Malandighi

Malandighi
Village
Malandighi Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Malandighi Malandighi (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°33′51″N87°24′06″E / 23.564199°N 87.401695°E / 23.564199; 87.401695
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Bardhaman
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,590
Languages*
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	713212
Telephone code	91 341
Lok Sabha constituency	Bardhaman-Durgapur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Durgapur Purba
Website	pascimbardhaman.co.in

Malandighi (also spelled Molandighi) is a village and a gram panchayat in Kanksa CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

4km
2.5miles

H

Garh Jungle

R

Sibpur

R

Malandighi

R

Bankati

H

Gourangapur

^

Damodar River

]

Ajay River

\

Durgapur
Projects
Limited

[

Alloy
Steels
Plant

Z

Durgapur
Steel
Plant

B

Durgapur
Barrage

A

Panagarh Airport

A

Kazi Nazrul
Islam Airport

0

ECL Kajora
Area Office

R

Rajbandh

R

Panagarh

MC

Durgapur

CT

Baska

CT

Andal

CT

Dignala

CT

Palashban

CT

Harishpur

CT

Kajora

CT

Dakshin Khanda

CT

Mahira

CT

Ukhra

CT

Khandra

CT

Siduli

CT

Prayagpur

CT

Debipur

CT

Kanksa

CT

Amlajora

CT

Bamunara

CT

Gopalpur

CT

Arra

   

Cities and towns in the southern and eastern portions of Durgapur subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district
MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, R: rural centre, A: airport, B: barrage, H: historical site
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Urbanisation

According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. Durgapur subdivision has 1 municipal corporation at Durgapur and 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map). ^[1]

Location

Malandighi is located at 23°33′51″N87°24′06″E / 23.564199°N 87.401695°E / 23.564199; 87.401695 .

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Malandighi had a total population of 2,590 of which 1,289 (50%) were males and 1,301 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 287. The total number of literate persons in Malandighi was 1,537 (66.74% of the population over 6 years). ^[2]

*For language details see Kanksa (community development block)#Language and religion

Education

Sanaka Education Trusts Group of Institutions, established in 2006, has set up a private engineering college at Malandighi. ^[3]

Malandighi Durgadas Vidyamandir is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1953. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 11 computers, a library with 25 books and a playground. ^[4]

Malandighi Junior Girls’ High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 2014. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII. ^[5]

Kuldiha Junior High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 2010. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII. ^[6]

Rakshitpur High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1954. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X. ^[7]

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre with 6 beds, at Malandighi. ^[8]

References

1. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
2. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
3. "Sanaka Educational Trusts Group of Institutions". SETGOI. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
4. "Malandighi Durgadas Vidyamandir". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
5. "Malandighi Jr Girls' High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
6. "Kuldiha Jr High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
7. "Rakshitpur High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
8. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2020.