Kalara

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Kalara
কালারা
Town
Kalara

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 22°35′N 88°11′E / 22.59°N 88.19°ECoordinates: 22°35′N 88°11′E / 22.59°N 88.19°E
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Howrah
Population (2001)
 • Total 23,129
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 711411
Lok Sabha constituency Sreerampur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Domjur
Website howrah.gov.in
About one Km from Dhulagori Logistic Centre

Kolorah, earlier known as Kalara is a census town under Domjur police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

Geography

Kalara is located at 22°35′30″N 88°11′47″E / 22.5918°N 88.19649°E It is broadly subdivided into four zones

  1. South Kolorah, have a madrasah named Majahirul Ulum Islamia Senior Madrasah and a Market named Karbala Bazar and Karbala G M Primary School and Kolorah Haji Abdul Ohab Institution and one Primary Health Centre.
  2. North Kolorah,have a Bazar, Kolorah High School and a Madrasah
  3. Maddhya (Middle) Kolorah

$ New Kolorah. Kolorah villagers have a Kolorah Bazaar, a Post Office, a few Temples & a few Masjids (Mosque) Two High schools, Kolorah High School (H.S,) & Karbala Haji Abdul Ohab Institution

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Kalara had a population of 23,129. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kalara has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 60%. In Kalara, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Most of the people of kolorah are Zari worker and some are Darjee in profession they deal in Kolkata Barabazar. Some famous Personalities of Kolorah

  1. Yadav Das(Engineering)
  2. Abhijit Mondal(Doctor)
  3. Sk Rajit Hosen (SAP ABAP CONSULTANT).
  4. Sadananda Nath(Teacher)
  5. Nasir Mullick(Teacher)
  6. Rahima Sardar(Panchayat Pradhan)
  7. Bijoy Sadhukhan(Teacher)
  8. Snehasish Nath(MBBS Student,428 in HS-09 and 752 in MP-07)
  9. Mahammad Samim Mondal(MBBS Student,448 in HS-11 and 663 in MP-09)
  10. sherbaz hyder laskar (computer eng.)

References

  1. ↑ "District-wise list of statutory towns". Census Commission of India. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
  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. Retrieved 2008-11-01.