Chhatinamor is a
census town
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India
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in the
Old Malda
Old Malda is a census town in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the Malda Metropolitan Area ( Urban Agglomeration). It is located on the eastern bank of the river Mahananda.
Geography
Old Malda is located ...
CD block
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in the
Malda Sadar subdivision
Malda Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Malda Sadar subdivision covers both the Barind Tract and the Diara, two of the three physiographic subregions of the di ...
of
Malda district
Malda district, also spelt Maldah or Maldaha (, , often ), is a district in West Bengal, India. It lies 347 km (215 miles) north of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. Mango, jute and silk are the most notable products of this district ...
in the state of
West Bengal
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,
India
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.
Geography
Location
Chhatinamor is located at .
Area overview
The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the ''
Barind'' in the east and the ''tal'' in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are "hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron." It lies to the east of the
Mahananda River
The Mahananda River (Pron:/ˌməhɑːˈnʌndə or ˌmɑːhəˈnʌndə/) is a trans-boundary river that flows through the Indian states of Bihar and West Bengal, and Bangladesh. It is an important tributary of the Ganges.
Course
The Mahananda ...
. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the ''tal'', is a flat low land and "is strewn with innumerable marshes,
bils and
oxbow lake
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s." The ''tal'' area is prone to flooding by local rivers. The total area is overwhelmingly
rural
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.
There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area –
Pandua and
Jagjivanpur.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India, Chhatinamor had a total population of 5,582, of which 2,856 (51%) were males and 2,726 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 652. The total number of literate persons in Chhatinamor was 3,772 (76.51% of the population over 6 years).
Infrastructure
According to the ''District Census Handbook, Maldah'', 2011, Chhatinamor covered an area of 0.522 km
2. The protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tube well/ bore well, hand pump. It had 471 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, 1 maternity and child welfare centre, 8 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 3 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school in town. The nearest general degree college at
Malda 4 km away. It produced
beedi, steel. It had branch office of 1 private commercial bank.
References
{{Malda District
Cities and towns in Malda district