Kolaghat

Kolaghat is a census town in Kolaghat CD Block,[1] Tamluk subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

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Census Town
Kolaghat, Panskura Purba, Panskura-II.
Nickname(s):  Kol Yard, Kola.
Kolaghat Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Kolaghat Kolaghat (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22.43°N 87.87°E / 22.43; 87.87
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Subdivision	Tamluk
CD block	Kolaghat
Founded by	West Bengal government
Government
• DM	Shri Partha Ghosh
• B.D.O.	Tuhin Suvra Satpaty
• OC	Rajkumar Debnath
• Notable Security Specialist	BikramJit Sinha
Area
• Total	6.07 km^2 (2.34 sq mi)
Area rank	5th
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	25,191
• Density	4,200/km^2 (11,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, Hindi, English.
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721134 (Kolaghat) 721130 (Gopalnagar) 721154 (Pulsita) 721158 (Sulani)
Telephone code	+91 03228
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Vehicle registration	WB-29, WB-30, WB-31, WB-32, WB-33
Lok Sabha constituency	Tamluk
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Panskura Purba
Avg. summer temperature	50 °C (122 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	19 °C (66 °F)
Website	www.kolaghat.in

Geography

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Cities and towns in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district M: municipal city/ town, 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

Location

Kolaghat is located at 22.43°N 87.87°E / 22.43; 87.87.[2] It is located in the Panskura–II community development block of the Tamluk subdivision.[3]

Police station

Kolaghat police station has jurisdiction over Kolaghat and Sahid Matangini CD Blocks.[4][5]

Urbanisation

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.[6]

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.

Infrastructure

As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Kolaghat covered an area of 6.07 km². It had the facility of a railway station and bus route. Amongst the medical facilities it had a hospital 4 km away, a nursing home 2 km away, 2 dispensaries/ health centres and 3 medicine shops. Amongst the educational facilities It had were 12 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools and 2 senior secondary schools. Amongst the recreational and cultural facilities it had were a stadium, a cinema theatre at Mecheda 5 km away, an auditorium/ community hall, a public library and a reading room in the town.[7]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Kolaghat had a total population of 25,191 of which 12,890 (51%) were males and 12,301 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 2,349. The total number of literates in Kolaghat was 19,909 (87.16% of the population over 6 years).[8]

As of 2001 India census,[9] Kolaghat had a population of 23707. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kolaghat has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 64%. In Kolaghat, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy and industry

• West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) of West Bengal Government runs the 6 X 210 MW Thermal Power Station at Kolaghat (Kolaghat thermal power station or K.T.P.S. ). It is the largest in the state sector.[10]

• Ramco Cements has one grinding unit in Kolaghat, which commenced production in 2010.[11]

• The Rupnarayan River is in this region several brick production units are located on the banks of this river.

Unlike the power sector this place has a big flower market next to Railway station which also helps in building economy other than cultivation. The riverside has become a popular picnic spot and is often crowded with people, particularly during the Christmas and New Year holidays. The town is notable for its Hilsa fish.

Transport

Kolaghat railway station

Kolaghat is well connected by road through NH-116 and NH-6 (namely Bombay road) and by rail through the main Howrah–Kharagpur broad gauge line. Kolaghat is on the Golden Quadrilateral. It is 54.4 km from Kolkata and 60.45 km from Kharagpur. The Kolaghat Bridge (namely Sarat Setu) is the only which connects the South India.[12]

Education

Colleges

The colleges are:

• In 1998, the College of Engineering and Management, Kolaghat[13] was set up here.
• Rabindra Bharati Mahavidyalaya [14] was established at Kolaghat in 2010. It is affiliated with Vidyasagar University.
• In 2013, Kolaghat Government Polytechnic was set up here.

Schools

The high schools are:

• Kolaghat Thermal Power Plant High School (K.T.P.P. Township - Mecheda)
• Kola Union High School(Kolaghat|Kola-I GP),[15]
• Kola Union Jogendra Girls High School (Kolaghat|Kola-I GP),
• Bathanberia Srinibas Vidyamandir( Kolaghat|Kola-II GP)
• Gopalnagar Kaliprasanna Kar Institution (Gopalnagar GP)
• Amulya Bidya Bhaban High School (Gopalnagar GP - Rain),
• Baishnabchak Mahesh Chandra High School (with hostel facility) (Gopalnagar GP - Baishnabchak),
• Sulani High School (Sulani GP)
• Vivekananda Mission School

The primary and middle schools are:

• Gopalnagar Saradamani Primary School (Gopalnagar GP)
• Kisholoy K.G. School (Pvt School) (Gopalnagar GP)

There are also several primary and middle schools situated. In the year 2015, Techno India Group Public School was set up in Kolaghat.[16]

Healthcare

Paikpari Rural Hospital at Paikpari, PO Kolaghat (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Kolaghat. A few private nursing homes and clinics are spread across all over Kolaghat. Many renowned doctors visit several clinics on a regular basis. There are primary health centres at Machinan, PO Gopalnagar (with 6 beds) and Nandaigajan, PO Bhogpur (with 10 beds).[17]

References

1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
2. "Yahoo maps location of Kolaghat". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
3. "District Wise List of Statutory Towns( Municipal Corporation, Municipality, Notified Area and Cantonment Board), Census Towns and Outgrowths, West Bengal, 2001". Census of India, Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
4. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
5. "Kolaghat PS". Purba Medinipur District Police. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
6. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
7. "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.
8. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
9. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
10. kolaghat Thermal Power Plant Archived 2009-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
11. "Grinding unit kolaghat | Ramco grinding unit in kolaghat". www.ramcocements.in. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
12. "National Highway Authority of India". Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2007.
13. "College of Engineering and Management, Kolaghat". Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
14. Rabindra Bharati Mahavidyalaya
15. kolaunion.org
16. TIGPS Kolaghat
17. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 March 2019.