Year of establishment : 1865
Area (in Sq.Km) : 17.29 Sq.Km
No. of wards : 30
Population(census2011) :
Male : 89197
Female : 88636
Total : 177833
Density of Population(per Sq.Km) : 10285
Date of last election held : 2015
Literacy Rate : 80%
Number of BPL Household(as per SUDA Survey) : 7073
Slum Scenario :
Total No of Slum : 232
Total Slum Population (as per USHA) : 59000
Percentage of slum Population to the total population : 29.45%
Housing status for Urban Poor(as on 31.03.2014) :
No.of beneficiaries provided with Houses under BSUP/IHSDP/”Housing for Urban Poor” : 2879 Nos (BSUP), 100 Nos(HUP)
Length of Municipal Road (in Km) : 471.56 Km.
Length of Drain (in Km) : 390.00 Km.
Water Supply :
No.of Tube Well : 52 Nos
No. of Stand Post : 2679 Nos
No. of houses connected with water supply network : 27694 Nos.
Total.no of light posts : 7313 Nos
Health :
No.of Hospital (ULB/Govt/Private) : 4 Nos
No.of Municipal Health Sub Centre : 33 Nos
Education :
No. of Higher Secondary School(Municipal/others) : 06 Nos.
No. of Secondary School(Municipal/others) : 15 Nos
No. of primary School(Municipal/others) : 72 Nos
Other Infrastructure: