| Voice of Bardhaman :
Shivendra Narayan Pandey
Bardhman District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 7024.0 Km2
Population in Barddhaman (Census 2011)
Under 6 population
Total : 788582
Male : 405057
Female : 383525
Disabled
population
Total disabled population : 147597
In seeing : 71387
In speech : 12517
In hearing : 7889
In movement : 33778
Mental : 22026
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org
Analysis )
Backwardness : Does not figure in list of 447 backward
districts
Sex Ratio Rank : 219 (Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A (HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 6 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 196 (Census 2001)
Minority : Yes
Water : Occurrence of High Arsenic in Ground Water
Water : Flouride in Groundwater above permissible limits
Brief About Bardhaman District
A district with variety of livelihood, agriculture,
industry, and mining, all at their peak. The agricultural production
is so high that the district is called the granary of Bengal. Industrial
Township of Durgapur is second almost to none. Mining, primarily
for coal, is another activity in the district.
Taluk Headquarters: Chittaranjan, Salampur, Kulti,
Asansol, Baraban, Raniganj, Jamuria, Andal, Faridpur, Coke Oven,
New Towhship, Kaksa, Budbud, Ausgram, Galsi, Mangalkot, Khandoghos,
Bhatar, Raina, Jamalpur, Memari, Ketugram, Katwa, Manteswar, Kalna,
Purbsthali
Burdwan also called BARDHAMAN, or BARDDHAMAN. The
city is a major communications centre lying astride the Banka River
just north of the Damodar River. Rice and oilseed milling and hosiery,
cutlery, and tool manufacturing are the chief industries. Of historic
interest are the Rajbari (the maharaja's palace and gardens), several
ancient Muslim tombs, and 108 Shiva linga, or phallic, 18th-century
temples. The Rajbari houses the University of Burdwan, founded in
1960, with several affiliated colleges in the city. The city was
constituted a municipality in 1865. The surrounding locality consists
of two distinct regions. The eastern part is a low alluvial plain,
densely populated and often waterlogged and swampy. The western
region is one of the busiest industrial tracts in West Bengal, with
rich coal, fireclay, and iron-ore deposits, especially in the Raniganj
coalfield area. The Damodar Valley Corporation provides irrigation,
industrial power supply, and flood control. Rice, corn (maize),
legumes, and oilseeds are the chief crops in the east.
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