Haldia

Haldia is a city and a municipality in Purba Medinipur in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a major riverport and industrial belt located approximately 125 kilometres southwest of Calcutta near the mouth of the Hooghly River, one of the distributaries of the Ganges. The population in 2011 was 200,762.

Haldia is being developed as a major trade port for Calcutta (Kolkata), intended mainly for bulk cargoes. The industrial city has several major factories, including South Asian Petrochemicals Ltd, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Exide, Shaw Wallace, Tata Chemicals, Haldia Petrochemicals and Hindustan Lever, in addition to various light industries. The port has attracted Major International Petrochemicals Companies, like Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC). Mitsubishi Chemicals has the Second Largest Terephthalic Acid Producing Plant in Haldia.

The Haldia Township is bordered by the Haldi River an offshoot of the Ganges River. The riverside in Haldia is a favorite destination for residents and one can see people strolling down the riverside during the evenings. A catamaran service used to operate from Kolkata to Haldia, but was withdrawn due to its high price and a decreasing number of passengers.

Haldia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Haldia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: হলদিয়া বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Sutahata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceased to exist and Haldia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) came into existence in 2011. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 209 Haldia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Haldia municipality and Sutahata community development block.

Haldia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 30 Tamluk (Lok Sabha constituency).

Results

2011

References

Haldia (community development block)

Haldia (community development block) is an administrative division in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. In earlier days this block was referred to as Sutahata II block, and Sutahata block was referred to as Sutahata I block. Sutahata, Durgachak and Haldia police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Haldia.

Geography

Haldia is located at 22°02′N 88°04′E / 22.03°N 88.06°E / 22.03; 88.06.

Haldia community development block has an area of 131.01  km².

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Haldia block/ panchayat samiti are: Baruttarhingly, Chakdwipa, Debhog and Deulpota.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Haldia block had a total population of 81,585, out of which 41,880 were males and 39,705 were females. Haldia block registered a population growth of -16.69 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the combined Midnapore district was 14.87 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.