Daulatabad, Murshidabad

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Daulatabad
Village
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Daulatabad
Location in West Bengal, India
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Daulatabad
Daulatabad (India)
Coordinates: 24°08′41″N88°22′51″E / 24.1447°N 88.3808°E / 24.1447; 88.3808
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Population
 (2011)
  Total5,761
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone/STD code03482
Lok Sabha constituency Baharampur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Baharampur
Website murshidabad.gov.in

Daulatabad is a village and gram panchayat, with a police station, in the Berhampore CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

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Geography

Daulatabad, Murshidabad
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8km
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Jalangi
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Dwaraka
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Mayurakshi
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Panchthupi
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Nagar
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Khargram
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Gram Salkia
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Gokarna
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Burwan
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Bharatpur
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Surangapur
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Shaktipur
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Sarulia
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Rejinagar
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Naoda
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Hariharpara
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Daulatabad
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Amtala
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Kandi
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Beldanga
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Berhampore
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Salar
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Sibdanga Badarpur
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Haridasmati
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Gora Bazar
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Gopjan
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Goaljan
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Cossimbazar
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Chaltia
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Barua
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Banjetia
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Cities, towns and locations in the Berhampore and Kandi subdivisions, Murshidabad district
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical centres
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Daulatabad is located at 24°08′41″N88°22′51″E / 24.1447°N 88.3808°E / 24.1447; 88.3808 .

Area overview

The area shown in the map alongside, covering Berhampore and Kandi subdivisions, is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district, Rarh and Bagri. [1] [2] The headquarters of Murshidabad district, Berhampore, is in this area. [3] The ruins of Karnasubarna, the capital of Shashanka, the first important king of ancient Bengal who ruled in the 7th century, is located 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) south-west of Berhampore. [4] [5] [6] The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 80% 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, Daulatabad had a total population of 5,761, of which 2,967 (52%) were males and 2,794 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 641. The total number of literate persons in Daulatabad was 3,844 (75.08% of the population over 6 years). [8]

Civic administration

Police station

Daulatabad police station has jurisdiction over a part of Berhampore CD block. [9]

Transport

State Highway 11, running from Mahammad Bazar (in Birbhum district) to Ranaghat (in Nadia district) passes through Daulatabad. This section is locally popular as Baharampur-Jalangi Road. [10] [11] Daulatabad is connected to Berhampore by SH11.The main way of transportation is by road.

Related Research Articles

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Hariharpara is a village, with a police station, in the Hariharpara CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Amtala is a town, with a college, not identified in 2011 census, in the Naoda CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Gokarna is a village in the Kandi CD block in the Kandi subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Banjetia is a census town in the Berhampore CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Sibdanga Badarpur is a census town in the Berhampore CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Gopjan is a census town in the Berhampore CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Ajodhya Nagar is a census town in the Berhampore CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Chaltia is a census town in the Berhampore CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Haridasmati is a census town in the Berhampore CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

References

  1. "District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Physiography, Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  2. "Murshidabad". Geography. Murshidabad district authorities. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  3. "Murshidabad". Murshidabad district authorities. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  4. Ray, Nihar Ranjan, Bangalir Itihas Adi Parba, (in Bengali), 1980 edition, pp. 160-161, Paschim Banga Niraksharata Durikaran Samiti
  5. Sengupta, Nitish, History of the Bengali-speaking People, p.25, UBS Publishers’ Distributors Pvt. Ltd.
  6. Majumdar, Dr. R.C., History of Ancient Bengal, first published 1971, reprint 2005, pp. 5-6, Tulshi Prakashani, Kolkata, ISBN   81-89118-01-3.
  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 27 August 2017.
  9. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad". Table 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  11. Google maps