Baska | |
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Census Town | |
Coordinates: 23°34′14″N 87°10′23″E / 23.570439°N 87.172971°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Paschim Bardhaman |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,609 |
Languages* | |
• Official | Bengali, Hindi, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
PIN | 713321 |
Telephone/ STD code | 0341 |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Lok Sabha constituency | Asansol |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Raniganj |
Website |
paschimbardhaman |
Baska is a census town in the Andal CD block of Durgapur subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Andal, a part of Andal (gram), Dignala, Palashban and Baska lying south of National Highway 19 (old numbering NH 2)/ Grand Trunk Road form a cluster of census towns. This cluster is linked to a cluster of census towns located north of NH 19. [1]
Baska is located at 23°34′14″N 87°10′23″E / 23.570439°N 87.172971°E.
According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The Durgapur subdivision has 1 municipal corporation at Durgapur and 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map). [2]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Baska had a total population of 6,609, of which 3,462 (52%) were males and 3,147 (47%) were females. Population in the age group 0–6 years was 662. The total number of literate persons in Baska was 5,129 (86.25% of the population over 6 years). [3]
*For language details see Andal (community development block)#Language and religion
As of 2001 [update] India census, [4] Baska had a population of 4,980. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Baska has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; 61% of the literates are males and 39% are females. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Baska covered an area of 1.95 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 4 km roads with open drains, the protected water-supply involved overhead tank, hand pump, tube well, borewell. It had 591 domestic electric connections and 76 road lighting (points). Among the educational facilities it had was 1 primary school, the nearest middle school, secondary school, at Madanpur 2.5 km away. It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had were 2 auditorium/ community halls. [5]
It is in the heart of the coal mining zone. [6]
Baska has three primary and one secondary schools. [7]
Baska | |
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Census Town | |
Coordinates: 23°34′14″N 87°10′23″E / 23.570439°N 87.172971°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Paschim Bardhaman |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,609 |
Languages* | |
• Official | Bengali, Hindi, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
PIN | 713321 |
Telephone/ STD code | 0341 |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Lok Sabha constituency | Asansol |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Raniganj |
Website |
paschimbardhaman |
Baska is a census town in the Andal CD block of Durgapur subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Andal, a part of Andal (gram), Dignala, Palashban and Baska lying south of National Highway 19 (old numbering NH 2)/ Grand Trunk Road form a cluster of census towns. This cluster is linked to a cluster of census towns located north of NH 19. [1]
Baska is located at 23°34′14″N 87°10′23″E / 23.570439°N 87.172971°E.
According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The Durgapur subdivision has 1 municipal corporation at Durgapur and 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map). [2]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Baska had a total population of 6,609, of which 3,462 (52%) were males and 3,147 (47%) were females. Population in the age group 0–6 years was 662. The total number of literate persons in Baska was 5,129 (86.25% of the population over 6 years). [3]
*For language details see Andal (community development block)#Language and religion
As of 2001 [update] India census, [4] Baska had a population of 4,980. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Baska has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; 61% of the literates are males and 39% are females. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Baska covered an area of 1.95 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 4 km roads with open drains, the protected water-supply involved overhead tank, hand pump, tube well, borewell. It had 591 domestic electric connections and 76 road lighting (points). Among the educational facilities it had was 1 primary school, the nearest middle school, secondary school, at Madanpur 2.5 km away. It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had were 2 auditorium/ community halls. [5]
It is in the heart of the coal mining zone. [6]
Baska has three primary and one secondary schools. [7]