Chak Bansberia is a census town in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of

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Geography

Location

Chak Bansberia is located at . The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that form a part of the Gangetic Delta. The high west bank of the tidal

Hooghly River The Hooghly River (, also spelled ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli'') is the westernmost distributary of the Ganges, situated in West Bengal, India. It is known in its upper reaches as the Bhagirathi. The Bhagirathi splits off from the main branch of the G ...

is highly industrialised. Hansghara, Kola,

Alikhoja Alikhoja is a census town in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Geography Location Alikhoja is located at . Hansghara, Kola, Hooghly, Kol ...

, Amodghata,

Shankhanagar Shankhanagar is a census town in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Shankhanagar is located at . The area is composed of flat alluvial plains tha ...

and Chak Bansberia form a cluster of census towns on the eastern side of

Bansberia Bansberia is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is about away from Kolkata, at the western end of the Iswar Gupta Setu (Kalyani, West Bengal, Kalyani-Bansberia) ...

and includes Mogra and Bara Khejuria (outgrowth).

Urbanisation

There are 13 statutory towns and 64 census towns in Hooghly district. The right bank of the

has been industrialised over a long period. With the leading European powers dominating the area’s industry, trade and commerce for over two centuries, it is amongst the leading industrialised areas in the state. At the same time the land is fertile and agricultural production is significant. In Chinsurah subdivision 68.63% of the population is rural and the urban population is 31.37%. It has 2 statutory and 23 census towns. In Chinsurah Mogra CD Block 64.87% of the population is urban and 35.13% is rural. Amongst the four remaining CD Blocks in the subdivision two were overwhelmingly rural and two were wholly rural. The map alongside shows a portion of Chinsurah subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Chak Banshberia had a total population of 10,357 of which 5,353 (52%) were males and 5,004 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,490. The total number of literates in Chak Banshberia was 6,070 (68.46% of the population over 6 years). India

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

, Chak Bansberia had a population of 7,336. Males constitute 93% of the population and females 87%. Chak Bansberia has an average literacy rate of 89%, greater than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 77% and female literacy of 69%. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Kolkata Urban Agglomeration

The following municipalities and census towns in Hooghly district were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census:

(M), Hugli-Chinsurah (M), Bara Khejuria ( Out Growth),

(CT), Amodghata (CT), Chak Bansberia (CT), Naldanga (CT), Kodalia (CT), Kulihanda (CT),

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(CT), Dharmapur (CT), Bhadreswar (M), Champdani (M), Chandannagar (M Corp.), Baidyabati (M),

Serampore Serampore (also called Serampur, Srirampur, Srirampore, Shreerampur, Shreerampore, Shrirampur or Shrirampore) is a city in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Srirampore subdivision. It is a part ...

(M), Rishra (M), Rishra (CT), Bamunari (CT), Dakshin Rajyadharpur (CT), Nabagram Colony (CT), Konnagar (M), Uttarpara Kotrung (M), Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni) (CT), Kanaipur (CT) and Keota (CT).

Transport

Bansberia railway station is the nearest railway station.

References

{{Hooghly District Cities and towns in Hooghly district