Cities, towns and locations in Barasat subdivision, North 24 Parganas M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Maslandapur, Nokpul, Sadpur and Betpuli form a cluster of census towns, south of Gobardanga. The Jamuna separates Gobardanga from this cluster.[2]Habra police station serves this area.[3]
PIN Code of Maslandapur is 743289.
Area overview
The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta.[4] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.[5]54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.[6]
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, Machhlandapurr had a total population of 10,790, of which 5,519 (51%) were males and 5,271 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 879. The total number of literate persons in Machhlandapurr was 8,708 (85.58% of the population over 6 years).[7]
As of 2001[update] India census,[8] Machhlandapurr had a population of 9,706. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Machhlandapurr has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 72%. In Machhlandapurr, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Economy
Commuters
As per 2011 census, a large proportion of people in Habra I CD block earn their livelihood as ‘other workers’, which include office, factory and transport workers, professionals and business people and so on. (See Habra I for details). Around a total of 32 lakh people from all around the city commute to Kolkata daily for work. In the Sealdah-Bangaon section there are 58 trains that carry commuters from 24 railway stations. In the Seadah-Hasnabad sections 32 trains carry commuters from 30 stations.[9]
As per District Census Handbook 2011, Maslandapur covered an area of 1.7 km2. It had many primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary schools and 3 senior secondary school.
[11]Maslandapur is well known for its Electrical equipments market and Garment Homecrafts. Here is one cinema Hall (Jyoti) and some Shopping malls like Reliance Trends, Bazar Kolkata, M-Bazar. Few Restaurants like Bangaliana, Sonar Bangla, Khulna, Barishal, Mouli's Kitchen, The Prapti's Continental. Some sancks joints like QFC, SFC, WOW Momos, Tiffin House are very famous here.
Some Bakery, Mio Amore & Monjinis are also here.
Banks
State Bank of India, UCO Bank, Bandhan Bank,Punjab National Bank, HDFC Bank,Bank of India and Axis Bank have their branches here.8 ATMs are also situated here Including State Bank & UCO Bank's E-Lobby
[12]Maslandapur is a Bus Junction,by Basirhat Road and tentulia Road,one can commute to Basirhat and Balti respectively.Also there is Auto & Car(Magic) service for areas like Chatra,Charghat,Chandipur,Mogra,Bagjola,Chakla(Loknath Dham),Katiahat,Keotsa,Fultola,Habra,Kolsur,Rudrapur, etc.
Education
Maslandapur Bhudeb Smriti Balika Vidyalaya is a higher secondary school for girls in Maslandapur. Rajballavpur High School and Dhakshin Chatra High School are higher secondary schools for boys in Maslandapur.
Many Govt. Primary schools and also some other Private Primary Schools are here.
^"District Statistical Handbook". North 24 Parganas 2010-2011, Tables 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
^"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.
^"District Census Handbook North 24 Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A"(PDF). Page 93, Table 33: Distribution of Workers by Sex in Four Categories ofEconomic Activity in Sub-district 2011; Page 84, Table 30: Number and Percentage of Main Workers, Marginal Workers and Non-workers by sex in sub-districts, 2011. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
