Changual

Changual
Village
Changual is located in West Bengal
Changual
Changual
Location in West Bengal, India
Changual is located in India
Changual
Changual
Changual (India)
Coordinates: 22°19′12″N 87°23′08″E / 22.320039°N 87.385653°E / 22.320039; 87.385653
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,737
Languages*
 • OfficialBengali, Santali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721301
Telephone/STD code03221
Lok Sabha constituencyGhatal
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPingla
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in

Changual is a village in the Kharagpur II CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Kangsabati River
Satyapur
H
Satyapur, Paschim Medinipur (H)
Raj Ballabh
H
Raj Ballabh (H)
Loyada
H
Loyada, Paschim Medinipur (H)
Jalchak
H
Jalchak (H)
Dhaneshwarpur
Madhyabar
H
Dhaneshwarpur Madhyabar (H)
Chak Bajit
H
Chak Bajit (H)
IIT, Kharagpur
F
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (F)
Kharagpur
M
Kharagpur (M)
Hijli
R
Hijli (R)
Satkul
R
Satkul (R)
Salua
R
Salua, Paschim Medinipur (R)
Pingla
R
Pingla (R)
Maligram
R
Maligram (R)
Madpur
R
Madpur (R)
Gangaram Chak
R
Gangaram Chak (R)
Debra
R
Debra, Paschim Medinipur (R)
Changual
R
Kharagpur
Railway Settlement
CT
Kharagpur Railway Settlement (CT)
Kalaikunda
CT
Kalaikunda (CT)
Balichak
CT
Balichak (CT)
Cities and towns in the northern part of Kharagpur subdivision (including Khararagpur I & II, Debra and Pingla CD blocks) 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

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Changual is located at 22°19′12″N 87°23′08″E / 22.320039°N 87.385653°E / 22.320039; 87.385653.

Area overview

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Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[1] With a density of population of 787 per km2nearly half of the district’s population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% 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

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According to the 2011 Census of India, Changual had a total population of 3,737, of which 1,892 (51%) were males and 1,645 (49%) were females. There were 445 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Changual was 2669 (81.08% of the population over 6 years).[3]

.* For language details see Kharagpur II#Language and religion

Education

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Changual Kandarpapur Pranabesh Vidyayatan is a Bengali-medium co-educational institution established in 1959. The school has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 487 books, 1 computer and a playground.[4]

Healthcare

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Changual Block Primary Health Centre, with 10 beds at Changual, is the major government medical facility in the Kharagpur II CD block[5]

References

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  1. ^ "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Changual K.P.V. U.Pry". Schools.org. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Block Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.