Masagram

Masagram
Village
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Coordinates: 23°08′18″N88°01′51″E / 23.1383868°N 88.0307007°E / 23.1383868; 88.0307007 Coordinates: 23°08′18″N88°01′51″E / 23.1383868°N 88.0307007°E / 23.1383868; 88.0307007
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Bardhaman
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Gram panchayat
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,310
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	713401
Vehicle registration	WB
Website	purbabardhaman.gov.in

Masagram is a village in Ajhapur gram panchayat of Jamalpur CD block in Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

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Cities and towns in the Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Masagram is located at 23°08′18″N88°01′51″E / 23.1383868°N 88.0307007°E / 23.1383868; 88.0307007 .

It is located near the banks of the Damodar River. It is around 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of Palsit and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Saktigarh. ^[1]

Urbanisation

95.54% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 4.46% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district. ^[2] 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.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Masagram had a total population of 4,310 of which 2,157 (50%) were males and 2,153 (50%) were females. Population in the age range of 0-6 years was 433. The total number of literates in Masagram was 2,812 (72.53% of the population 7 years and above). ^[3]

Transport

Masagram Junction railway station

Masagram railway station is 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Bardhaman Junction railway station and 72 kilometres (45 mi) from Howrah Station on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord. ^{[4] [5]} As of January 2019, DEMU services are available on the Bankura-Masagram line between Bankura and Masagram. There is a station at Gram Masagaram. ^[6]

It is located off National Highway 19 and State Highway 15 links it to Memari on Grand Trunk Road.

Education

Masagram High School is a coeducational high school affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education. ^[7]

Culture

Masagaram celebrates the Gajan of Dharmathakur. Raksha Kali is worshipped with a newly made idol on the last Tuesday of the Bengali month of Vaisakha. There are nine Shiva temples built in different architectural styles. ^[8]

David J. McCutchion mentions the 18th-century Praneswara temple and the octagonal temple with duplicated chala (curved roof) at Masagram. ^[9]

References

1. "Masagram". India9. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
3. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
4. Eastern Railway local time table
5. Eastern Railway Time Table.
6. "78056 Bankura-Masagram DEMU". India Rail Info. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
7. "West Bengal Board of Secondary Education". Burdwan. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
8. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District), (in Bengali), Vol II, page 598, Radical Impression, Kolkata. ISBN   81-85459-36-3
9. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 48, 60. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN   978-93-81574-65-2