Bhadreswar

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  ?Bhadreswar
West Bengal • India
Coordinates: 22°49′N 88°21′E / 22.82, 88.35
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 2 m (7 ft)
District(s) Hugli
Population 105,944 (2001)

Coordinates: 22°49′N 88°21′E / 22.82, 88.35 Bhadreswar is a city and a municipality in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a police station in Chandannagar subdivision.[1]It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.[2]

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[edit] Geography

Bhadreswar is located at 22.82° N 88.35° E.[3] It has an average elevation of 2 metres (6 feet).It is situated by the River Ganges.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[4] Bhadreswar had a population of 105,944. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Bhadreswar has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the males and 41% of the females literate. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The Jute Mills drew in a large labour force from the neighbouring states of Bihar and Orissa, as well as eastern Uttar Pradesh, quite often forming an overwhelming majority of the population in the area, living in shanty towns and bustees dotting the mill area. The proportion of migrants in the population was 80% in Bhadreswar.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ District-wise list of statutory towns
  2. ^ Base Map of Kolkata Metroploitan area. Kolkata Metroploitan Development Authority. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
  3. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bhadreswar
  4. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
  5. ^ Goswami, Onkar, Calcutta’s Economy 1918-1970 The fall from Grace in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol II, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, p. 90, Oxford University Press, ISBN 019563697 X

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