Maslandapur

Maslandapur
—  town  —
Maslandapur Location of Maslandapur in West Bengal and India
Coordinates	22°50′N 88°38′E / 22.83°N 88.63°E / 22.83; 88.63Coordinates: 22°50′N 88°38′E / 22.83°N 88.63°E / 22.83; 88.63
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District(s)	North 24 Parganas
Parliamentary constituency	Barasat, Bangaon
Assembly constituency	Habra, Gaighata
Population	9,507 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Website	north24parganas.nic.in/

Maslandapur (Bengali: মসলন্দপুর) (also spelt as Machlandapur) is a census town under Habra police station of Barasat sadar subdivision^[1] in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is 54 km from Sealdah Station on the Sealdah-Bangaon branch line of Eastern Railway.^[2] It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census^[3], Maslandapur had a population of 9507. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Maslandapur has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 72%. In Maslandapur, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age. The rail spelling is MACHHALANDAPUR. There is one famous school named Rajballavpur High School.

Schools

Rajballavpur high schools is the best school in and around maslandapur. The school is around 1 KM from maslandapur rail way station. You can reach by 3wheels van,auto,or public bus.

Banks

1>SBI - State bank of india (Walking distance from rail way station) 2>UCO - UCO bank is just opposite to the SBI.

ATM

1>AXIS bank 2>Bank of india 3>SBI

Market

1>Fish market:Maslandapur is having a well known fish market, in the morning around 4:30am people get fish from different places to sale in bulk. 2>Flower marked 3>Milk market 4>Raw paneer(ছানা)

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. ^[4]

References

1. ^ District-wise list of statutory towns
2. ^ Eastern Railway time table.
3. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
4. ^ "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )". Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-24.