Kulberia

Kulberia is a census town in the Bhangar II CD block in the Baruipur subdivision in the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.

Location
Kulberia is located at 22.75154°N, 88.51728°W.

Bamangachhi, Digha and Kulberia form a cluster of census towns. The entire cluster has a very high density of population. (See the infobox of each census town for density of population).

Duttapukur police station has jurisdiction over Barasat I CD Block.

Area overview
The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta. The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels. 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.

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.

Demographics
India census, Kulberia had a population of 6,993; of this, 3,543 are male, 3,450 female. It has an average literacy rate of 81.15%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.

Infrastructure
As per District Census Handbook 2011, Kulberia covered an area of 0.5227 km2. It had one primary school, the nearest middle school was 5 km away at Tentulia, the nearest secondary school and senior secondary school were 1.5 km away at Mondalganth. The nearest dispensary/ health centre (without any bed) was available 1 km away.

Transport
Local roads link Kulberia to Chhota Jagulia on National Highway 112 (Jessore Road).

The Bamangachhi railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line, which is part the Kolkata Suburban Railway railway system, is located nearby.

Healthcare
Souyh 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.