Talbandha

Talbandha
তালবাঁধা
Census Town
Talbandha

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 22°41′26″N 88°26′14″E / 22.6906900°N 88.4373400°E / 22.6906900; 88.4373400Coordinates: 22°41′26″N 88°26′14″E / 22.6906900°N 88.4373400°E / 22.6906900; 88.4373400
Country  India
State West Bengal
District North 24 Parganas
Population (2011)
  Total 17,802
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Website north24parganas.nic.in

Talbandha is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block Barrackpore subdivision,[1] in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Ghola police station serves this town.

Geography

Talbandha is located at 22°41′26″N 88°26′14″E / 22.6906900°N 88.4373400°E / 22.6906900; 88.4373400.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Talbandha had a total population of 17,802, of which 9,033 (51%) were males and 8,769 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,725. The total number of literates in Talbandha was 12,803 (79.64 % of the population over 6 years).[2]

As of 2001 India census,[3] Talbandha had a population of 15,233. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Talbandha has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 57%. In Talbandha, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[4]

References

  1. District-wise list of statutory towns
  2. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  3. "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.
  4. "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. Retrieved 2007-08-24.


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