Bayarsing
Geography
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Area overview
Canning subdivision has a very low level of urbanization. Only 12.37% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.63% lives in the rural areas. There are 8 census towns in Canning I CD block and only 2 in the rest of the subdivision. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta with numerous islands in the southern part of the region. The area (shown in the map alongside) borders on the Sundarbans National Park and a major portion of it is a part of the Sundarbans settlements. It is a flat low-lying area in the South Bidyadhari plains. The Matla River is prominent and there are many streams and water channels locally known as khals. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas with special coastal force.
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.
Location
Bayarsing is located at 22°20′00″N 88°37′17″E / 22.3334°N 88.6215°E
Rajapur, Taldi, Bayarsing, Matla and Dighirpar form a cluster of census towns in the Canning I CD block, as per the map of the Canning I CD block on page 333 of the District Census Handbook 2011. Canning is not identified as a separate place in 2011 census records. The map of CD block Canning I in the District Census Handbook for the South 24 Parganas shows Canning as being a part of Matla and Dighirpar census towns.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Bayarsing had a total population of 8,346, of which 4,219 (51%) were males and 4,127 (49%) were females. There were 1,256 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Bayarsing was 4,554 (64.23% of the population over 6 years).
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bayarsing covered an area of 3.7311 km. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved pressure tank and service reservoir. It had 480 domestic electric connections and 10 road light points. Among the medical facilities it had 2 dispensaries/ health centres, 1 veterinary hospital, 2 charitable hospitals/nursing homes and 12 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities It had were 3 primary schools. It had 11 non-formal education centres (Sarba Siksha Abhiyan) and 1 special school for the disabled.
Transport
Baruipur-Canning Road links Bayarsing to the State Highway 1.
Matla Halt railway station is located nearby.
Healthcare
Ghutiari Sharif Block Primary Health Centre at Ghutiari Sharif, with 10 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Canning I CD block.
References
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- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 19, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 333 - Map of Canning I CD block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "District Census Handbook South Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 999-1006 Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 1006-1010; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 1010-1015; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1015-1019; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1019-1027 Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1027- 1029: Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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- ^ "34520 Sealdah-Canning Local". Time Table. India Rail Info. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "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 14 November 2019.
