Baduria

Baduria
Town
Baduria Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°44′N 88°47′E / 22.74°N 88.79°ECoordinates: 22°44′N 88°47′E / 22.74°N 88.79°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24 Parganas
Government
• Municipality Chairman	Diponker Bhartterchia[1]
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	47,418
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency	Basirhat
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Baduria
Website	north24parganas.nic.in

Baduria is a town and a municipality and police station of Basirhat subdivision^[2] in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Baduria is located at 22°44′N 88°47′E / 22.74°N 88.79°E.^[3] It has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[4] Baduria had a population of 47,418. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Baduria has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Healthcare

Baduria is one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.^[5]

References

The Berachampa-Baduria road at Baduria sub-post office.

1. Official District Administration site
2. District-wise list of statutory towns
3. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Baduria
4. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
5. "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )". Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-24.