Chaulia

Chaulia
Chaulia
Census Town
	Chaulia Location in West Bengal, India Chaulia Chaulia (India)
	Coordinates: 21.940541°N 87.294376°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Area
• Total	5.2791 km2 (2.0383 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	6,186
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721426
Telephone/STD code	03229
Lok Sabha constituency	Medinipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Keshiary
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in

Chaulia is a census town in the Dantan I CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Cities and towns in the southern portion of Kharagpur subdivision (including Dantan I & II, Mohanpur, Keshiary, Narayangarh and Sabang CD blocks) of Paschim Medinipur district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Chaulia is located at 22.940541°N 87.294376°E / 22.940541; 87.294376.

Area overview

Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[1] With a density of population of 787 per km²nearly half of the district’s population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.[2]

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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Chaulia had a total population of 6,186, of which 3,135 (51%) were males and 3,051 (49%) were females. There were 718 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Chaulia was 4,017 (73.46% of the population over 6 years).[3]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Paschim Medinipur, Chaulia covered an area of 5.2791 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 24 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from untreated sources, borewell, tubewell. It had 892 domestic electric connections, 10 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 5 charitable hospitals/ nursing homes and 53 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 6 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 1 senior secondary school. It had 1 recognised shorthand, typewriting and vocational training institute. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities, it had 1 auditorium/community hall, 1 public library, 1 reading room. An important commodity it produced was paddy. It had branch offices of 2 nationalised banks, 1 cooperative bank, 1 agricultural credit society.[4]

References

"District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
"District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
"CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
"District Census Handbook Paschim Medinipur, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 2827-2833; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 2827; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 2829; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 2830; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2831, Page 2832; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 2832,2833; Statement VI:Industry and Banking ,Page 2833. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 September 2020.

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[1] "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

[2] "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

[3] "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 5 September 2020.

[4] "District Census Handbook Paschim Medinipur, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 2827-2833; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 2827; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 2829; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 2830; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2831, Page 2832; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 2832,2833; Statement VI:Industry and Banking ,Page 2833. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 September 2020.