Bhagirathpur

Bhagirathpur
Village
Bhagirathpur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Bhagirathpur Bhagirathpur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°05′18″N88°29′41″E / 24.088411°N 88.494692°E / 24.088411; 88.494692 Coordinates: 24°05′18″N88°29′41″E / 24.088411°N 88.494692°E / 24.088411; 88.494692
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	10,125
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	742406 (Domkal)
Telephone/STD code	03471
Lok Sabha constituency	Murshidabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Domkal
Website	murshidabad.gov.in

Bhagirathpur is a village and a gram panchayat in the Domkal CD block in the Domkol subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in the Lalbag and Domkal subdivisions, Murshidabad district
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical place
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Bhgirathpur is located at 0°05′18″N88°29′41″E / .088411°N 88.494692°E / .088411; 88.494692 .

Bhagirathpur is 10 km from Domkal. It is on the banks of the Jalangi.

Villages in Bhagirathpur gram panchayat are: Bhagirathpur, Char Bhagirathpur, Char Kaludiar, Char Salikadaha, Char Sibnagar, Char Sundalpur and Sibnagar Laskarpur. ^[1]

Area overview

While the Lalbag subdivision is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district, Rarh and Bagri, the Domkal subdivision occupies the north-eastern corner of Bagri. In the map alongside, the Ganges/ Padma River flows along the northern portion. The border with Bangladesh can be seen in the north and the east. Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map). The Ganges has a tendency to change course frequently, causing severe erosion, mostly along the southern bank. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} The historic city of Murshidabad, a centre of major tourist attraction, is located in this area. In 1717, when Murshid Quli Khan became Subahdar, he made Murshidabad the capital of Subah Bangla (then Bengal, Bihar and Odisha). ^[6] The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 90% of the population living in the rural areas. ^[7]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bhagirathpur had a total population of 10,125, of which 5,147 (51%) were males and 4,978 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,081. The total number of literate persons in Bhagirathpur was 6,792 (75.10% of the population over 6 years). ^[8]

Education

Bhagirathpur High School is a Bengali medium co-educational higher secondary school established in 1896. It has a library of 3,500 books and has 15 computers. ^[9]

Healthcare

Bhagirathpur Block Primary Health Centre at Bhagirathpur functions with 10 beds. ^[10]

References

1. "Indian Village Directory". Bhagirathpur. Village Info. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
2. "Types and sources of floods in Murshidabad, West Bengal" (PDF). Swati Mollah. Indian Journal of Applied Research, February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
3. "District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Physiography, Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
4. "Murshidabad". Geography. Murshidabad district authorities. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
5. "Child labour, illness & lost childhoods, India's tobacco industry". Edge of Humanity Magazine, 27 December 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
6. "District Gazeteer" (PDF). (in Bengali) Chapter 3: History. Murshidabad District Administration. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
7. "District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, Series 20, Part XII B" (PDF). District Primary Census Abstract page 26. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
8. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
9. "Bhagirathpur High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
10. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 19 September 2017.