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Deara is a
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Barasat II Barasat II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Rohanda, a constituent panchayat of Barasat II block, is ...
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Barasat Sadar subdivision Barasat Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. After transferring Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and Rajarhat (Community development block) to Bidhannagar subd ...
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North 24 Parganas district North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and ...
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Geography


Location

Deara is located at .


Area overview

The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta. The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas. 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

India
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, Deara had a population of 11,994; of this, 6,018 are male, 5,976 female. (For census towns, select "urban" radio button, then select state, district and sub-district. A drop down list of towns well appear. Select the town.) It has an average literacy rate of 60.64%, lower than the national average of 74.04%.


Infrastructure

As per te ''District Census Handbook 2011'', Deara covered an area of 2.5461 km2. It had 5 primary schools, the nearest middle and secondary schools were 5 km away at Rohanda, the nearest senior secondary school was 3 km away at Rajarhat and the nearest degree college was 6 km away at Kalipark. The nearest hospital was 22 km away, the nearest dispensary/ health centre (without any bed) was 3 km away, the nearest family welfare centre was 4 km away, the nearest maternity and child welfare centre was 4 km away and the nearest maternity home was 4 km away.


Transport

Local roads link Deara to State Highway 3.


Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.


See also

Map of Barasat II CD Block
on Page 419 of District Census Handbook.


References

{{North 24 Parganas District Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district