Ashoknagar Kalyangarh
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| State : | West Bengal | ||
| District : | Uttar 24 Pargana | ||
| Location : | 22 ° 50 ′ N , 88 ° 38 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 13 m | ||
| Residents : | 121,592 (2011) | ||
Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal . The city is part of the Kolkata agglomeration .
The city belongs to the district of Uttar 24 Pargana . Ashoknagar Kalyangarh has the status of a municipality . The city is divided into 23 wards .
history
Under British rule, Ashoknagar Kalyanagarh was the site of the British Royal Air Force during World War II . The place that Ashoknagar became Kalyanagarh was an RAF airfield known as Baigachi Airfield. There are still four RAF hangars as remnants of a bygone era. After the Second World War, the airfield and hangars were closed. After India's independence, a planned town was built on the site of the airfield.
Demographics
The city's population is 121,592 according to the 2011 census. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh has a gender ratio of 986 women per 1000 men and thus a common surplus of men for India. The literacy rate was 92.0% in 2011. Almost 97% of the population are Hindus , approx. 2% are Muslims and approx. 1% belong to another or no religion. 7.5% of the population are children under 6 years of age. Bengali is the main language in and around the city.
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.census2011.co.in
- ↑ Ashokenagar Kalyangarh City Population Census 2011-2019 | West Bengal. Retrieved September 26, 2019 .