Habra (India)
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| State : | West Bengal | ||
| District : | Uttar 24 Pargana | ||
| Location : | 22 ° 50 ′ N , 88 ° 38 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 15 m | ||
| Residents : | 147,221 (2011) | ||
Habra ( Bengali : হাবরা ) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal with 147,221 inhabitants (2011 census). It is located in the Uttar 24 Pargana district and is north of Kolkata .
population
The increase in urban population is largely due to the immigration of families from rural areas.
| year | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 100.223 | 127.602 | 147.221 |
Habra has a gender ratio of 974 women per 1000 men and thus a common surplus of men for India. The city had a literacy rate of 89.98% in 2011 (men: 92.99%, women: 86.90%). Literacy is thus far above the national average and that of West Bengal. Almost 98.2% of the population are Hindus , approx. 1.4% are Muslims , approx. 0.1% are Christians and approx. 0.2% stated no religious affiliation or practiced other religions. 7.9% of the population are children under 6 years of age. 31.3% live in slums and slums.
Infrastructure
The city has a train station that connects it to Kolkata and the rest of India.
Individual evidence
- ^ Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals. Cities having population 1 lakh and above. (PDF file; 151 kB)
- ↑ DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK NORTH TWENTY FOUR PARGANAS. Retrieved May 2, 2019 .
- ↑ 2011 census (PDF; 398 kB)
- ↑ Habra City Population Census 2011-2019 | West Bengal. Retrieved September 25, 2019 .