Haringhata
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| ?Haringhata West Bengal • India |
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| Coordinates: | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| District(s) | Nadia |
| Population • Sex ratio |
207,867 (2001) • 924 |
| MLA | Bankim Chandra Ghosh |
| Codes • Pincode • Telephone |
• 741252 • +91 3473 |
| Website: nadia.nic.in/ | |
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Haringhata (Bengali: হরিণঘাটা) is a town in Nadia District in West Bengal, India.
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[edit] Demographics
In the 2001 census, Haringhata community development block had a population of 207,867 out of which 108,011 were males and 99,856 were females.[1]
[edit] Economy
The Reliance group have evinced interest in the Haringhata Dairy.[2]They have plans to enter the food business.[3] Consultants have recommended that four government dairies be placed in the joint sector. [4]
[edit] Politics
Bankim Chandra Ghosh of CPI (M) won the Haringhata assembly seat in 2006 and 2001, defeating his nearest rivals Dipak Basu and Saradindu Biswas (both of AITC) in the respective years. In 1996, Mili Hira of CPI (M) defeated Ratna Ghosh of INC. In 1991, 1987, 1982 and 1977 Nani Gopal Malakar of CPI (M) defeated Pratap Roy of INC, Dilip Roy of INC, Phani Bhusan Das of ICS and Manas Kumar Ganguly of INC in the respective years.[5]
Haringhata is part of Nabadwip (Lok Sabha constituency).[6]
[edit] Administration
Haringhata is an intermediate panchayat (local self-government) under Nadia zilla panchayat. Village panchayats under it are – Berohi I and II, Fatepur, Haringhata I and II, Kastodanga I and II, Mollabelia, and Nagarukhra I and II.[7]
[edit] Education
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya is located at Mohanpur, Haringhata.[8]
Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Kolkata- a premier scientific research institution of India under the Ministry of Human Resource development, Government of India is coming up in Haringhata.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ Census of India 001. Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4. Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
- ^ The Telegraph 2 September 2006
- ^ The Economic Times 14 November 2006
- ^ The Statesman 20 December 2006
- ^ Election Commission Assembly election results 1977 – 2006
- ^ General election to the Legislative Assembly, 2001 – List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies. West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
- ^ Details of West Bengal till Village Panchayat Tier. Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
- ^ indiastudycenter.com/univ/states/wb/Bidhan-Chandra-Krishi-Viswavidyalay/default.asp
- ^ Indian Institute of Science Education and Research. IISER Kolkata, IIT Kharagpur Extension Centre, Block-HC, Sector-III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata - 700106.. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
[edit] See also
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