Dogachhia, West Bengal

Dogachhia
Census Town
Nickname(s): dogachhi
Country  India
State West Bengal
District North 24 Parganas
Population (2011)
  Total 5,705
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Website north24parganas.nic.in

Dogachhia is a census town in Barrackpore I CD Block in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Dogachhia had a population of 5,705; of this, 2,957 are male, 2,748 female.[1] It has an average literacy rate of 81.68%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[2]

References

  1. "Primary census abstract data". Census of India. Retrieved 23 February 2014. (For census towns, select "urban" radio button, then select state, district and sub-district. A drop down list of towns well appear. Select the town.)
  2. "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )". Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. Retrieved 2007-08-24.


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