Bhangar Raghunathpur

Bhangar Raghunathpur
—  town  —
Bhangar Raghunathpur
Location of Bhangar Raghunathpur
in West Bengal and India
Coordinates
Country India
State West Bengal
District(s) South Twentyfour Parganas
Parliamentary constituency Jadavpur
Assembly constituency Bhangar
Population 5,009 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

• Elevation

• 9 metres (30 ft)
Website s24pgs.gov.in

See Raghunathpur for other towns with a similar name.

Bhangar Raghunathpur (Bengali: ভাঙ্গর রঘুনাথপুর) is a census town in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Bhangar has a police station in Baruipur subdivision.[1]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Bhangar Raghunathpur had a population of 5009. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bhangar Raghunathpur has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 65% and female literacy of 53%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Healthcare

Certain areas of South 24 Parganas district has been identified where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. [3]High levels of arsenic in ground water was found in 12 blocks of the district. Water samples collected from tubewells in the affected places contained arsenic above the normal level (10 microgram a litre as specified by the World Health Organisation). The affected blocks are Baruipur, Bhangar I, Bhangar II, Bishnupur I, Bishnupur II, Basanti, Budge Budge, Canning I, Canning II, Sonarpur, Mograhat II and Joynagar. [4]

References

  1. ^ "Census of India". District-wise list of stautory towns. Directorate of census operations, West Bengal. Archived from the original on 2007-08-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20070809031732/http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-02. 
  2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
  3. ^ "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. http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb4.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-24. 
  4. ^ "High arsenic levels in South". The Statesman, 24 June 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20070929091658/http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?clid=23&id=183781&usrsess=1. Retrieved 2007-09-03.