Diamond Harbour

For other uses, see Diamond Harbour (disambiguation).

Diamond Harbour
City
Diamond Harbour Municipality
Diamond Harbour Municipality
Map
Interactive map outlining Diamond Harbour
Diamond Harbour is located in West Bengal
Diamond Harbour
Diamond Harbour
Location in West Bengal
Diamond Harbour is located in India
Diamond Harbour
Diamond Harbour
Location in India
Diamond Harbour is located in Asia
Diamond Harbour
Diamond Harbour
Location in Asia
Diamond Harbour is located in Earth
Diamond Harbour
Diamond Harbour
Location in Earth
Coordinates: 22°11′34″N 88°11′22″E / 22.1926886°N 88.1894879°E / 22.1926886; 88.1894879
Country India
State West Bengal
DivisionPresidency
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyDiamond Harbour Municipality
Area
 • Total
10.36 km2 (4.00 sq mi)
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
41,802
 • Density4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy85.93 per cent
 • Sex ratio986 ♂/♀
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
743331
Telephone code+91 3174
Vehicle registrationWB-19, WB-20, WB-95, WB-96, WB-97, WB-98
Lok Sabha constituencyDiamond Harbour
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDiamond Harbour
Websitediamondharbourmunicipality.org

Diamond Harbour (Bengali: [ˈɖai̯mənɖ ˈɦaɾbaɾ] ⓘ) is a city and a municipality of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Diamond Harbour subdivision.

History

Ruins of Chingrikhali Fort on the banks of Hooghly River

Diamond Harbour was originally known as Hajipur, as it was situated on the banks of the Hajipur creek. The name Diamond Harbour was applied by the British, who used it for both river and sea shipping.[3][4] The area was known since 16th and 17th-century Portuguese river pirates, (harmad).[5] There was a fort named Chingrikhali Kella, reportedly built by Portuguese pirates during 1600s, presently dilapidated.[6]

Geography

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5miles
River
Hooghly
Harinarayanpur
H
Harinarayanpur, Kulpi (H)
Deulpota
H
Deulpota (H)
Dhola
CT
Dhola, Diamond Harbour (CT)
Berandari
Bagaria
CT
Berandari Bagaria (CT)
Kulpi
R
Kulpi (R)
Netra
R
Netra, Diamond Harbour (R)
Durganagar
CT
Durganagar, Diamond Harbour (CT)
Mohanpur
CT
Mohanpur, Diamond Harbour (CT)
Sangrampur
CT
Sangrampur, Diamond Harbour (CT)
Masat
CT
Masat, Diamond Harbour (CT)
Diamond Harbour
M
Bhushna
R
Bhushna (R)
Parulia
R
Parulia, Diamond Harbour (R)
Ramnagar
R
Ramnagar, Diamond Harbour (R)
Sarisha
R
Sarisha (R)
Raichak
R
Raichak (R)
Patdaha
CT
Patdaha (CT)
Punya
R
Punya, Falta (R)
Harindanga
R
Harindanga, Falta (R)
Falta
R
Falta, South 24 Parganas (R)
Fatepur
CT
Fatepur, Falta (CT)
Chandpala
Anantapathpur
CT
Chandpala Anantapathpur (CT)
Baneshwarpur
CT
Baneshwarpur (CT)
Hasimnagar
CT
Hasimnagar (CT)
Cities and towns in the western part of Diamond Harbour subdivision (including Falta, Diamond Harbour I & II, Kulpi CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, H: historical place/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Area overview

Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanisation. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the western portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 11 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the western part, located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, is covered by the Kulpi Diamond Harbour Plain, which is 5–6 metres above sea level. Archaeological excavations at Deulpota and Harinarayanpur, on the bank of the Hooghly River indicate the existence of human habitation more than 2,000 years ago.[7][8][9]

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.

Location

Diamond Harbour is located at 22°11′34″N 88°11′22″E / 22.1926886°N 88.1894879°E / 22.1926886; 88.1894879. It has an average elevation of 7 metres (23 ft).[10]

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).

The overall climate of Diamond harbour is warm and humid. The summer temperature often crosses 35 °C when it drops 15 °C. The highest temperature ever was 43.0 °C, recorded on 21 May 2002. The lowest temperature dropped was 8.2 °C, on 13 January 2003. The annual average rainfall is 1600 mm. The air is moderately humid, around 76%.

