Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality

Hooghly, ESTD : 1865

     

ULB Profile

 Name of the ULB (Urban Local Body) : Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality

 Name of the District : Hooghly

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:  

Bridge

Nil

Flyover

Nil

Stadium

Nil

Parks and Gardens

20 Nos

Playground

18 Nos

Auditorium/Community Hall

03 Nos

Borough Office

Nil

Ward Office

1

Market

07 Nos

Burning Ghat

4 Nos

Electric Crematorium

01

Burial Ground

4 Nos

Public Library

05

Bus Terminus

01

Ferry Ghat

03

Guest House/Tourist Lodge

Nil

Community latrine

11 Nos