Kamarda | |
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Village | |
Location in West Bengal, India   Kamarda Kamarda (India) | |
| Coordinates: 21Ā°51ā²54.0ā³N 87Ā°43ā²52.3ā³Eļ»æ / ļ»æ21.865000Ā°N 87.731194Ā°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Population (2011) | |
| ā¢ Total | 11,658 |
| Languages | |
| ā¢ Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 721432 (Kamarda Bazar) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kanthi |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Khejuri |
| Website | purbamedinipur |
Kamarda is a village, in Khejuri I CD block in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography[edit | edit source]
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CD block HQ[edit | edit source]
The headquarters of Khejuri I CD block are located at Kamarda.[1]
Urbanisation[edit | edit source]
93.55% of the population of Contai subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 6.45% of the population live in the urban areas and it is considerably behind Haldia subdivision in urbanization, where 20.81% of the population live in urban areas.[2]
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[edit | edit source]
As per 2011 Census of India Kamarda had a total population of 11,658 of which 6,023 (52%) were males and 5,635 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,602. The total number of literates in Kamarda was 8,648 (86.00% of the population over 6 years).[3]
Transport[edit | edit source]
The nearest railway station is at Nachinda on the Panskura-Digha branch line.[4]
National Highway 116B (locally popular as Contai-Digha Highway) passes nearby.[5]
Education[edit | edit source]
Kamarda High School is a Bengali-medium co-educational higher secondary school. It was established in 1921 and has arrangements for teaching from class V to XII. It has a library with 2,500 books and a play ground.[6]
Healthcare[edit | edit source]
Kamarda Block Primary Health Centre at Kamarda Bazar (with 15 beds) is the main medical facility in Khejuri I CD block. There is a primary health centre at Heria (with 10 beds).[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā "District Census Handbook: Purba Medinipur" (PDF). Map of Purba Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ā "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ā "2011 Census ā Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal ā District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ā "68685 Mecheda Digha EMU passenger". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ā Google maps
- ā "Kamarda High School". schools.org. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ā "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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