Domjur

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Domjur
ডোমজুড়
Census Town
Amta road (SH-15) and Jagadishpur road junction
Amta road (SH-15) and Jagadishpur road junction
Domjur is located in West Bengal
Domjur
Domjur
Location in West Bengal, India
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Country  India
State West Bengal
District Howrah
Elevation 11 m (36 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 18,433
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency Sreerampur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Domjur, Jagatballavpur
Website howrah.gov.in

Domjur is a census town in Domjur (community development block) in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Domjur is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[1] It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet).

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Domjur had a total population of 18,433 of which 9,040 (49%) were males and 9,393 (51%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,725. The total number of literates in Domjur was 14,396 (86.16 % of the population over 6 years). [2]

Domjur was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census. [3]

As of 2001 India census,[4] Domjur had a population of 16,822. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Domjur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73% and, female literacy is 65%. In Domjur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Sastitala is the most biggest area of Domjur after 2005. Domjur has a large number of population belonging to Schedule Caste group. The majority of population is Hindu, but a notable portion of population is Muslim. Major festivals of the area are Durga Puja, Holi, Kali Puja, Diwali and Eid. Nowadays, Domjur Annual Book Festival is gaining popular attention. This fair is held in December and many celebrated artists and musicians perform at the fair.

Transport

Domjur Road is 25.29 kilometres (15.71 mi) and Domjur is 26.23 kilometres (16.30 mi) from Howrah Station.[5] Domjur is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway railway system.

Public Bus

Mini Bus

K series

CTC

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Health Service

Domjur has its own hospital. Apart from that, there are many nursing homes and polyclinics in the area.

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Domjur
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