Uluberia
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| State : | West Bengal | ||
| District : | Haora | ||
| Location : | 22 ° 28 ' N , 88 ° 7' E | ||
| Height : | 1 m | ||
| Residents : | 222,240 (2011) | ||
Uluberia ( Bengali : উলুবেড়িয়া ) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal with around 220,000 inhabitants (2011 census). It is located in the Haora district and is part of the Kolkata agglomeration . The city is located on the banks of the Hugli River.
history
With the partition of India in 1947 , there was a massive influx of refugees from East Pakistan to Calcutta and the peripheral areas. Of the more than one million refugees who came to West Bengal in 1950 alone, most of them settled in occupied colonies between Naihati and Sonarpur on the east bank of the Hooghly and between Hugli and Uluberia on the west bank. The small place grew into a city.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the population of the city is 222,240 and that of the agglomeration is 235,345. Uluberia has a gender ratio of 951 women per 1000 men and thus a male surplus typical for India. The literacy rate was 80.0% in 2011. Almost 54.9% of the population are Hindus , approx. 44.8% are Muslims , approx. 0.1% are Christians and approx. 0.2% belong to others or none Religions. Children under six years of age are 11.9% of the population.
Infrastructure
The city has its own railway station.