Chaltia is a

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Geography

Location

Chaltia is located at .

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Chaltia had a total population of 25,336, of which 12,803 (51%) were males and 12,533 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 2,159. The total number of literate persons in Chaltia was 19,865 (85.71% of the population 6 years).

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook, Murshidabad'', 2011, Chaltia covered an area of 5.1303 km². It had 10 km roads with both open and closed drains. The protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tube well/ bore well. It had 2,474 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 3 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 1 primary school, 1 secondary school, senior secondary school, general degree college at

1 km away. It had the branch office of 1 cooperative bank.

Healthcare

Berhampore CD block is one of the areas of Murshidabad district where ground water is affected by high level of arsenic contamination. The

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guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10 mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50 mg/ litre. The maximum concentration in Berhampore CD block is 635 mg/litre.

References

Cities and towns in Murshidabad district {{Murshidabad-geo-stub