Farrakka Barrage Township
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Farrakka Barrage Township is a census town
in Murshidabad district
in the state of West Bengal
, India
.
annually. The only way to Nishindra village from Farakka Barrage is by way of ferry. The village Nishindra falls under Farakka Barrage Township. Nishindra Village has very high rate of literacy. There is one big Higher Secondary School in Nishindra Village . Around 2000 students study there. There is one Degree College in new Farakka named as Narul Hasan College. The Kedar Nath bridge connecting New Farakka Railway Station to Kolkata and Barharwa Railway Station is named after Late Kedar Nath Mishra who belonged to Nishindra Village. The major crops are Mango, Litchie, paddy, Jute, Rabissa etc. The Farakka is surrounded by big orcahrds. The National Highway (NH-34) connecting Kolkata to Siliguri passes through Farakka Town. Large number of tourists (mostly foreigners) annually do biking/cycling on this route. The Farakka has some good medium range hotels and cybercafe.
But now the broad ganges is drying up. Lands have come up in middle of the river .The ganges has become polluted . Farakka has also got its importance due to NTPC Power plant[National Thermal Power Station], a huge power plant generating 200MW power per day. Having great facilities for people in accommodation , hospitality and water facilities NTPC is putting its place at the top
, Farrakka Barrage Township had a population of 21,794. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Farrakka Barrage Township has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 63%. In Farrakka Barrage Township, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
terminates at Farakka and NH 34
passes through here.
The transport is also facilitated by routine Bus service from Township TTS to PTS (falling under NTPC)and vice-versa at stipulated timings everyday.
Census town
In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...
in Murshidabad district
Murshidabad district
Murshidabad district is a district of West Bengal in eastern India. Situated on the left bank of the river Ganges, the district is very fertile. Covering an area of 5,341 km² and having a population 5.863m it is a densely populated district and the ninth most populous in India...
in the state of West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Geography
Town Farakka is located at 24.82°N 87.90°E. It has an average elevation of 12 metres (39 feet).This town is adjacent to State of West Bengal. The big Villages surrounding Farakka are Beniagram, Nishindra, Tildanga, Dohitpur, Andua, Kendua,Chandipur,Ghoraipara, Bewa. The village Bewa is at the border of Jharkhand (erstwhile Bihar). The Jangipur Sub-Division is 48 km from here. The weather remains pleasant throughout the year. The migratory birds visit the Farakka BarrageFarakka Barrage
Farakka Barrage is a barrage across the Ganges River, located in the Indian state of West Bengal, roughly from the border with Bangladesh near Chapai Nawabganj District. Construction was started in 1961 and completed in 1975. Operations began on April 21, 1975. The barrage is about long...
annually. The only way to Nishindra village from Farakka Barrage is by way of ferry. The village Nishindra falls under Farakka Barrage Township. Nishindra Village has very high rate of literacy. There is one big Higher Secondary School in Nishindra Village . Around 2000 students study there. There is one Degree College in new Farakka named as Narul Hasan College. The Kedar Nath bridge connecting New Farakka Railway Station to Kolkata and Barharwa Railway Station is named after Late Kedar Nath Mishra who belonged to Nishindra Village. The major crops are Mango, Litchie, paddy, Jute, Rabissa etc. The Farakka is surrounded by big orcahrds. The National Highway (NH-34) connecting Kolkata to Siliguri passes through Farakka Town. Large number of tourists (mostly foreigners) annually do biking/cycling on this route. The Farakka has some good medium range hotels and cybercafe.
But now the broad ganges is drying up. Lands have come up in middle of the river .The ganges has become polluted . Farakka has also got its importance due to NTPC Power plant[National Thermal Power Station], a huge power plant generating 200MW power per day. Having great facilities for people in accommodation , hospitality and water facilities NTPC is putting its place at the top
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Farrakka Barrage Township had a population of 21,794. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Farrakka Barrage Township has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 63%. In Farrakka Barrage Township, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Economy
NTPC Limited [formerly National Thermal Power Corporation] has super thermal power station of 1,600 MW capacity at Farakka. The work for additional 500 MW is underway. The NTPC-Farakka has 85 KM long Merry Go Round Railway transporting coal from Rajmahal mines.Transport
NH 80National Highway 80 (India)
National Highway 80 is a National Highway in Eastern India that links Mokamah, Bihar to Farrakka in West Bengal. This -long highway passes through three states – Bihar , Jharkhand and West Bengal of India. NH 80 passes through Lakhisarai - Munger - Bhagalpur - Kahalgaon - Rajmahal...
terminates at Farakka and NH 34
National Highway 34 (India)
National Highway 34 or NH 34 runs from Dum Dum in north Kolkata to Dalkhola , where it meets NH 31, which connects it to Siliguri, several towns in north Bengal and the North-East...
passes through here.
The transport is also facilitated by routine Bus service from Township TTS to PTS (falling under NTPC)and vice-versa at stipulated timings everyday.