Bara Bamonia


Bara Bamonia is a census town in Habra II CD Block of Barasat Sadar subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Bara Bamonia, Guma and Khordabamonia forms a cluster of census towns.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Bara Bamonia had a total population of 7,193, of which 3,683 were males and 3,510 were females. Population below 6 years was 756. The total number of literates in Bara Bamonia was 5,745.
As per the 2011 Census of India, Habra Urban Agglomeration had a total population of 304,584, of which 154,863 were males and 149,723 were females. Population below 6 years was 23,023. The total number of literates in Habra UA was 256,313.The constituents of Habra Urban Agglomeration were Habra, Ashoknagar Kalyangarh, Bara Bamonia, Guma, Anarbaria and Khorddabamonia.
India census, Bara Bamonia had a population of 6174. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bara Bamonia has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the literates being male and 45% being female. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

As per District Census Handbook 2011, Bara Bamonia covered an area of 0.76 km2. It had 6 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 senior secondary school, and the nearest degree college was 10 km away at Habra. The nearest hospital was 7 km away, the nearest dispensary/health centre was 1 km away, the nearest family welfare centre was 4 km away, the nearest maternity and child welfare centre was 7 km away and the nearest maternity home was 7 km away.

Transport

Bara Bamonia is on National Highway 112.
Guma railway station, located nearby at Guma, on the Sealdah-Bangaon branch line, is 37.3 km from Sealdah and is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.

Healthcare

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