Harwood Point

Harwood Point is a village within the jurisdiction of the Kakdwip police station in the Kakdwip CD block in the Kakdwip subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Harwood Point
Village
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Coordinates: 21°52′47″N 88°09′59″E / 21.8798°N 88.1663°E / 21.8798; 88.1663
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
CD Block	Kakdwip
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Languages
• Official	Bengali^[1]^[2]
• Additional official	English^[1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743347
Telephone code	+91 3210
Vehicle registration	WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituency	Mathurapur (SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kakdwip
Website	www.s24pgs.gov.in

Geography

 

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Places in Kakdwip subdivision (Kakdwip, Sagar, Namkhana, Patharpratima CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
R: rural/ urban centre
Places linked with coastal activity are marked in blue
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Area overview

Kakdwip subdivision has full rural population. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta. The southern part of the delta has numerous channels and islands such as Henry Island, Sagar Island, Frederick Island and Fraserganj Island. The subdivision is a part of the Sundarbans settlements. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas by special coastal forces. The area attracts large number of tourists – Gangasagar and Fraserganj-Bakkhali are worth mentioning. Gobardhanpur holds a promise for the future.^[3][4][5]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Location

Harwood Point is located at 21°52′47″N 88°09′59″E / 21.8798°N 88.1663°E / 21.8798; 88.1663.

Harwood Point Coastal police station is marked in Google maps. The area where Harwood Point is situated is marked as Kalinagar (Village No. 207) in the map of Kakdwip CD block on page 837 in theDistrict Census Handbook for the South 24 Parganas.^[6]

No. 8 Vessel Ghat has an hourly ferry service to Kachuberia in the Sagar Island, across the Muri Ganga River.^[7]

Civic administration

Police station

Harwood Point Coastal police station covers an area of 169 km². It has jurisdiction over parts of the Kakdwip CD block. The coastal police stations were formed with the objective of effective policing of the remote areas of the Sundarbans. The police has regular river patrols.^[8]

Fishing harbour

There is a minor fishing harbour, along with associated infrastructure, at Harwood Point. It was built to address the needs of fishermen who were using around 300 fishing trawlers and were unloading their catch along the coast in spite of lack of facilities earlier.^[9]

Transport

Kachuberia-Udairampur Road links Harwood Point to the National Highway 12.^[10]

Kakdwip railway station is located nearby.^[10]

Healthcare

Harendranagar Block Primary Health Centre at Harendranagar, with 10 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Kakdwip CD block.^[11]

References

1. "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
2. (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
4. "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 13, Physigraphy. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
5. . Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
6. "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 773 - Map of Basanti CD block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
7. "Ganga Sagar Questions and Answers". Trip Advisor. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
8. "Harwood Point Coastal Police Station". Sundarban police district. West Bengal police. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
9. "Minor Fishing Harbour at Harwood Point" (PDF). WBFCL. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
10. Google maps
11. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Block Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 December 2019.