Khardaha খড়দহ
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Khardaha Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°43′N 88°23′E / 22.72°N 88.38°E / 22.72; 88.38Coordinates: 22°43′N 88°23′E / 22.72°N 88.38°E / 22.72; 88.38
Country	India
State	West Bengal
City	Kolkata
Government
• Municipality Chairman	Tapas Paul[1]
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	111,130
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code	+91 33
Lok Sabha constituency	Dum Dum
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Khardaha

Khardaha is a city and municipality of Barrackpore subdivision^[2] in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.^[3]

Geography[edit]

Kolkata new proposed metro rout (Baranagar - Barrackpore)

Khardaha is located at 22°43′N 88°23′E / 22.72°N 88.38°E / 22.72; 88.38.^[4] It has an average elevation of 15 m (49 ft). It is a railway station on the Sealdah-Ranaghat section, sandwiched between Sodepur (to the south) and Titagarh (to the north).

Demographics[edit]

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[5] Khardaha had a population of 108,496. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Khardaha has an average literacy rate of 95.50%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 96.20%, and female literacy is 92.50%. In Khardaha, 6.78% of the population is under 6 years of age.^[6]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage

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