Baduria

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Baduria
Town
Baduria is located in West Bengal
Baduria
Baduria
Location in West Bengal, India
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Country  India
State West Bengal
District North 24 Parganas
Government
 • Municipality Chairman Diponker Bhartterchia[1]
Elevation 8 m (26 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 47,418
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency Basirhat
Vidhan Sabha constituency Baduria
Website north24parganas.nic.in

Baduria is a town and a municipality and police station of Basirhat subdivision[2] in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Baduria is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[3] It has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[4] Baduria had a population of 47,418. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Baduria has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Healthcare

Baduria is one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[5]

References

The Berachampa-Baduria road at Baduria sub-post office.
  1. Official District Administration site
  2. District-wise list of statutory towns
  3. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Baduria
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