Panchla is an administrative division in Howrah Sadar subdivision 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

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n state

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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. Panchla police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Bikihakola. Bikihakola

Bikihakola

Bikihakola is a census town under Panchla police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Bikihakola is located at -Demographics:...

, Beldubi

Beldubi

Beldubi is a census town under Panchla police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Beldubi is located at -Demographics:...

, Jala Kendua

Jala Kendua

Jala Kendua is a census town under Panchla police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics: India census, Jala Kendua had a population of 5783. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%...

, Gabberia

Gabberia

Gabberia is a census town under Panchla police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Demographics: India census, Gabberia had a population of 4974. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%...

, Paniara

Paniara

Paniara is a census town under Panchla police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Paniara is located at -Demographics:...

, 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:...

 and Sahapur

Sahapur

Sahapur is a census town under Panchla police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Sahapur is located at...

 are urban areas in this block.

Geography

Panchla is located at 22.54°N 88.14°E.

Panchla community development block

Community Development Block in India

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 has an area of 53.42  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 Panchla 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: Banharishpur, Beldubi, Bikihakola, Chara–Panchla, Deulpur, Gangadharpur, Jalabiswanathpur, Jujarsaha, Panchla , Sahapur and Suvarara.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Panchla block had a total population of 213,893, out of which 109,229 were males and 104,664 were females. Panchla block registered a population growth of 15.92 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 45,946 formed around one-fourth the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 1,093.

Literacy

As per 2001 census, Panchla block had a total literacy of 71.42 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 78.55 per cent female literacy was 63.95 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.