Ankurhati-Makardaha Road - Domjur - Howrah 2014-04-14 0570

Ankurhati is a

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Domjur Domjur is a census town in Domjur CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Domjur is located at . It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet). Demographics As per ...

CD Block of

Howrah Sadar subdivision Howrah Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the Howrah district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Howrah municipal corporation and five community development blocs: Bally Jagacha, Domjur, Panchla, Sankrail and Jagatballavpur. Th ...

Howrah district Howrah district (, ) is a district of the West Bengal state in eastern India. Howrah district is one of the highly urbanized area of West Bengal. It has thousands of years of rich heritage in the form of the great Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut. ...

in the

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Geography

Ankurhati is located at .

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Ankurhati had a total population of 11,130 of which 5,750 (52%) were males and 5,380 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,401. The total number of literates in Ankurhati was 8,136 (83.63% of the population over 6 years). Ankurhati was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census. 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 ...

, Ankurhati had a population of 7787. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ankurhati has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 56% of the males and 44% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Ankurhati is the junction of

National Highway 16 Route 16, or Highway 16, can refer to: International * AH16, Asian Highway 16 * European route E16 * European route E016 Australia – Thompsons Road (Victoria) – South Australia Canada ;Parts of the Trans-Canada Highway: *Ye ...

(part of

Asian Highway 45 AH45 is a route of the National Highway Network of India, running from in Kolkata to Krishnagiri. This route is composed of NH 16 and part of NH 48 from Chennai to Krishnagiri. Route The route shares a large portion of various Indian Nati ...

) and Makardaha-Mahiari Road. People can easily go to several areas of

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

Howrah Howrah (; ; alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River, opposite to its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively ...

and Hooghly from here.

Bus

Private Bus

* 40 Birshibpur -

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 ...

* 79

Panchla Panchla is a census town in Panchla (community development block), Panchla CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Geography Panchla is located at . It has an ...

- Dunlop * E43 Dihibhursut -

Howrah Station Howrah railway station (also known as Howrah Junction) is a railway station located in the city of Howrah, of Kolkata Metropolitan Area, West Bengal, India. It is the largest and busiest railway complex in India, as well as one of the busie ...

* E53 Narit -

* L3 Jhikhira/Muchighata -

CTC Bus

* E6

Amta Amta is a census town in Amta I CD Block in Uluberia subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It's located about 40 km southwest of Kolkata. Geography Amta is located at . Demographics As per 2011 Census of Indi ...

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* E7 Bagnan railway station -

Many Shuttle Buses (Without Numbers) also pass through Ankurhati.

Train

Santragachi Junction is the nearest railway station.

References

{{Howrah District Cities and towns in Howrah district Neighbourhoods in Kolkata Kolkata Metropolitan Area