Dudhkalmi is a

census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

in Chanditala I CD Block in

Srirampore subdivision Srirampore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanised, with the highest density of population, of all the subdivisions of Hooghl ...

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in the state of

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Geography

Location

Dudhkalmi is located at . Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Jangalpara, Dudhkalmi,

Nababpur Nababpur is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Nawabpur is located at . Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Jangalpara, Dudhkalmi, ...

, Bhagabatipur,

Kumirmora Kumirmora is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Kumirmora is located at . Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Jangalpara, Dudhkalmi, ...

and Ramanathpur form a cluster of census towns in Chanditala I CD Block.

Urbanisation

Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and the rest is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are:

Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality is the civic body that governs Uttarpara Kotrung and its surrounding areas (Bhadrakali, Hooghly, Bhadrakali and Hind Motor) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. It is the oldest munic ...

, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality,

Rishra Municipality Rishra Municipality is the civic body that governs Rishra and its surrounding areas in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the Li ...

and Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above). All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Gram panchayat

Villages and census towns in Nababpur gram panchayat are: Alipur, Dudhkalmi,

and Pakur. MAP OF NABABPUR GP

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Dudhkalmi had a total population of 5,558 of which 2,628 (47%) were males and 2,930 (53%) were females. Population below 6 years was 664. The total number of literates in Dudhkalmi was 4,130 (84.39% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

Janai Road railway station on Howrah-Bardhaman chord line is the nearest railway station.

References

Cities and towns in Hooghly district Census towns in Chanditala I CD Block {{Hooghly-geo-stub