Amta I is an administrative division in Uluberia subdivision

Uluberia subdivision

Uluberia subdivision , is a subdivision of the Howrah district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Uluberia municipality and nine CD blocks: Uluberia–I, Uluberia–II, Amta–I, Amta–II, Udaynarayanpur, Bagnan–I, Bagnan–II, Shyampur–I and...

 of Howrah district

Howrah District

Howrah district is a district of the West Bengal state in eastern India. It has thousands of years of rich heritage in the form of the great Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut. The district is named after its headquarters, the city of Howrah.-Geography:...

 in the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state

States and territories of India

India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 of West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

. Amta police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Amta.

Geography

Balichak, a constituent panchayat of Amta I block, is located at 22.616597°N 88.029618°E

Amta I community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

 has an area of 123.65  km².

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Amta I block/panchayat samiti

Panchayat samiti

Panchayat samiti is a local government body at the tehsil or Taluka level in India. It works for the villages of the Tehsil or Taluka that together are called a Development Block. The Panchayat Samiti is the link between the Gram Panchayat and the district administration. There are a number of...

 are: Amta, Anulia, Balichak, Basantapur, Bhandargachha, Chandrapur, Kanpur, Khardah, Khosalpur, Raspur, Sirajbati, Udang I and Udang II.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Amta I block had a total population of 200,147, out of which 102,088 were males and 98,059 were females. Amta II block registered a population growth of 9.39 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Howrah district was 12.76 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.

Scheduled castes at 61,689 formed around one-third the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 1,413.

Literacy

As per 2001 census, Amta I block had a total literacy of 74.37 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 82.82 per cent female literacy was 65.57 per cent. Howrah district had a total literacy of 77.01 per cent, male literacy being 83.22 per cent and female literacy being 70.11 per cent.

Transport

Amta is now served by a broad gauge line but earlier it was served by the 45-km Howrah-Amta narrow-gauge route of the Martin's Light Railways

Martin's Light Railways

Martin's Light Railways was a private company operating railways in India. The routes on which trains were run by Martin's Light Railways are as shown below: gauge Howrah Maidan-Amta and Howrah-Shiakhala lines ....

, a private rail service established in 1892. The rail company was shut down in 1971. Amta is 52.06 kilometres (32.3 mi) from Howrah Station

Howrah station

Howrah Station is one of the four intercity train stations serving Howrah and Kolkata, India; the others are Sealdah Station, Shalimar Station and Kolkata railway station in Kolkata. Howrah is situated on the West bank of the Hooghly River, linked to Kolkata by the magnificent Howrah Bridge which...

. Amta is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway railway system.

Communication

Jagatballavpur area exchange with code 3214 serves: Ajodhya, Amta, Bagnan

Bagnan

Bagnan is a census town in Howrah district in the state of West Bengal, in eastern India. It has one of the busiest railway stations in South Eastern Railway Zone within West Bengal.-Geography:...

, Bakshirhat, Chitrasenpur, Gangadharpur, Jagatballavpur

Jagatballavpur

Jagatballavpur is an administrative division in Howrah Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Jagatballavpur police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Munsirhat...

, Kalyanpur, Kanpur-Pinas, Panchla

Panchla

Panchla is a census town and police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Panchla is located at . It has an average elevation of 7 metres .-Demographics:...

, Shyampur

Shyampur, West Bengal

Shyampur I is an administrative division in Uluberia subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Shyampur police station serves this block...

, and Udaynarayanpur

Udaynarayanpur

Udaynarayanpur is an administrative division in Uluberia subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Udaynarayanpur police station serves this block...

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Places of interest

• Ma Melai Chandi
  Chandi
  Chandi or Chandika is the supreme Goddess of Devi Mahatmya also known as Chandi or Durga Sapthashati. Chandi is described as the Supreme reality who is a combination of Mahakali, Maha Lakshmi and Maha Saraswati...
  
   Mandir. It is located near Amta Bazaar.
• Betai Chandi Mandir. It is also located nearby in Betai.