria is one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. [5]
[edit] References
- ^ Official District Administration site
- ^ District-wise list of statutory towns
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Baduria
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
- ^ Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study ). Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
