Bangsidharpur
Bangsidharpur | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
  Bangsidharpur Location in West Bengal  Bangsidharpur Location in India | |
| Coordinates: 22°10′20″N 88°24′35″E / 22.1723°N 88.4098°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| CD block | Mandirbazar |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.85 km2 (0.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,218 |
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743395 |
| Telephone code | +91 3174 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mathurapur (SC) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Mandirbazar (SC) |
| Website | www |
Bangsidharpur is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Mandirbazar police station in the Mandirbazar CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
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M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, T: religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Area overview
[edit]Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the eastern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 24 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the eastern part of the district is a flat plain area with small towns, many in clusters. Location of places in the larger map varies a little. It is an OpenStreetMap, while we are using coordinates as in Google Maps.[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
[edit]Bangsidharpur is located at 22°10′20″N 88°24′35″E / 22.1723°N 88.4098°E
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 Census of India, Bangsidharpur had a total population of 5,218 of which 2,704 (52%) were males and 2,514 (48%) were females. There were 760 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Bangsidharpur was 3,300 (74.02% of the population over 6 years).[6]
Infrastructure
[edit]According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bangsidharpur covered an area of 1.8465 km2. Among the physical aspects, there is a railway station at Jaynagar Majilpur 2 km away. Among the civic amenities, it had 2 km roads with both open and covered drains, the protected water supply involved hand pumps, tanks, ponds, lakes. It had 587 domestic electric connections and 79 road light points. Among the medical facilities, it had 3 dispensaries/ health centres, 3 nursing homes, 3 charitable hospital/ nursing homes, 2 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools, the nearest higher school facilities at Jaynagar Majilpur 2 km away, the nearest general degree college at Dakshin Barasat 12 km away. It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarbya Siksha Abhijan).[7]
Transport
[edit]Bangsidharpur is on the State Highway 1.[8]
Jaynagar Majilpur railway station is located nearby.[8]
Healthcare
[edit]Naiyarat Rural Hospital at Naiyarat, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Mandirbazar CD block.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 13, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". 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.
- ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "District Census Handbook South Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 999-1006 Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 1006-1010; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 1010-1015; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1015-1019; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1019-1027 Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1027- 1029:Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ a b Google maps
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
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