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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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Beraberi is located at {{coord|22|50|46|N|88|12|17|E}}.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wikimapia.org/585335/Beraberi-bazar | title= Beraberi Bazar | work= Hooghly district| publisher= Wikimapia | |
Beraberi is located at {{coord|22|50|46|N|88|12|17|E}}.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wikimapia.org/585335/Beraberi-bazar | title= Beraberi Bazar | work= Hooghly district| publisher= Wikimapia | access-date = 13 June 2016}}</ref> |
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==Demographics== |
==Demographics== |
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As per the [[2011 Census of India]] Beraberi had a |
As per the [[2011 Census of India]] Beraberi had a population of 6,810 of which 3,454 (51%) were males and 3,356 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 644. The number of literates in Beraberi was 5,173 (83.90% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 13 June 2016}}</ref> |
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==Economy== |
==Economy== |
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===Tata Motors at Singur=== |
===Tata Motors at Singur=== |
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{{Main article|Tata Nano Singur controversy}} |
{{Main article|Tata Nano Singur controversy}} |
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Singur gained international media attention since [[Tata Motors]] started constructing a factory to manufacture their $2,500 car, the [[Tata Nano]] at Singur. The small car was scheduled to roll out of the factory by 2008.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-corporate/article1753082.ece |title = Tata Motors’ small car to roll out of Singur by 2008 |
Singur gained international media attention since [[Tata Motors]] started constructing a factory to manufacture their $2,500 car, the [[Tata Nano]] at Singur. The small car was scheduled to roll out of the factory by 2008.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-corporate/article1753082.ece |title = Tata Motors’ small car to roll out of Singur by 2008 |publisher= The Hindu Business Line, 26 November 2006 | access-date = 3 June 2016}}</ref> In October 2008, Tatas announced withdrawal from the project.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://twocircles.net/2008oct04/tatas_singur_withdrawal_slap_west_bengal_biman_bose.html#.V1Feo5F97IU |title = Tata’s Singur Withdrawal ‘slap’ for West Bengal: Biman Bose|publisher= Two Circles.net, 4 October 2008 | access-date = 24 May 2016}}</ref> Six villages – [[Bajemelia]], Beraberi, [[Gopalnagar]], Joymolla, Khaser Bheri and Sinher Bheri – were affected by land acquisition.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://personal.lse.ac.uk/GHATAK/Singur_short.pdf |title = Land Acquisition and Compensation: What Really Happened in Singur? | work= Maitresh Ghatak, Sandip Mitra, Dilip Mookherjee, Anusha Nath|publisher= Economic and Political Weekly, 25 May 2013 | access-date = 3 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://twocircles.net/2012dec25/singur_six_years_later.html#.V132m49OLIU |title = Singur: Six years later | work= 25 December 2012 |publisher= TwoCircles.net | access-date = 13 June 2016}}</ref> In 2016, the Supreme Court quashed the West Bengal government's acquisition of 997 acres of agricultural land for Tata Motors and ordered its return to 9,117 landowners.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Return-Singur-land-to-farmers-SC-orders-West-Bengal-govt./article14600055.ece | title = Return land to Farmers: SC orders West Bengal govt.| first= Krishnadas |last = Rajagopal| access-date = 8 June 2017 | publisher = The Hindu, 31 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/bengal-to-return-singur-land-to-farmers-on-sept-14/article9100087.ece | title = Bengal to return Singur land to farmers on Sept 14 | access-date = 8 June 2017 | publisher = The Hindu Business Line, 12 September 2016}}</ref> |
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==Education== |
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Beraberi Suryya Narayan Memorial High School is a coeducational higher secondary school. It has arrangements for teaching Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, geography, economics, mathematics, physics and chemistry.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbchse.nic.in/admin/home.php?page=62 | title = Beraberi Suryya Narayan Memorial High School | publisher = West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education |access-date = 6 October 2018}}</ref> |
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==Transport== |
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[[Madhusudanpur railway station]] on [[Howrah-Bardhaman chord]] line is the nearest railway station. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 06:34, 20 December 2024
Beraberi | |
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Village | |
  Beraberi Location in West Bengal, India  Beraberi Beraberi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°50′46″N 88°12′17″E / 22.84611°N 88.20472°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,810 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
Beraberi is a village in Singur CD Block in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
[edit]Beraberi is located at 22°50′46″N 88°12′17″E / 22.84611°N 88.20472°E.[1]
Demographics
[edit]As per the 2011 Census of India Beraberi had a population of 6,810 of which 3,454 (51%) were males and 3,356 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 644. The number of literates in Beraberi was 5,173 (83.90% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Economy
[edit]Tata Motors at Singur
[edit]Singur gained international media attention since Tata Motors started constructing a factory to manufacture their $2,500 car, the Tata Nano at Singur. The small car was scheduled to roll out of the factory by 2008.[3] In October 2008, Tatas announced withdrawal from the project.[4] Six villages – Bajemelia, Beraberi, Gopalnagar, Joymolla, Khaser Bheri and Sinher Bheri – were affected by land acquisition.[5][6] In 2016, the Supreme Court quashed the West Bengal government's acquisition of 997 acres of agricultural land for Tata Motors and ordered its return to 9,117 landowners.[7][8]
Education
[edit]Beraberi Suryya Narayan Memorial High School is a coeducational higher secondary school. It has arrangements for teaching Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, geography, economics, mathematics, physics and chemistry.[9]
Transport
[edit]Madhusudanpur railway station on Howrah-Bardhaman chord line is the nearest railway station.
References
[edit]- ^ "Beraberi Bazar". Hooghly district. Wikimapia. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Tata Motors' small car to roll out of Singur by 2008". The Hindu Business Line, 26 November 2006. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Tata's Singur Withdrawal 'slap' for West Bengal: Biman Bose". Two Circles.net, 4 October 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Land Acquisition and Compensation: What Really Happened in Singur?" (PDF). Maitresh Ghatak, Sandip Mitra, Dilip Mookherjee, Anusha Nath. Economic and Political Weekly, 25 May 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Singur: Six years later". 25 December 2012. TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ Rajagopal, Krishnadas. "Return land to Farmers: SC orders West Bengal govt". The Hindu, 31 August 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Bengal to return Singur land to farmers on Sept 14". The Hindu Business Line, 12 September 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Beraberi Suryya Narayan Memorial High School". West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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