South Dumdum

South Dumdum (Bengali: দক্ষিণ দমদম) is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. South Dum Dum consists of localities like, Nagerbazar, Bangur, Dum Dum Park, Lake Town, Paikpara.

Geography

South Dumdum is located at .^[2]

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[3] South Dumdum had a population of 392,150. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. South Dumdum has an average literacy rate of 83%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 87%, and female literacy is 80%. In South Dumdum, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age. One of the main area of South Dumdum is Nager Bazar More.

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