Climate data for Diamond Harbour (1991–2020, extremes 1978–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.2
(91.8) 		38.0
(100.4) 		40.6
(105.1) 		41.9
(107.4) 		43.0
(109.4) 		40.4
(104.7) 		38.0
(100.4) 		38.5
(101.3) 		37.5
(99.5) 		37.4
(99.3) 		35.6
(96.1) 		32.6
(90.7) 		43.0
(109.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25.4
(77.7) 		29.1
(84.4) 		32.7
(90.9) 		34.0
(93.2) 		34.3
(93.7) 		33.5
(92.3) 		32.1
(89.8) 		32.2
(90.0) 		32.4
(90.3) 		32.3
(90.1) 		30.2
(86.4) 		26.8
(80.2) 		31.3
(88.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.9
(57.0) 		17.9
(64.2) 		22.8
(73.0) 		25.8
(78.4) 		26.8
(80.2) 		27.2
(81.0) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.5
(79.7) 		24.6
(76.3) 		19.9
(67.8) 		15.1
(59.2) 		22.8
(73.0)
Record low °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2) 		9.8
(49.6) 		14.1
(57.4) 		18.0
(64.4) 		18.0
(64.4) 		21.4
(70.5) 		23.2
(73.8) 		21.5
(70.7) 		20.4
(68.7) 		18.5
(65.3) 		13.3
(55.9) 		9.7
(49.5) 		6.8
(44.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 15.0
(0.59) 		27.8
(1.09) 		28.8
(1.13) 		46.5
(1.83) 		125.1
(4.93) 		258.6
(10.18) 		386.1
(15.20) 		365.1
(14.37) 		300.8
(11.84) 		147.5
(5.81) 		29.4
(1.16) 		8.3
(0.33) 		1,739
(68.46)
Average rainy days 1.1 1.3 1.7 2.9 6.1 12.2 16.7 17.0 13.2 6.1 1.6 0.5 80.4
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) 69 66 67 77 78 84 86 86 86 81 75 73 77
Source: India Meteorological Department[11][12][13]

Demographics

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1951 9,818—    
1961 10,135+3.2%
1971 13,072+29.0%
1981 20,259+55.0%
1991 30,266+49.4%
2001 37,234+23.0%
2011 41,802+12.3%
Source: Census of India[14]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Diamond Harbour had a total population of 41,802, of which 21,050 (51%) were males and 20,752 (49%) were females. It had a population density of 4,035 inhabitants per square kilometre (10,450/sq mi) with a sex ratio of 986 females for every 1000 males. There were 3,688 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The Scheduled Castes numbered 5,221 (12.49%) and the Scheduled Tribes numbered 72 (0.17%). The total number of literate persons was 32,753 (85.93% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 17,193 (89.57% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 15,560 (82.25% of the female population over 6 years). Diamond Harbour had a total of 10,048 households as of 2011.[15]

Language

Languages of Diamond Harbour (2011)[16]

  Bengali (99.14%)
  Hindi (0.82%)
  Urdu (0.03%)
  Others (0.01%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 99.14% of the population spoke Bengali, 0.82% Hindi and 0.03% Urdu as their first language.[16]

Religion

Religion in Diamond Harbour (2011)[17]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 85.98%
Islam
 
 13.75%
Christianity
 
 0.11%
Sikhism
 
 0.10%
Buddhism
 
 0.01%
Jainism
 
 0.01%
Others or not stated
 
 0.04%

According to the 2011 Census of India, 85.98% of the population is Hindu, 13.75% Muslim, 0.11% Christian, 0.10% Sikh, 0.01% Buddhist and 0.01% Jain. 0.04% did not state a religion in the census.[17]

Civic administration

Municipality

Diamond Harbour Municipality covers an area of 10.36 km2 (4.00 sq mi). It has jurisdiction over the entire city of Diamond Harbour. The municipality was established in 1982; 43 years ago (1982). It is divided into 16 administrative wards. According to the 2022 municipal election, it is being controlled by the All India Trinamool Congress.[18][19]

Police stations

Diamond Harbour police station covers an area of 134 km2 (52 sq mi). It has jurisdiction over parts of the Diamond Harbour Municipality, and the Diamond Harbour I and Diamond Harbour II CD blocks.[20][21]

Diamond Harbour women police station has jurisdiction over parts of the Diamond Harbour Municipality, and the Diamond Harbour I and Diamond Harbour II CD blocks.[22][21]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Diamond Harbour I CD block are located at Diamond Harbour.[23]

Transport

Diamond Harbour is on the National Highway 12.[24]

Diamond Harbour railway station is on the Sealdah–Diamond Harbour line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway.[24][25]

Commuters

With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005–06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) commuters use the Kolkata Suburban Railway system daily. After the partition of India, refugees from East Pakistan/ Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily.[26]

Education

Healthcare

Diamond Harbour Subdivisional Hospital, with 250 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Diamond Harbour subdivision.[31]

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