Masagram

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Masagram
Village
Masagram is located in West Bengal
Masagram
Masagram
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°08′18″N 88°01′51″E / 23.1383868°N 88.0307007°E / 23.1383868; 88.0307007Coordinates: 23°08′18″N 88°01′51″E / 23.1383868°N 88.0307007°E / 23.1383868; 88.0307007
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Bardhaman
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyGram panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,310
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
713401
Vehicle registrationWB
Websitepurbabardhaman.gov.in

Masagram is a village in Ajhapur gram panchayat of Jamalpur CD block in Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography[]

[Interactive fullscreen map]
Cities and towns in the Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[]

Masagram is located at

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23°08′18″N 88°01′51″E / 23.1383868°N 88.0307007°E / 23.1383868; 88.0307007.

It is located near the banks of the Damodar River. It is around 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of Palsit and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Saktigarh.[1]

Urbanisation[]

95.54% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 4.46% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.[2] 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[]

As per the 2011 Census of India, Masagram had a total population of 4,310 of which 2,157 (50%) were males and 2,153 (50%) were females. Population in the age range of 0-6 years was 433. The total number of literates in Masagram was 2,812 (72.53% of the population 7 years and above).[3]

Transport[]

Masagram Junction railway station

Masagram railway station is 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Bardhaman Junction railway station and 72 kilometres (45 mi) from Howrah Station on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord.[4][5] As of January 2019, DEMU services are available on the Bankura-Masagram line between Bankura and Masagram. There is a station at Gram Masagaram.[6]

It is located off National Highway 19 and State Highway 15 links it to Memari on Grand Trunk Road.

Education[]

Masagram High School is a coeducational high school affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education.[7]

Culture[]

Masagaram celebrates the Gajan of Dharmathakur. Raksha Kali is worshipped with a newly made idol on the last Tuesday of the Bengali month of Vaisakha. There are nine Shiva temples built in different architectural styles.[8]

David J. McCutchion mentions the 18th-century Praneswara temple and the octagonal temple with duplicated chala (curved roof) at Masagram.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Masagram". India9. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
  2. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  3. ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  4. ^ Eastern Railway local time table
  5. ^ Eastern Railway Time Table.
  6. ^ "78056 Bankura-Masagram DEMU". India Rail Info. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  7. ^ "West Bengal Board of Secondary Education". Burdwan. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  8. ^ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District), (in Bengali), Vol II, page 598, Radical Impression, Kolkata. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
  9. ^ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 48, 60. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
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