Bagdah, North 24 Parganas

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 Bagdaha
Village
Bagdah Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Bagdah Bagdah (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°13′04″N88°53′09″E / 23.217832°N 88.885734°E / 23.217832; 88.885734
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24 Parganas
Government
• MLA	Biswajit Das
• M.P.	Shantanu Thakur
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,424
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743232 (Bagdah)
Telephone/STD code	03215
Lok Sabha constituency	Bangaon
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bagdah
Website	north24parganas.nic.in

Bagdah (also known as Bagdaha) 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

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3miles

B

A

N

G

L

A

D

E

S

H

Betna River

Ichhamati River

Bibhutibhusan
Wildlife Sanctuary

T

Petrapole check post

R

Palla

R

Nahata

R

Helencha

R

Gopalnagar

R

Gaighata

R

Bagdah

R

Thakurnagar

R

Bangaon

M

Sonatikiri

CT

Shimulpur

CT

Dhakuria

CT

Chikanpara

CT

Bara

CT

Chhekati

CT

Chandpara

CT

  

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 the partition of India in 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

Bagdah High School 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. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. 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 21 January 2019. 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 (13 November 2011), "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. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2018.