Duttapukur

Duttapukur (also known as Nebadhai Duttapukur ) is a Census Town in the Barasat I CD block in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Duttapukur
Census Town
Duttapukur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Duttapukur Duttapukur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22.7728°N 88.5447°E / 22.7728; 88.5447
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24 Parganas
Area
• Total	3.29 km2 (1.27 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	25,557
• Density	7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743248
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Barrackpore
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Amdanga

Geography

4km
2.5miles

j

Jamuna
River

i

Bidyadhari River

R

Shasan

R

Sabdalpur

R

Krishnapur Madanpur

R

Deganga

R

Chhota Jagulia

R

Berunanpukuria

R

Berachampa

R

Barbaria

R

Amdanga

H

Chandraketugarh

M

Madhyamgram

M

Habra

M

Ashoknagar Kalyangarh

M

Barasat

CT

Shibalaya

CT

Sadpur

CT

Purbba Narayanpur

CT

Nokpul

CT

Maslandapur

CT

Kulberia

CT

Koyra

CT

Kokapur

CT

Khorddabamonia

CT

Joypul

CT

Guma

M

Gobardanga

CT

Gangapur

CT

Duttapukur

CT

Digha

CT

Dhania

CT

Deulia

CT

Deara

CT

Chatta Baria

CT

Chandrapur

CT

Chak Barbaria

CT

Bira

CT

Betpuli

CT

Bara Bamonia

CT

Bamangachhi

CT

Anarbaria

   

Cities, towns and locations in Barasat subdivision, North 24 Parganas
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Duttapukur is located at 22.7728°N 88.5447°E / 22.7728; 88.5447.

Duttapukur is located in the Ganges Brahmaputra delta region in the district of North 24 parganas, West Bengal state in the Eastern part of India. A tributary of Bidyadhari River known as Suti flows through Duttapukur. Duttapukur is 30 km from Sealdah & 35 km from Howrah, 7 km from Barasat and 32 km from Bongaon on the Sealdah-Bangaon section of Eastern Railway^[1]

As per District Census Handbook 2011, Duttapukur covered an area of 3.29 km^{2 [2]}

Duttapukur, Shibalaya, Chandrapur, Gangapur, Chalta Baria and Joypul form a cluster of census towns in the northern part of the CD block. The entire cluster has a very high density of population. (See the infobox of each census town for density of population).^[3]

Area overview

The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta.^[4] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.^[5] 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.^[6]

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

As of 2011^[update] India census, Nebadhai Duttapukur a Census Town had a population of 25,557; of this, 12,902 are male, 12,655 female .^[7]

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[8] Nebadhai Duttapukur had a population of 19,882. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Nebadhai Duttapukur has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 82% of the males and 73% of females literate. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.