Masat, Hooghly

Masat
মশাট
Census Town
Masat
Masat

Located in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 22°44′13″N 88°11′30″E / 22.736986°N 88.191802°E / 22.736986; 88.191802Coordinates: 22°44′13″N 88°11′30″E / 22.736986°N 88.191802°E / 22.736986; 88.191802
District  India
State West Bengal
District Hooghly
Population (2011)
 • Total 8,007
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 712701
Lok Sabha constituency Serampore
Vidhan Sabha constituency Chanditala
Website Masat

Masat is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, India. It is under the Chanditala police station in the Srirampore subdivision.

It is located approximately 28 km from the district headquarters of Hooghly and 33 km from the state capital, Kolkata.

Geography

Masat[1] is located at 22°44′13″N 88°11′30″E / 22.736986°N 88.191802°E / 22.736986; 88.191802 and is a Gram panchayat in the Chanditala I community development block, Hooghly.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India, Masat has a total population of 8,007, consisting of 4,033 males and 3,974 females. The population of children under 6 years old is 752. The total number of literate people in Masat is 6,286 (86.64% of the population over 6 years of age).[2]

Roads and Transportation

Railway

Baruipara railway station is the nearest railway station at Howrah-Bardhaman chord Kolkata Suburban Railway. The main road is State Highway 15. It is the main road of the town and is connected to NH2.

Bus Routes

Private Bus Routes

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CTC Bus Routes

Education

Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya, established in 1998 is an undergraduate college in the city of Masat.[3]

Masat Aptap Mitra High School

Type: Co-ed
Subjects offered: Accountancy, Business Economics & Mathematics, Bio-Science, Bengali (A), Chemistry, Eco-Geography, Economics, English (B), Geography, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science

References

  1. ↑ "banglarbhumi.gov.in". WEST BENGAL ->HUGLI(হুগলী) ->CHANDITALA - I(চণ্ডীতলা-১).
  2. ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya in Hooghly district".


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