Cities and towns in the eastern part of Alipore Sadar subdivision (including Bishnupur I & II CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Area overview
The Alipore Sadar subdivision is the most urbanized part of the South 24 Parganas district. 59.85% of the population lives in the urban areas and 40.15% lives in the rural areas. In the southern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 15 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the subdivision, on the east bank of the Hooghly River, is an alluvial stretch, with industrial development.[3][4][5]
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.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Patharberia had a total population of 4,698, of which 2,459 (52%) were males and 2,239 (48%) were females. There were 424 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Patharberia was 3,544 (82.92% of the population over 6 years).[7]
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Patharberia covered an area of 2.0275 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 16 km roads with open drains. The protected water supply involved over-head tank. It had 497 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 TB hospital/ clinic. Among the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school at Bakrahat 2 km away. Commodities it produced were brush and bamboo products.[8]
RC Nagar High School (Ramchandra Nagar High School) is a Bengali-medium coeducational school established in 1958. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class X.[10]
Healthcare
Amtala Rural Hospital, with 50 beds, at Amtala, is the major government medical facility in the Bishnupur II CD block.[11]
^"District Census Handbook South Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A"(PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 999-1006 Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 1006-1010; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 1010-1015; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1015-1019; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1019-1027 Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1027- 1029: Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
