Tisa, Hooghly

Tisa
Census Town
Tisa Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Tisa Tisa (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22.7540°N 88.2526°E / 22.7540; 88.2526
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,882
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Hooghly
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Singur
Website	wb.gov.in

Tisa is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.^[1]

Geography

5km
3miles

Kotalpur

R

Krishnapur

CT

Garalgachha

CT

Barijhati

CT

Pairagchha

CT

Janai

CT

Chikrand

CT

Naiti

CT

Panchghara

CT

Baksa

CT

Begampur

CT

Purba Tajpur

CT

Jaykrishnapur

CT

Kapashanria

CT

Tisa

CT

Kharsarai

CT

Chanditala

R

Bhagabatipur

CT

Ramanathpur

CT

Kumirmora

CT

Nababpur

CT

Dudhkalmi

CT

Manirampur

CT

Gangadharpur

CT

Jangalpara

CT

Masat

CT

Furfura Sharif

R

Antpur

R

Jangipara

R

Rajbalhat

CT

Dankuni

M

  

Cities and towns in Chanditala I, Chanditala II and Jangipara CD Blocks in Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Tisa is located at 22.7540°N 88.2526°E / 22.7540; 88.2526.

Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba Tajpur, Begampur, Baksa, Panchghara, Chikrand, Janai, Pairagachha, Naiti, Barijhati, Garalgachha and Krishnapur, all the census towns form a series from the northern part of Chanditala II CD Block to its southern part. The only municipality in the area, Dankuni, located outside the CD Block, occupies the south-east corner of the entire cluster.^[2]

Urbanisation

Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are: Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Rishra Municipality and Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above).^[3][4] All places marked on the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Gram panchayat

Villages and census towns in Kapasaria gram panchayat are: Kapashanria, Okardaha, Sahana, Sanka and Tisa.^[5]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Tisa had a total population of 4,882 of which 2,496 (51%) were males and 2,386 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 466. The total number of literates in Tisa was 3,681 (83.36% of the population over 6 years).^[4]

Dankuni Urban Agglomeration

As per the 2011 census, Dankuni Urban Agglomeration includes: Dankuni (M), Purba Tajpur (CT), Kharsarai (CT), Begampur (CT), Chikrand (CT), Pairagachha (CT), Barijhati (CT), Garalgachha (CT), Krishnapur (CT), Baruipara (CT), Borai (CT), Nawapara (CT), Basai (CT), Gangadharpur (CT), Manirampur (CT), Janai (CT), Kapashanria (CT), Jaykrishnapur (CT), Tisa (CT), Baksa (CT), Panchghara (CT) and Naiti (CT).^[6]

Transport

The nearest railway station, Begampur railway station is 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Howrah on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line and is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.^[7][8]

It is off NH 19 (old numbering NH 2)/ Durgapur Expressway.^[8]

References

1. "Mouza Information". Land & Land Reforms Department, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016.
2. "Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly" (PDF). Map of Chanditala II CD Block, page 663. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
4. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
5. "Okardaha". Indian Village Directory. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
6. "Constituents of urban Agglomerations Having Population 1 Lakh & above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
7. "36811 Howrah Bardhaman Local (via Chord)". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
8. Google maps