Itachuna

Itachuna
Village
Itachuna
Itachuna

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 23°02′07″N 88°18′33″E / 23.0352°N 88.3093°E / 23.0352; 88.3093Coordinates: 23°02′07″N 88°18′33″E / 23.0352°N 88.3093°E / 23.0352; 88.3093
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Hooghly
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,451
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone/STD code 03454
Lok Sabha constituency Hooghly
Vidhan Sabha constituency Pandua
Website hooghly.gov.in

Itachuna is a village and Itachuna-Khanyan is a gram panchayat in Pandua CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Itachuna had a total population of 1,451 of which 735 (51%) were males and 716 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 146. The total number of literates in Itachuna was 1,034 (79.23% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Transport

A short stretch of Polba-Khanyan Road links Itachuna to SH 13/ GT Road.[2][3]

Education

Bejoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya, a general degree college, was established at Itachuna in 1950. It is affiiated with the University of Burdwan and offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, political science, philosophy, economics, mathematics, physics, chemistry, botany, zoology and nutrition.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Google maps
  4. ↑ "Bejoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya". BNM. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Bejoy Narayan Mahaviyalaya, Itachuna, Hooghly". College Admission. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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