Poali is a

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within the jurisdiction of the Nodakhali police station in the

Budge Budge II Budge Budge II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Alipore Sadar subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography The Budge Budge II CD block is located at . It has ...

CD block in the Alipore Sadar subdivision of the

South 24 Parganas South 24 Parganas (Pron: pɔrɡɔnɔs; abbr. 24 PGS (S)), or sometimes South Twenty Four Parganas and Dakshin 24 Parganas, is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal, headquartered in Alipore previously, with its Zilla Parishad now in Ba ...

district in the

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Geography

Area overview

Alipore Sadar subdivision is the most urbanized part of the South 24 Parganas district. 59.85% of the population lives in the urban areas and 40.15% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 21

s. The entire district is situated in the

Ganges Delta The Ganges Delta (also known the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the Sundarbans Delta or the Bengal Delta) is a river delta predominantly covering the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Be ...

and the subdivision, on the east bank of the

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 an

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stretch, with industrial development. 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

Poali is located at . It has an average elevation of .

Bowali Bawali is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Nodakhali police station in the Budge Budge II Community development block in India, CD block in the Alipore Sadar subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and terri ...

, Chak Kashipur, Chak Alampur,

Dakshin Raypur Dakshin Raypur is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Nodakhali police station in the Budge Budge II CD block in the Alipore Sadar subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Area ov ...

and Poali form a cluster of census towns, as per the map of the Budge Budge II CD block on page 181 of the District Census Handbook 2011 for the South 24 Parganas.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Paoli had a total population of 8,657, of which 4,464 (52%) were males and 4,193 (48%) were females. There were 1,131 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people was 5,655 (75.14% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook'' 2011, Poali covered an area of 3.4128 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 7.5 km roads with open drains, the water supply involved service reservoir and bore wells. It had 1,280 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it a nursing home 4 km away and 2 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 4 primary schools, the nearest senior secondary school was at Baratala close by, a general degree college at Burul 3.5 km away. Important commodities it produced were paddy and vegetables.

Transport

A short stretch of local roads link Poali to the Budge Budge Trunk Road.Google maps Budge Budge railway station is located nearby.

Education

Saheed Anurup Chandra Mahavidyalaya at Burul is not very far away. Baratala Poali High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution, established in 1965. It has arrangements for teaching from class V to class XII.

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre, with 6 beds, at Gajapoali (PO Poali).

References

{{South 24 Parganas topics Cities and towns in South 24 Parganas district Neighbourhoods in Kolkata Kolkata Metropolitan Area