Bhushna is a village within the jurisdiction of the
Diamond Harbour
Diamond Harbour () is a town and a municipality of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated on the eastern banks of the Hooghly River. It is the headquarters of the Diamond Harbour subdivision.
Histor ...
police station in the
Diamond Harbour II CD block
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in the
Diamond Harbour 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. It is the largest district of West Bengal by ...
district in the
India
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state
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of
West Bengal
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.
Geography
Area overview
Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the western portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 11
census town
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India
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s. The entire district is situated in the
Ganges Delta and the western part, located on the east bank of the
Hooghly River
The Bhagirathi Hooghly River (Anglicized alternatively spelled ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli'') or the 'Bhāgirathi-Hooghly', called the Ganga or the Kati-Ganga in mythological texts, is the eastern distributary of the Ganges River in West Bengal, Ind ...
, is covered by the Kulpi Diamond Harbour Plain, which is 5–6 metres above sea level.
Archaeological
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excavations at
Deulpota and
Harinarayanpur
Harinarayanpur is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Jaynagar police station in the Jaynagar I CD block in the Baruipur subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Hari ...
, on the bank of the Hooghly River indicate the existence of human habitation more than 2,000 years ago.
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
Bhushna is located at .
Demographics
According to
2011 Census of India, Bhushna had a total population of 4,147, of which 2,118 (51%) were males and 2,029 (49%) were females. There were 600 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Bhushna was 2,688 (78.78% of the population over 6 years).
Transport
Bhushna is off the
National Highway 12
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* Asian Highway 12
* European route E12
* European route E012
Argentina
* National Route 12
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.
Education
Shishuram Das College, established in 2010, is affiliated to the
University of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a public collegiate state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered one of best state research university all over India every year, C ...
. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, history, philosophy, education, and a general course in arts.
Healthcare
Sarisha Block Primary Health Centre at
Sarisha, with 15 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Diamond Harbour II CD block.
References
{{South 24 Parganas topics
Villages in South 24 Parganas district