Uluberia

Uluberia উলুবেড়িয়া
City
Uluberia Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Howrah
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	202,095
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency	Uluberia
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Uluberia Purba

Uluberia is a city and a municipality in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. This town has a very good transport system. NH6, South East railway, Cuttack road pass through it. Hooghly River surrounds south part of this town. This town is famous for its industrial belts.

Geography

Uluberia is located at . It has an average elevation of 1 m (3.3 ft). It is situated on the bank of River Hooghly. The main road passing through the heart of the city is Orissa Trunk Road & is also well connected by National Highway No-6; Bombay Road. This is an unplanned city and sometimes during heavy rains, may suffer from the drainage problems. The other problem is erosion of Hooghly River and encroachment in the main land. This development block has also a station after its name, Uluberia.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Uluberia had a population of 202,095. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Uluberia has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 58%. In Uluberia, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

With the partition of India there was a massive influx of refugees from East Pakistan into Kolkata and its peripheral areas. Of over a million refugees who entered West Bengal in 1950 alone settled mostly in squatter colonies between Naihati and Sonarpur on the east bank of the Hooghly and between Mogra and Uluberia on the west bank.

Economy

Two wheeler plant

Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, former chief minister, West Bengal, laid the foundation stone for eastern India's first two-wheeler project at Uluberia on 15 February 2006. A motorcycle factory would be set up by the Salim Group of Indonesia at a cumulative investment of $250 million. Spread over 65 acres (260,000 m²) of land provided by the State Government, the factory would be set up under the banner of Salim Group company Mahabharat Motors Manufacturing Pvt Ltd, and the two-wheelers would be sold under the brand name, Arjun. Later, he also laid the foundation stone of an integrated satellite township project that was being set up by the Salim Group in Howrah district. Spread over 390 acres (1.6 km²) of land, the Kolkata West International City would have 6,900 dwelling units along with a host of other facilities. Speaking at both the functions, Benny Santoso, Chief Executive of the Salim Group, said the Indonesian business house with diverse business interests was keen to contribute and partake in the development of West Bengal. However the project never took off. Chuansung, a Chinese company, would be the technological collaborators.

Education

Important educational institutes are: Uluberia College, Calcutta Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology & Allied Health Sciences (CIPT+) - pharmacy college, Calcutta Institute of Technology (CIT) - Engineering college, Calcutta Institute of Management & Technology (CIMT), Bharat Technology (BT); and among high school, " Uluberia High School"(5 to 10Boys,11+12Co-ed), Baniban Girls' high School, Uluberia Binapani Girls' High School, Baniban Jadurberia Vidhyapith, Sarada Sishu Mandir, Karat Beria High School, Jagatpur Adarsha Vidyalaya.

External links

• Map of Howrah district