Mihitikri
Mihitikri | |
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Census town | |
Coordinates: 22°26′07″N 87°50′37″E / 22.4353°N 87.8436°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Purba Medinipur |
Area | |
• Total | 2.1513 km2 (0.8306 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,906 |
• Density | 3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Telephone/STD code | 03228 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Tamluk |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Panskura Purba |
Website | purbamedinipur |
Mihitikri is a census town in Kolaghat CD block in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
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Location
[edit]Mihitikri is located at 22°26′07″N 87°50′37″E / 22.4353°N 87.8436°E.
Urbanisation
[edit]94.08% of the population of Tamluk subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 5.92% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the second lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district, just above Egra subdivision.[1]
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
[edit]As per 2011 Census of India Mihitikri had a total population of 6,906 of which 3,541 (51%) were males and 3,365 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 630. The total number of literates in Mihitikri was 5,296 (84.38% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Infrastructure
[edit]As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Mihitikri covered an area of 2.1513 km2. It had the facility of a railway station at Mecheda 3 km away and bus route in the town. Amongst the civic amenities it had 600 domestic electric connections. Amongst the medical facilities it had a hospital 2 km away, a nursing home 2 km away, a dispensary/ health centre 1 km away, a maternity home 1 km away and 1 medicine shop in the town. Amongst the educational facilities it had were 4 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 senior secondary school in the town. The nearest degree college was at Panskura 14 km away. Amongst the recreational and cultural facilities a cinema theatre was there at Mecheda 4 km away and a reading room in the town.[3]
Transport
[edit]Mihitikri is off National Highway 16 (Kolkata-Mumbai Highway).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "District Census Handbook Purba Medinipur, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Statement I: Growth History, Pages 1207-1209; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1210; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1211-1212; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1212-1213; Section: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1213-1215. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ Google maps