Amalhara is a

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Kolaghat Kolaghat is a census town in Kolaghat (community development block), Kolaghat CD Block, Tamluk subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district, East Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Kolaghat is located at ...

CD block in

Tamluk subdivision Tamluk subdivision is a subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. It under Burdwan division. Subdivisions Purba Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Administrativ ...

of Purba Medinipur district in the state of

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Geography

Location

Amalhara is located at . It is on the right bank of the Rupnarayan River.Google maps

Urbanisation

94.08% of the population of Tamluk subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 5.92% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the second lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district, just above Egra subdivision. 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.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Amalhara had a total population of 14,261 of which 7,444 (52%) were males and 6,817 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,614. The total number of literates in Amalhara was 10,659 (85.86% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Amalhara covered an area of 4.52 km². It had the facility of both a railway station and bus route at

1 km away. Amongst the civic amenities it had 45 road lighting points and 2,900 domestic electric connections. Amongst the medical facilities it had a hospital 20 km away, a dispensary/ health centre 6 km away, a maternity home 20 km away and 6 medicine shops in the town. Amongst the educational facilities It had were 7 primary schools, 2 middle schools and 1 secondary school in the town. The nearest senior secondary school was at Kolaghat 2 km away and the nearest degree college at Bagnan 20 km away. Most of the recreational and cultural facilities were there at Kolaghat/ Mecheda 2–3 km away.

Transport

Amalhara is on the Tamluk-Kolaghat Road.

Education

Rabindra Bharati Mahavidyalaya was established at

located nearby in 2010. It is affiliated with

Vidyasagar University Vidyasagar University is a Public university, public research university that was established by an Act of the West Bengal legislature which was notified in the ''Calcutta Gazette'' on 24 June 1981. It is an affiliating university in Paschim Me ...

References

{{Purba Medinipur District Cities and towns in Purba Medinipur district