Kamarhati

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Kamarhati v • d • e West Bengal, India
Kamarhati
District(s)	North 24 Parganas
Coordinates	22.67° N 88.37° E Coordinates: 22.67° N 88.37° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001)	314,334
Municipality Chairman	Gobindo Ganguly ^[1]
Codes · Telephone	· +91 33

Kamarhati is a city and a municipality under Belghoria police station of Barrackpore subdivision. ^[2] in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Economy
5 References

[edit] History

During the British Raj it was a place for bungalows and gardens where the rich 'Babu' people of Kolkata used to come.

[edit] Geography

Kamarhati is located at 22.67° N 88.37° E^[3]. It has an average elevation of 15 metres (49 feet). Kamarhati, a part of the urban agglomeration of the metro of Kolkata. It is an assembly constituency of West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The sacred temple of Dakshineshwar is situated in Kamarhati Municipal area. Towns like Belghoria and Ariadaha are part of Kamarhati.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Kamarhati had a population of 314,334. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Kamarhati has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 72%. In Kamarhati, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.