Khanta is a village in the
Harishchandrapur II CD block in the
Chanchal subdivision of
Malda district
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in the state of
West Bengal
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,
India
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.
Geography
Location
Khanta is located at .
The map of Harishchandrapur II CD block on page 153 of District Census Handbook 2011 specifies Khanta (Barduari).
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 ( ) is a trans-boundary river that flows through the Indian states of Bihar and West Bengal before crossing into Bangladesh. It is an important tributary of the Ganges.
Course
The Mahananda river system consists of two streams- ...
. 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
An oxbow lake is a U-shaped lake or stream pool, pool that forms when a wide meander of a river is meander cutoff, cut off, creating a free-standing body of water. The word "oxbow" can also refer to a U-shaped bend in a river or stream, whether ...
s.” The ''tal'' area is prone to flooding by local rivers. The total area is overwhelmingly
rural
In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry are typically desc ...
. There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area –
Pandua and
Jagjivanpur
Jagajjibanpur or Jagajivanpur (in Bengali language, Bengali: জগজ্জীবনপুর) is an archaeological site in Habibpur block of Malda district in West Bengal state in eastern India. This site is located at a distance of 41 km e ...
.
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.
Civic administration
CD block HQ
The headquarters of HarishchandrapurII CD block is at Khanta.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India, Khanta (Barduari) had a total population of 5,360, of which 2,724 (51%) were males and 2,636 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,010. The total number of literate persons in Khanta (Barduari) was 2,121 (48.76% of the population over 6 years).
Transport
Khanta is on
National Highway 31.
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References
{{Malda District
Villages in Malda district