Cities, towns and locations in Basirhat subdivision, North 24 Parganas district M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
The area shown in the map is a part of the Ichhamati-Raimangal Plain, located in the lower Ganges Delta. It contains soil of mature black or brownish loam to recent alluvium. Numerous rivers, creeks and khals criss-cross the area. The tip of the Sundarbans National Park is visible in the lower part of the map (shown in green but not marked). The larger full screen map shows the full forest area.[1] A large section of the area is a part of the Sundarbans settlements.[2] The densely populated area is an overwhelmingly rural area. Only 12.96% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.04% of the population lives in the rural areas.[3][4]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Balihati had a total population of 3,637, of which 1,890 (52%) were males and 1,747 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 504. The total number of literate persons in Balihati was 2,239 (71.47% of the population over 6 years).[5]
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook, North Twenty Four Parganas, 2011, Balihati covered an area of 4.1197 km2. It had 331 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 6 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 2 primary schools, 1 middle school, secondary, senior secondary schools at Joygaon 3 km away. The nearest college was 5 km away at Bamanpukuria.[6]
^"District Statistical Handbook". North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
