Chandpur, Ghola

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  ?Chandpur
West Bengal • India
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Location of Chandpur
Coordinates: 22°52′N 88°31′E / 22.87, 88.51
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 6 m (20 ft)
District(s) North 24 Parganas
Population 8,843 (2001)

Coordinates: 22°52′N 88°31′E / 22.87, 88.51

Chandpur is a census town under Ghola police station of Barrackpore subdivision [1] in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

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[edit] Geography

Chandpur is located at 22.52° N 88.12° E[2]. It has an average elevation of 6 metres (19 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census[3], Chandpur had a population of 8843. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Chandpur has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 74% and female literacy of 61%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. [4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ District-wise list of statutory towns
  2. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chandpur
  3. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
  4. ^ Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study ). Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.

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