Panihati

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Panihati
পানিহাটি
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Barrackpore Trunk Road at Panihati
Barrackpore Trunk Road at Panihati
Panihati is located in Kolkata
Panihati
Panihati
Location in Kolkata
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Country  India
State West Bengal
City Kolkata
Government
 • Municipality Chairman Swapan Ghosh
Elevation 13 m (43 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 348,379
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency Dum Dum
Vidhan Sabha constituency Panihati,

Panihati is a place in north Kolkata and a municipality under Khardaha / Ghola police stations under Barrackpur City Police of Barrackpore subdivision. in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.[1]

Geography

Panihati has an average elevation of 13 metres (42 feet).

Panihati covers two important Railway stations from Sealdah north main section line - 1)Sodepur -a densely populated urban city connected to the northern side of Kolkata by Barrackpore Trunk Road and with Barasat via Sodepur Road through Madhyamgram. 2) Agarpara — which shares its borders with Kamarhati and North Dumdum Municipality. Panihati Municipality is located on BT Road, Kolkata - 700110 at the western side of Sodepur Rail station.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Panihati had a population of 348,379. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Panihati has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 79%. In Panihati, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district (under Kolkata Metropolitan area)has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[3] The famous scientist Kishori Mohan Bandyopadhyay who had assisted Ronald Ross in his malaria research work and was awarded a Gold Medal in 1903 for his pioneering work by King Edward VII of Britain was a resident of Panihati.

References

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External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
  • Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage
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