Giria, India

Giria
Census Town
Giria Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Giria Giria (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°31′00″N88°04′36″E / 24.516667°N 88.076667°E / 24.516667; 88.076667 Coordinates: 24°31′00″N88°04′36″E / 24.516667°N 88.076667°E / 24.516667; 88.076667
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Area
• Total	6.1604 km2 (2.3785 sq mi)
Elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	17,131
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	742230
Telephone code	03485
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Jangipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Raghunathganj
Website	murshidabad.nic.in

Giria is a census town in the Raghunathganj II CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. ^[1]

History

In 1740, a historical war, the Battle of Giria, took place between the Nawab of Bihar Alivardi Khan and the Nawab of Bengal Sarfaraz Khan. ^[2]

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in the southern portion of Jangipur subdivision, Murshidabad district (including Suti I, Raghunathganj I, Raghunathganj II, Sagardighi CD blocks)
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Facility
Abbreviation- TPS: Thermal Power Station, AMU: Aligarh Muslim University
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Giria is located at 24°31′00″N88°04′36″E / 24.516667°N 88.076667°E / 24.516667; 88.076667 .

Area overview

Jangipur subdivision is crowded with 52 census towns and as such it had to be presented in two location maps. One of the maps can be seen alongside. The subdivision is located in the Rarh region that is spread over from adjoining Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand. The land is slightly higher in altitude than the surrounding plains and is gently undulating. ^{[3] [4]} The river Ganges, along with its distributaries, is prominent in both the maps. At the head of the subdivision is the 2,245 m long Farakka Barrage, one of the largest projects of its kind in the country. ^[5] Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map). ^[6] The subdivision has two large power plants - the 2,100 MW Farakka Super Thermal Power Station and the 1,600 MW Sagardighi Thermal Power Station. ^{[7] [8]} According to a 2016 report, there are around 1,000,000 (1 million/ ten lakh) workers engaged in the beedi industry in Jangipur subdivision. 90% are home-based and 70% of the home-based workers are women. ^{[9] [10] [11]} As of 2013, an estimated 2.4 million people reside along the banks of the Ganges alone in Murshidabad district. Severe erosion occurs along the banks. ^[12]

Note: The two maps present some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the maps are linked in the larger full screen maps.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Giria had a total population of 17,131, of which 8,805 (51%) were males and 8,326 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 3,136. The total number of literate persons in Giria was 8,968 (64.08% of the population over 6 years). ^[13]

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Raghunathganj II CD block are located at Giria. ^[14]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Giria covered an area of 6.1604 km². The protected water-supply involved hand pump. It had 1,125 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 23 maternity homes. Among the educational facilities, it had 7 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school in town, senior secondary school, general degree college at Jangipur 11 km away. ^[15]

Healthcare

Raghunathganj II CD block is one of the areas of Murshidabad district where ground water is affected by a high level of arsenic contamination. The WHO guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10 mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50 mg/ litre. The maximum concentration in Raghunathaganj II CD block is 875 mg/litre. ^[16]

References

1. Location of Giria - Falling Rain Genomics
2. "Bengal under the rule of Nawabs: a close view". Sarfaraz Khan. History Discussion. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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. "Farakka Barrage Project". FBP. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
6. "Child labour, illness & lost childhoods, India's tobacco industry". Edge of Humanity Magazine, 27 December 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
7. "Power Generation". Farakka. NTPC. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
8. "The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited". Sagardighi Thermal Power Project. WBPDCL. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
9. Kar, Sunirmal. "Child workers in household industry: a study of beedi industry in Murshidabad district of West Bengal" (PDF). Viswa Bharati University thesis, page 5. Shodhganga. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
10. "The 'Poor man's cigarette'". Gurvinder Singh. The Statesman, 22 January 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
11. "Beedi workers of Jangipur hold key". Indrani Dutta. The Hindu, 1 May 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
12. "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 5 September 2017.
13. "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.
14. "BDO Offices in Murshidabad district". West Bengal Public Library Network. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
15. "District Census Handbook Murshidabad, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 981-987: Statement I: Growth History, Pages 990-993: Statement III: Civic & Other Amenities, Pages 993-995: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 995-1001 Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities; Pages 1 001- 1002: Statement VI: Industry & Banking. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
16. "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )". Murshidabad. SOES. Retrieved 4 August 2017.