Sagardighi, Murshidabad

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Sagardighi
Town
Sagardighi Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Sagardighi Sagardighi (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°17′39″N88°05′06″E / 24.2943°N 88.0849°E / 24.2943; 88.0849 Coordinates: 24°17′39″N88°05′06″E / 24.2943°N 88.0849°E / 24.2943; 88.0849
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Government
• Administrative Division	Malda
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	742226 (Sagardighi) = 742237 (Kabilpur)
Lok Sabha constituency	Jangipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Sagardighi
Website	murshidabad.gov.in

Sagardighi is a town situated in the Sagardighi CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

History

It is revealed by the Period of Excavation: 988-1038 A.D. by Mahipaldeva (I) that it was an ancient place. In Pala reign (750-1170 A.D.) Sagardighi was one of the main centres of Buddhist religion. After this in medieval period i.e., in Pathan age (First phase of 13th century) Sagardighi was an important place. Sagar means sea, whereas Dighi is lake. It is a lake like a sea. Length and breadth of this lake are 1.5 and 1 kilometre respectively. There is a temple in the proper centre (under the water) of the lake whose steeple has been found when water level is decreased.

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

Sagardighi is located at 24°17′39″N88°05′06″E / 24.2943°N 88.0849°E / 24.2943; 88.0849 .

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. ^{[1] [2]} 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. ^[3] Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map). ^[4] 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. ^{[5] [6]} 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. ^{[7] [8] [9]} 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. ^[10]

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.

Civic administration

Police station

Sagardighi police station has jurisdiction over Sagardighi CD block. ^[11]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Sagardighi community development block CD block are located at Sagardighi. ^[12]

Transport

Sagardighi railway station is situated on the Nalhati-Azimganj branch line. South Bengal State Transport Corporation operates daily bus services from Berhampore to Raghunathganj via Sagaardighi.There are also many private buses Berhampore -Sukhi- Sagardighi- Manigram- Raghunathganj. ^[13]

Education

Sagardighi Kamada Kinkar Smriti Mahavidyalaya was established in 2008 at Sagardighi. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, Arabic, history, geography, political science, philosophy and education. ^[14] There are two higher secondary schools located in Sagardighi. One is Sagardighi S.N High school and the other one is Sagardighi Girls' High School.

Healthcare

Sagardighi Super Speciality Hospital functions with 200+ beds. ^[15]

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. "Farakka Barrage Project". FBP. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
4. "Child labour, illness & lost childhoods, India's tobacco industry". Edge of Humanity Magazine, 27 December 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
5. "Power Generation". Farakka. NTPC. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
6. "The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited". Sagardighi Thermal Power Project. WBPDCL. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
7. 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.
8. "The 'Poor man's cigarette'". Gurvinder Singh. The Statesman, 22 January 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
9. "Beedi workers of Jangipur hold key". Indrani Dutta. The Hindu, 1 May 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
10. "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.
11. "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.
12. "District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Murshidabad with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
13. "73033 Azimganj-Nalhati DEMU". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
14. "Sagardighi Kamada Kinkar Smriti Mahavidyalaya". Exam Drive. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
15. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 19 September 2017.