Kakdwip

Kakdwip
কাকদ্বীপ
Subdivision Headquarters
Kakdwip
Kakdwip

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 21°53′00″N 88°11′00″E / 21.8833°N 88.1833°E / 21.8833; 88.1833Coordinates: 21°53′00″N 88°11′00″E / 21.8833°N 88.1833°E / 21.8833; 88.1833
Country  India
State West Bengal
District South 24 Parganas
Elevation 3 m (10 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 19,368
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration WB
Lok Sabha constituency Mathurapur (SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituency Kakdwip
Website s24pgs.gov.in
CD Block

Kakdwip is headquarters of Kakdwip subdivision in Kakdwip CD Block in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Kakdwip had a total population of 19,368, of which 9,896 (51%) were males and 9,472 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,872. The total number of literates in Kakdwip was 14,173 (81.00 % of the population over 6 years).[1]

In the 2001 census, Kakdwip CD Block had a population of 239,381 out of which 122,792 were males and 116,589 were females. Decadal growth for the period 1991-2001 was 25.93% for Kakdwip, against 20.89% in South 24 Parganas district.[2]Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84%.[3]

Geography

Kakdwip is located at 21°53′00″N 88°11′00″E / 21.8833°N 88.1833°E / 21.8833; 88.1833 .[4]

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).

Climate data for Kakdwip
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 25.4
(77.7)		 27.7
(81.9)		 31.4
(88.5)		 33.1
(91.6)		 33.4
(92.1)		 32.3
(90.1)		 30.7
(87.3)		 30.8
(87.4)		 31.2
(88.2)		 30.8
(87.4)		 28.1
(82.6)		 25.1
(77.2)		 30
(86)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8)		 22.7
(72.9)		 27
(81)		 29.3
(84.7)		 30
(86)		 29.5
(85.1)		 28.5
(83.3)		 28.6
(83.5)		 28.5
(83.3)		 27.5
(81.5)		 23.5
(74.3)		 20
(68)		 26.25
(79.28)
Average low °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1)		 17.7
(63.9)		 22.6
(72.7)		 25.6
(78.1)		 26.7
(80.1)		 26.8
(80.2)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.4
(79.5)		 25.9
(78.6)		 24.2
(75.6)		 19
(66)		 14.6
(58.3)		 22.53
(72.55)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 14
(0.55)		 17
(0.67)		 20
(0.79)		 34
(1.34)		 96
(3.78)		 244
(9.61)		 323
(12.72)		 322
(12.68)		 321
(12.64)		 172
(6.77)		 30
(1.18)		 1
(0.04)		 1,594
(62.77)
Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 7m)[5]

Spirituality and Culture

The place is famous for Yogiraj Shyamacharan Sanatan Mission for the spreading and preservation of Kriya yoga of Lahiri Mahasaya worldwide. Locally known as 'Yogiraj Mission'. The institute campus also hosts a temple of Lahiri Mahasaya. Yogacharya Dr. Ashoke Kumar Chatterjee[6] is the founder-director of this organization.[7]

Bus lines

Private Bus
SD Series
STA Bus Routes
WBSTC Bus Routes
SBSTC Bus Routes

Local Train Route

References

  1. ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census of India 2001 – South 24 Parganas. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  3. ↑ "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
  4. ↑ "Kakdwip, India Page". Falling Rain Genomics.
  5. ↑ "Climate: Kakdwip - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
  6. ↑ http://kriyayogashyamacharan.org/yogacharya.php
  7. ↑ http://kriyayogashyamacharan.org/yssm.php


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