Naba Kola

Census Town in West Bengal, India

22°43′33″N 87°21′16″E / 22.7258°N 87.3545°E / 22.7258; 87.3545Country

IndiaStateWest BengalDistrictPaschim MedinipurArea

• Total1.6375 km² (0.6322 sq mi)Population

(2011)

• Total6,169 • Density3,800/km² (9,800/sq mi)Languages*

• OfficialBengali, Santali, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

721253

Telephone/STD code03227Lok Sabha constituencyJhargramVidhan Sabha constituencySalboniWebsitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in

Naba Kola is a census town in the Garhbeta III CD block in the Medinipur Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

8km
5miles

Bhadutola
Reserve Forest

Godapiasal
Forest

Arabari
Range Forest

Goaltore
Reserve Forest

Salboni
Forest Range

Lalgarh-Jhitka
Forest Range

Gohaldanga
Forest Range

Hoomgarh
Forest

Kangsabati River

Shilabati
River

JSW Cement Plant

Vidyasagar University

Gongoni Danga

Pathra

Karnagarh

Midnapore

Satbankura

Salboni

Pingboni

Keshpur

Godapiasal

Goaltore

Chandrakona Road

Chandra

Anandapur

Naba Kola

Garbeta

Dwarigeria

Durllabhganj

Amlagora

Cities and towns in Medinpur Sadar subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, F: facilities
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Naba Kola is located at 22°43′33″N 87°21′16″E / 22.7258°N 87.3545°E / 22.7258; 87.3545.

Area overview

Paschim Medinipur district (before separation of Jhargram) had a total forest area of 1,700 km², accounting for 14.31% of the total forested area of the state. It is obvious from the map of the Midnapore Sadar subdivision, placed alongside, is that there are large stretches of forests in the subdivision. The soil is predominantly lateritic.^[1] Around 30% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision. 13.95% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.05% lives in the rural areas.^[2]

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

According to the 2011 Census of India, Naba Kola had a total population of 6,169, of which 3,093 (50%) were males and 3,076 (50%) were females. There were 1,127 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Naba Kola was 2,853 (50.58% of the population over 6 years).^[3]

.*For language details see Garhbeta III#Language and religion

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Paschim Medinipur, Naba Kola covered an area of 1.6375 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 2.5 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved hand pumps, borewell, tubewell. It had 930 domestic electric connections, 10 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities it had 1 hospital. Among the educational facilities it had were 1 primary school, 1 secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school at Dabeha 1 km away. An important commodity it manufactures is wooden work. It has a branch office of 1 non-agricultural credit society.^[4]

References

^ "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 7, 27. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
^ "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
^ "District Census Handbook Paschim Medinipur, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 2827-2833; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 2827; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 2829; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 2830; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2831, Page 2832; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 2832,2833; Statement VI:Industry and Banking ,Page 2833. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 September 2020.

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Cities, municipal
and census towns

Kharagpur subdivision	Balichak Chaulia Deuli Kalaikunda Kharagpur Kharagpur Railway Settlement
Medinipur Sadar subdivision	Amlagora Durllabhganj Dwarigeria Garbeta Midnapore Naba Kola
Ghatal subdivision	Chandrakona Ghatal Kharar Khirpai Ramjibanpur

Locations
other than cities and towns

Kharagpur subdivision	Adasimla Belda Bhemwa Chak Bajit Changual Dantan Debra Dhaneswarpur Dhaneshwarpur Madhyabar Dubrajpur Gangaram Chak Jalchak Kashmuli Kerur Keshiary Khandrui Kolanda Loyada Lutunia Madpur Maligram Matkatpur Mohanpur Narayangarh Pingla Radhamohanpur Raj Ballabh Sabang Salua Satkul Satyapur Shrirampur Tilantapara
Medinipur Sadar subdivision	Anandapur Chandra Chandrakona Road Goaltore Godapiasal Karnagarh Keshpur Pathra Piasala Pingboni Salboni Satbankura
Ghatal subdivision	Ajuria Alui Baikunthapur Birsingha Chaipat Daspur Dihi Baliharpur Gangadaspur Gobindanagar Hiradharpur Iswarpur Jalshara Jayantipur Joteghanashyam Kotalpur Lachhipur Laoda Narajole Palashpai Radhakantapur Radhanagar Shaulan Sonakhali Uttar Bar