Bagdah, North 24 Parganas

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This article is about the village in West Bengal, India. For 1 its namesake community development block, see Bagdah CD Block. For 2 its namesake assembly constituency, see Bagdah (Vidhan Sabha constituency). For 3 location of its namesake police station, see Helencha.
Bagdah
Village
Bagdah is located in West Bengal
Bagdah
Bagdah
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°13′04″N 88°53′09″E / 23.217832°N 88.885734°E / 23.217832; 88.885734Coordinates: 23°13′04″N 88°53′09″E / 23.217832°N 88.885734°E / 23.217832; 88.885734
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Government
 • MLABiswajit Das
 • M.P.Shantanu Thakur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,424
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
743232 (Bagdah)
Telephone/STD code03215
Lok Sabha constituencyBangaon
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBagdah
Websitenorth24parganas.nic.in

Bagdah (also called Bagdaha, as in census records) is a village in the Bagdah CD block in the Bangaon subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[]

[Interactive fullscreen map]
Cities, towns and locations in Bangaon subdivision, North 24 Parganas district
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: place of tourist interest
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

The Betna river flows past Bagdah.[1]

Area overview[]

The area shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883.[2][3] At the time of Partition of Bengal (1947) the Radcliffe Line placed the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district.[4] The renowned novelist, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (of Pather Panchali fame) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area.[5] It is a flat plain located in the lower Ganges Delta.[6] In the densely populated area, 16.33% of the population lives in the urban areas and 83.67% lives in the rural areas.[7][8]

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.

Civic administration[]

CD block HQ[]

The headquarters of Bagdah CD block are located at Bagdah.[9]

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bagdaha had a total population of 6,424, of which 3,348 (52%) were males and 3,076 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 573. The total number of literate persons in Bagdaha was 4,378 (74.82% of the population over 6 years).[10]

Transport[]

The Bangaon-Boyra Road links Bagdah to SH 3 at Helencha,[11]

Education[]

is a Bengali-medium co-educational higher secondary school. It was established in 1957 and has arrangements for teaching from Class V to XII.[12]

Healthcare[]

Bagdah Rural Hospital with 30 beds is the main medical facility in Bagdah CD block. There are primary health centres at Mangalganj (Nataberia PHC with 6 beds), Sindrani (with 10 beds) and at Beara (Koniara PHC with 6 beds).[13][14]

References[]

  1. ^ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Bagdah CD Block, Page 143. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Bengal District Gazetteers, Jessore by L.S.S. O'Malley". Chapter II: History, Page/ Section 44. Bengal Secretariat Book Depot, 1912. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. ^ "District Gazetteer" (PDF). Chapter IX: General Administration, Page 150. Egiye Bangla. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Jessore District Information". Khujbo.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhyay". Banglapedia. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  6. ^ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  7. ^ "District Statistical Handbook". North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  8. ^ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of North Twenty Four Parganas with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  9. ^ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of North Twenty Four Parganas with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  10. ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  11. ^ Google maps
  12. ^ "Bagdah High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  13. ^ Beara, Vladan (2011-11-13), "Suicide among War Veterans", The Encyclopedia of Peace Psychology, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, doi:10.1002/9780470672532.wbepp269, ISBN 978-1-4051-9644-4
  14. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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