Shyamsundar

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Shyamsundar
Village
Shyamsundar is located in West Bengal
Shyamsundar
Shyamsundar
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°06′16.8″N 87°51′59.0″E / 23.104667°N 87.866389°E / 23.104667; 87.866389Coordinates: 23°06′16.8″N 87°51′59.0″E / 23.104667°N 87.866389°E / 23.104667; 87.866389
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Bardhaman
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,903
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
713424 (Shyamsundar)
Telephone/STD code03451
Lok Sabha constituencyBardhaman Purba
Vidhan Sabha constituencyRaina
Websitepurbabardhaman.gov.in

Shyamsundar is a village in Raina I CD block in Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

History[]

Earlier, the village was called ‘Ahar Belma’ and the village was renamed after the deity was established there by Bisalakhya Bose.[1]

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[]

Shyamsundar is DOB 14.4.1995 VILLGE JASRAU POST ANJANI MAINPURI

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.

CD block HQ[]

The headquarters of Raina I CD block are located at Shyamsundar.[3][4]

Demographics[]

As per the 2011 Census of India Shyamsundar had a total population of 4,903, of which 2,469 (50%) were males and 2,434 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 446. The total number of literates in Shyamsundar was 3,707 (83.17% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Transport[]

There is on the Bankura-Masagram line.[6][7] As of January 2019, DEMU services are available between Bankura and Masagram.[8]

Education[]

In 1947, at the time of independence there were only three colleges in Bardhaman district – at Bardhaman, Kalna and Asansol. Shyamsundar College was established in 1948.[9] Syamsundar College was founded by Raibahadur Bisalaksha Bose, a social worker of Shyamsundar. Amongst those who helped in establishing the college were: Abdus Sattar, Kalipada Mukherjee, Prafulla Chandra Sen and Jadabendra Nath Panja.[10] Subjects taught in the college include: physics, chemistry, mathematics, botany, zoology, microbiology, Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, geography, political science, education, philosophy, economics and commerce.[11]

Shyamsundar Ramlal Adarsha Vidyalaya, a boys only high school, and Adarsha Balika Vidyalaya, a girls only high school, are affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education.[12]Shymsundar Ramlal Adarsha Vidyalaya, a coeducational institution, is affiliated with West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education.[13]

Healthcare[]

There is a primary health centre at Shyamsundar (with 10 beds).[14]

References[]

  1. ^ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (in Bengali), Vol II, page 603, Radical Impression, Kolkata. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
  2. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  3. ^ "District Census Handbook: Barddhaman" (PDF). Map of Barddhaman with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. ^ "BDO Offices under Burdwan District". Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal. West Bengal Public Library Network. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  5. ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Before swearing-in, Didi's rail sops on track". Business Standard, 18 May 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  7. ^ Google maps
  8. ^ "78056 Bankura-Masagram DEMU". India Rail Info. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  9. ^ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (in Bengali), Vol I, pp. 560=561, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
  10. ^ "Shyamsundar College". College authorities. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Shyamsundar College". College Admission. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  12. ^ "West Bengal Board of Secondary Education". Burdwan. WBBSE. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  13. ^ "West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education". Budwan. WBCHSE. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
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