Assistant Professor Panskura Banamali College, Panskura, Purba, Medinipur, West Bengal, India. swatipbc@gmail.com
Online published on 12 May, 2017.
Census town in India has witnessed a rapid growth in the 2011 census. The new census towns account almost 30% of the urban growth during this time (Pradhan, 2013). At present Purba (East) Medinipur district of West Bengal has 20 census towns of which 16 have gained town status in the last census year-2011. Kolaghat Census Town located along the bank of the river Rupnarayan is the oldest, largest as well as the most populous census town of the district. It's demographic and socio economic condition have been analyzed.
census town, Kolaghat, Rupnarayan River, demographic characteristics, thermal power plant
