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Dihi Kalas
Dihi Kalas is a census town and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Magrahat police station in the Magrahat II CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography  
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Lakshmikantapur R
Baribhanga Abad R
Raidighi R
Lalpur CT
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Mathurapur CT
Krishna Chandrapur CT
Krishnapur R
Mandirbazar R
Purba Bishnupur CT
Bangsidharpur CT
Chandpur CT
Magrahat CT
Bilandapur CT
Swangrampur CT
Dihi Kalas CT
Uttar Kalas CT
Nainan CT
Shyampur CT
Dhamua CT
Baneswarpur R
Bamna CT
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Uttar Kusum CT
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Usthi CT
Ghola Noapara CT
Uttar Bishnupur CT
Sirakol CT
Ajodhyanagar CT Cities and towns in the eastern part of Diamond Harbour subdivision (including Magrahat I & II, Mandirbazar, Mathurapur I & II CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, T: religious centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly Area overviewDiamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the eastern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 24 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the eastern part of the district is a flat plain area with small towns, many in clusters. Location of places in the larger map varies a little. It is an OpenStreetMap, while we are using coordinates as in Google Maps.[3][4][5] 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. LocationDihi Kalas is located at 22°14′47″N 88°20′33″E / 22.2463°N 88.3425°E Uttar Kalas, Dihi Kalas, Swangrampur and after a small gap Magrahat and Bilandapur form a cluster of census towns in the south-east corner of the Magrahat II CD block, as per the map of the Magrahat II CD block in the District Census Handbook for the South 24 Parganas. Dhamua, Shyampur and Nainan form another cluster of census towns closeby in the Magrahat II CD block.[6] DemographicsAccording to the 2011 Census of India, Dihi Kalas had a total population of 11,494 of which 5,906 (51%) were males and 5,588 (49%) were females. There were 1,779 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literates in Dihi Kalas was 7,131 (73.40% of the population over 6 years).[7] InfrastructureAccording to the District Census Handbook 2011, Dihi Kalash covered an area of 3.1646 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 13 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved overhead tank. It had 300 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 maternity and child welfare centre, a dispensary/ health centre 1.5 km away, a family welfare centre 1.5 km away, a nursing home 0.45 km away, a veterinary hospital 1.5 km away and 1 medicine shop in the town. Among the educational facilities it had were 5 primary schools, the nearest secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school at Uttar Kalas 1 km away, the nearest general degree college at Magrahat 3 km away. Important commodities it produced were: feather duster and embroidery. It had the branch of a nationalised bank.[8] TransportMagra Hat railway station is located nearby.[9] HealthcareMagrahat Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Magrahat, is the major government medical facility in the Magrahat II CD block.[10] References
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