Amtala
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Amtala is a census town
under Bishnupur
police station of Alipore Sadar subdivision
in South 24 Parganas district
in the India
n state
of West Bengal
.
, Amtala had a population of 7599. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Amtala has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 56% of the males and 44% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
a.K.E.Carmel School
b.Amtala Udayrampur pallishree School
c.Amtala Nivedita Balika Vidyalaya.
d.Bishnupur Shikha Sangha,being one of the oldest in the country.
– Diamond Harbour
) Road (National Highway 117)
Transport communication is very good in Amtala. It is a base of bus route like 235,SD 76, Amtala-Dakhsineshwar, Amtala-Howrah, 76A, 99 etc. Also here is lots of Treaker and Auto-rikshaw.
also amtala now have some social thinker person and organisation, like UTTARAN an adventure Institute working in the field of Adventure sports, like; rock climbing, trekking and high altitude trekking and expedition to the different Himalayan region.Amtala has is a huge economic center with people coming from all four directions,i.e. from budge-budge in the west,kolkata in the north,diamond harbour in the south and baruipur in the east for trade.
Census town
In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...
under Bishnupur
Bishnupur (South 24 Parganas)
Bishnupur is a census town with a police station under Alipore Sadar subdivision in South 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Bishnupur is located at . It has an average elevation of 6 metres ....
police station of Alipore Sadar subdivision
Alipore Sadar subdivision
Alipore Sadar subdivision , is a subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of three municipalities and five community development blocks: Bishnupur–I, Bishnupur–II, Budge Budge–I, Budge Budge–II and Thakurpukur Maheshtala...
in South 24 Parganas district
South 24 Parganas district
South 24 Parganas district is an important district of West Bengal State with its district headquarters in Alipore. It has the urban fringe of Calcutta on one side and the remote riverine villages in the Sundarbans....
in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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of West Bengal
West Bengal
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Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Amtala had a population of 7599. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Amtala has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 56% of the males and 44% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Educational Institutes
Amtala has many educational institutes in its vicinity,the major ones beinga.K.E.Carmel School
b.Amtala Udayrampur pallishree School
c.Amtala Nivedita Balika Vidyalaya.
d.Bishnupur Shikha Sangha,being one of the oldest in the country.
Transport
Amtala is on Diamond Harbour (BehalaBehala
Behala is a neighbourhood in South West Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal. Behala was officially known as South Suburban Municipality until it was merged with the Kolkata Municipal Corporation on January, 1984. Now it is broadly spread across Ward Nos.118 and 132 of the KMC and is...
– Diamond Harbour
Diamond Harbour
Diamond Harbour is in the southern suburbs of Kolkata, on the banks of the Hooghly River quite near where the river meets the Bay of Bengal. This small town is a popular weekend tourist spot located in South 24 Parganas district....
) Road (National Highway 117)
Transport communication is very good in Amtala. It is a base of bus route like 235,SD 76, Amtala-Dakhsineshwar, Amtala-Howrah, 76A, 99 etc. Also here is lots of Treaker and Auto-rikshaw.
also amtala now have some social thinker person and organisation, like UTTARAN an adventure Institute working in the field of Adventure sports, like; rock climbing, trekking and high altitude trekking and expedition to the different Himalayan region.Amtala has is a huge economic center with people coming from all four directions,i.e. from budge-budge in the west,kolkata in the north,diamond harbour in the south and baruipur in the east for trade.