Muktarpur Bidyadhari Khal
Data Depositor Name : Admin
Contact Info: Admin
Coordinates
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Latitude
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22.725389° N
Longitude
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88.589778° E
District: Hooghly, West Bengal
Nearest Location: Muktarpur, Jangipara Block
Type: Canal / drainage channel (khal) — man-modified channel, likely part of local irrigation/drainage network
Area: Not known
Depth: Not known
Elevation: Approx. 8–15 m AMSL (typical for Hooghly plain / lower Ganges floodplain)
Water Regimes
Main source of water: Likely intermittent / seasonal (monsoon-to-post-monsoon flows), unless locally connected to a perennial channel — no site data found.
Permeance: Likely intermittent / seasonal (monsoon-to-post-monsoon flows), unless locally connected to a perennial channel — no site data found.
Destination: Local drainage network / downstream tributary / ultimately to Hooghly system (not mapped specifically).
Salinity: Fresh (< 0.5 g/l)
Climate
Humidity: High humidity (monsoon/post-monsoon very humid; district coastal/riverine plain climate).
Annual Rainfall : ~ 1450mm
Temperature: Mean annual ~26–27 °C; seasonal range ≈ 16 °C (winter lows) to 33–38 °C (summer highs).
Major landuse within zone of influence
Forests
Plantation
Agriculture
Settlements (Rural)
Settlements (Urban)
Industrial
Others
Notable Plant Species
Typical canal margins in Hooghly may have emergent macrophytes, grasses, local shrubs — but no site inventory found.
Notable Animal Species
Local freshwater fauna (fish common to inland West Bengal canals), amphibians and waterbirds may occur seasonally.
Conservation Sensitive Species
No records found for this exact point in national/state species lists or protected-species reports.
Invasive Species
Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
Ecosystem Benefits
Community Fishing (without any lease or permission from government dept
Fishing under lease from government department
Harvest of plants (without any lease or permission from government dept
Harvest of plants under lease from government department)
Agriculture or horticulture within wetland
Grazing
Religious practices
Withdrawal of water for domestic use
Withdrawal of water for agriculture or fisheries
Bathing or wallowing of domestic animals
Others
Threats
Status
Level
Hydrological regime alteration
Existing
Medium
Salinization
NA
NA
Siltation
Existing
Medium
Pollution
Existing
Low
Encroachment
Existing
Medium
Unsustainable harvest of wetland resources
Not Known
NA
Over grazing
Not Known
NA
Unsustainable water abstraction
Not Known
NA
Mining (e.g. salt, sand or laterite)
Not Known
NA
Spread of invasive species
Not Known
NA
Regime fragmentation
NA
NA
Tourism pressure
Existing
Low
Extreme events / Climate change
Existing
High
Intensive agriculture
Existing
High
Intensive Aquaculture
NA
NA
Coastal erosion
Not Known
NA
Changes in water inflow and outflow
NA
NA