Panihati

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  ?Panihati
West Bengal • India
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Location of Panihati
Coordinates: 22°41′N 88°22′E / 22.69, 88.37
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 13 m (43 ft)
District(s) North 24 Parganas
Population 348,379 (2001)
Municipality Chairman Monoranjan Sarkar[1]

Coordinates: 22°41′N 88°22′E / 22.69, 88.37 Panihati is a city and a municipality under Khardaha/ Ghola police stations of Barrackpore subdivision.[2] in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.[3]

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[edit] Geography

Panihati is located at 22.69° N 88.37° E.[4] It has an average elevation of 13 metres (42 feet).

Panihati covers two important Railway stations from Sealdah north main section line - 1)Sodepur -a densly populated urban city connected to Kolkata by Barrackpore Trunk Road and with Barasat via Sodepur Road through Madhyamgram. 2) Agarpara. Panihati Municipality is located On BT Road at the western side of Sodepur Rail station.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[5] Panihati had a population of 348,379. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Panihati has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 79%. In Panihati, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. [6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Official District Administration site
  2. ^ District-wise list of statutory towns
  3. ^ Base Map of Kolkata Metroploitan area. Kolkata Metroploitan Development Authority. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
  4. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Panihati
  5. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
  6. ^ 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.

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