Burul

Burul
Burul
Village
	Burul Location in West Bengal Burul Location in India
	Coordinates: 22.3684°N 88.1072°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
CD block	Budge Budge II
Area
• Total	2.82 km2 (1.09 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	7,014
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali[1][2]
• Additional official	English[1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743318
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituency	Diamond Harbour
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Satgachhia
Website	www.s24pgs.gov.in

Burul is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Nodakhali police station in the Budge Budge II CD block in the Alipore Sadar subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

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Cities and towns in the western part of Alipore Sadar subdivision (including Budge Budge I & II, Thakurpukur Maheshtala CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Bakrahat is in Bishnupur II CD block, but Lakshmibala Rural Hospital at Bakrahat serves Budge Budge II CD block and so it is included here.

Area overview

Alipore Sadar subdivision is the most urbanized part of the South 24 Parganas district. 59.85% of the population lives in the urban areas and 40.15% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 21 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the subdivision, on the east bank of the Hooghly River, is an alluvial stretch, with industrial development.[3][4][5]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Location

Burul is located at 22°22′06″N 88°06′26″E. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Burul had a total population of 7,014, of which 3,589 (51%) were males and 3,425 (49%) were females. There were 680 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Burul was 5,117 (80.79% of the population over 6 years).[6]

Transport

A short stretch of local roads link Burul to the Budge Budge Trunk Road.[7]

Budge Budge railway station is located nearby.[7]

Education

Saheed Anurup Chandra Mahavidyalaya established in 1991, is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, history, political science, and geography , and general courses in arts, science and commerce.[8]

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre, with 6 beds, at Burul.[9]

References

"Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
"52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
"District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
"Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 13, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
"District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
"C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
Google maps
"Saheed Anurup Chandra Mahavidyalaya". SACM. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
"Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

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[wblangoff-1] "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

[2] "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

[3] "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

[4] "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 13, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

[5] "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

[census2011-6] "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 30 October 2019.

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[8] "Saheed Anurup Chandra Mahavidyalaya". SACM. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.

[9] "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 November 2019.