Kanchrapara
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| State : | West Bengal | ||
| District : | Uttar 24 Pargana | ||
| Location : | 22 ° 57 ' N , 88 ° 26' E | ||
| Height : | 10 m | ||
| Area : | 9.06 km² | ||
| Residents : | 129,576 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 14,302 inhabitants / km² | ||
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Kanchrapara is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal with 129,576 inhabitants (2011 census). It is located in the Uttar 24 Pargana district and is near Kolkata . The city is built on a former marshland and grew into a large city due to its favorable location in the Kolkata metropolitan area .
population
The increase in urban population is largely due to the immigration of families from rural areas.
| year | 1901 | 1951 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 10,332 | 56,668 | 98,816 | 135.198 | 129,576 |
Kanchrapara has a gender ratio of 982 women per 1000 men and thus a common surplus of men for India. The city had a literacy rate of 90.06% in 2011 (men: 93.98%, women: 86.08%). Literacy is thus far above the national average and that of West Bengal. Almost 97.6% of the population are Hindus , approx. 1.4% are Muslims , approx. 0.6% are Christians and approx. 0.4% stated no religious affiliation or practiced other religions. 7.7% of the population are children under 6 years of age. 26.0% 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)
- ↑ Kanchrapara City Population Census 2011-2019 | West Bengal. Retrieved September 25, 2019 .