Domohani
Domohani | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
  Domohani Location in West Bengal, India  Domohani Domohani (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°45′25.0″N 87°01′32.2″E / 23.756944°N 87.025611°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.3789 km2 (2.4629 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 12,480 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
| Languages* | |
| • Official | Bengali, Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 713334 |
| Telephone code | 0341 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Asansol |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Barabani |
| Website | paschimbardhaman |
Domohani is a census town in the Barabani CD block in the Asansol Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
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3miles
Reservoir
Locomotive
Works
Steel Plant
Area Office
Area Office
Temple
MC: municipal corporation, P: rural administrative centre, CT: census town, N: neighbourhood, OG: out growth, T: temple
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
[edit]Pangachhiya, Majiara, Bhanowara, Domohani, Charanpur (OG), Ratibati and Chelad form a cluster of census towns and an outgrowth on the northern and eastern side of Asansol.[1]
Urbanisation
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As per the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural.[2] In 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation.[3] Asansol Sadar subdivision has 26 (+1 partly) Census Towns.(partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).
Civic Administration
[edit]CD block HQ
[edit]The headquarters of Barabani CD block are located at Domohani Bazar.[4]
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 Census of India Domohani had a total population of 12,480 of which 6,413 (51%) were males and 6,067 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,558. The total number of literate persons in Domohani was 8,103 (74.19% of the population over 6 years).[5]
*For language details see Barabani (community development block)#Language and religion
According to the 2011 census, the urban agglomeration (UA) centred upon Asansol had a population of 1,243,414. In addition to the erstwhile municipalities of Kulti, Jamuria, and Raniganj subsequently incorporated into the Asansol Municipal Corporation, the agglomeration included the census towns of Amkula, Baktarnagar, Ballavpur, Bhanowara, Domohani, Egara, Jemari (J.K. Nagar Township), Majiara, Murgathaul, Raghunathchak, Sahebganj and Topsi, and also Charanpur, an outgrowth of Jamuria.[6][3]
Infrastructure
[edit]According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Domohani covered an area of 6.3789 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 5 km roads with both open and covered drains, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated sources, borewell/ tubewell. It had 675 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 hospital, 2 dispensary/ health centres, 3 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 5 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college at Asansol 12 km away. It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). Among the important commodities it produced were bricks, briquettes, sweets.[7]
Transport
[edit]Several roads converge on Domohani: Nazrul Sarani (earlier known as Domohani Road), Churulia Road, Domohani-Jamuria Road, Domohani Bazar-Lalganj Road.[8]
Education
[edit]Domohani Kelejora High School is a Bengali-medium boys only institution established in 1938. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 8 computers, a library with 200 books and a playground.[9]
Domohani Kelejora Girls’ High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1963. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has a library with 1,500 books and a playground.[10]
Singhabahini Junior High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 2008. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII.[11]
Domohani Hindi UP School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 2008. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII.[12]
Domohani has Bengali-medium, Hindi-medium and Urdu-medium primary schools.[13]
Healthcare
[edit]Kelejora Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Kelejora, PO Domohani Bazar, is the major government medical facility in the Barabani CD block. There are primary health centres at Domohani (with 10 beds), Lalganj (with 2 beds), Nuni (with 6 beds) and Panuria (with 6 beds).[14][15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Barddhaman" (PDF). Map of Barabani CD Block, page 167 and Map of Raniganj CD Block, page 215. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ a b "The Kolkata Gazette" (PDF). Notification No. 335/MA/O/C-4/1M-36/2014 dated 3 June 2015. Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "District Census Handbook: Barddhaman" (PDF). Map of Barddhaman with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Constituents of Urban Agglomerations having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Total, Census of India 2011. Government of India. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 1179-1210; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 1179; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1188; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 1191; Statement IV: Medical Facilities, Page 1196; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 1200; Statement VI:Industry and Banking, Page 1209. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Google maps
- ^ "Domohani Kelejora High Schools (HS)". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Domohani Kelejora Girls' High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Singha Bahini Jr High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Domohani Hindi UP School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "List of Schools in Barabani Clrc Office Clustet (Bardhaman)". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
