Cities and towns in Ranaghat subdivision of Nadia district M: municipal town/ city/notified area, 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 map of Hanskhali CD block, in the District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia, shows Badkulla and Patuli as adjacent census towns.[1]
Area overview
Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature.[2] The Ranaghat subdivision has the Bhagirathi on the west, with Purba Bardhaman and Hooghly districts lying across the river. Topographically, Ranaghat subdivision is spread across the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district, and the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain, the low-lying area found in the south-eastern part of the district. The Churni separates the two plains. A portion of the east forms the boundary with Bangladesh. The lower portion of the east is covered by a portion of the North 24 Parganas district.[3] The subdivision has achieved reasonably high urbanisation. 41.68% of the population lives in urban areas and 58.32% lives in rural areas.[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. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Patuli had a total population of 6,441, of which 3,298 (51%) were males and 3,143 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 503. The total number of literate persons in Patuli was 5095 (85.80% of the population over 6 years).[5]
The following municipality, notified area, outgrowths and census towns were part of Shantipur Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census: Shantipur (M), Taherpur (NA), Taherpur (OG), Barasat (OG), Bhaduri (OG), Mahisdanga (OG), Phulia (CT), Patuli (CT), Badkulla (CT), Ghoralia (CT), Beharia and Gangni.[6]
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia, Patuli covered an area of 1.5369 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved tap water from untreated sources, tube well, borewell. It had 626 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, the nearest hospital was 9 km away. Among the educational facilities it had 1 primary school, other school facilities were 1 km away. It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). Three important items it produced were paddy, wheat, jute.[7]
^"District Census Handbook Nadia, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A"(PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 635-656; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 635; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 641; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 643; Statement IV: Medical Facilities, Page 646; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 655; Statement VI:Industry and Banking, Page 2833. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
