Pakuahat

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Pakuahat
Mirzapur
Village
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Pakuahat
Location in West Bengal, India
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Pakuahat
Pakuahat (India)
Coordinates: 25°07′31″N88°22′03″E / 25.1253°N 88.3676°E / 25.1253; 88.3676
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
District Malda
Population
 (2011)
  Total
3,010
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
732138
STD/ Telephone code03512
Lok Sabha constituency Maldaha Uttar
Vidhan Sabha constituency Habibpur
Website malda.nic.in

Pakuahat is a village in the Bamangola CD block in the Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India.

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Geography

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9.9miles
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Tangon River
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Mahananda
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Jagjivanpur
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Pandua
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Gazole
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Samsi
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Ratua
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Pukhuria
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Pipla Kasimpur
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Mashaldaha
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Malatipur
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Kharba
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Khanta
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Harishchandrapur
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Daulatnagar
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Araidanga
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Singhabad
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Pakuahat
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Maheshpur
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Hatimari
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Habibpur
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Bulbulchandi
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Old Malda
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Malda
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Sahapur
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Rangabhita
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Kendua
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Kachu Pukur
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Jhangra
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Chhatinamor
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Bandhail
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Baksinagar
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Aiho
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Chanchal
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Cities, towns and locations in the northern portion of Malda district (including Chanchal subdivision and Old Malda, Habibpur, Bamangola and Gazole CD blocks)
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Facility, H: historical centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Pakuahat is located at 25°07′31″N88°22′03″E / 25.1253°N 88.3676°E / 25.1253; 88.3676

Area overview

The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the Barind in the east and the tal in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are "hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron." It lies to the east of the Mahananda River. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the tal, is a flat low land and "is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes." The tal area is prone to flooding by local rivers. [1] The total area is overwhelmingly rural. [2] [3] There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area – Pandua and Jagjivanpur. [4]

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

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Bamangola CD block is at Pakuahat. [5] [6]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Mirzapur (Pakuahat) had a total population of 3,010, of which 1,562 (52%) were males and 1,448 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 276. The total number of literate persons in Mirzapur (Pakuahat) was 2,227 (81.46% of the population over 6 years). [7]

Transport

It is on the Nalagola-Pakuahat-Malda Road. [8]

Education

Pakuahat Degree College was established in 1997 and is affiliated to the University of Gour Banga. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, history, sociology and political science, and general courses in arts and science. [9] [10]

References

  1. "District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Census of India 2011, Pages 13-15: Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda". Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. "District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Census of India 2011, Page 98: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Interest of the District. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  5. "District Census Handbook: Maldah, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Maldah with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  6. "BDO Offices under Malda District". Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal. West Bengal Public Library Network. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  7. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
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  9. "Pakuahat Degree College". PDC. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  10. "Pakuahat Degree College". College Admission. Retrieved 8 November 2018.