Maslandapur

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  ?Maslandapur
West Bengal • India
Coordinates: 22°50′N 88°38′E / 22.83, 88.63
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s) North 24 Parganas
Population 9,507 (2001)
Website: north24parganas.nic.in/

Coordinates: 22°50′N 88°38′E / 22.83, 88.63 Maslandapur (Bengali: মসলন্দপুর) (also spelt as Machlandapur) is a census town under Habra police station of Barasat sadar subdivision[1] in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is 54 km from Sealdah Station on the Sealdah-Bangaon branch line of Eastern Railway.[2] It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.

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[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census[3], Maslandapur had a population of 9507. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Maslandapur has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 72%. In Maslandapur, 9% 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]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ District-wise list of statutory towns
  2. ^ Eastern Railway time table.
  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.