Saguna, Nadia

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Saguna
Census Town
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Saguna
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Saguna
Saguna (India)
Coordinates: 22°59′33″N88°29′28″E / 22.9924°N 88.4912°E / 22.9924; 88.4912 Coordinates: 22°59′33″N88°29′28″E / 22.9924°N 88.4912°E / 22.9924; 88.4912
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Government
  TypeSaguna Panchayat & Kalyani BDO
  BodySaguna Panchayat & Kalyani BDO
Area
  Total4.9858 km2 (1.9250 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total14,995
  Density3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
741245
Telephone/STD code+91 33
Vehicle registration WB-90 & WB-89
Lok Sabha constituency Bangaon
Vidhan Sabha constituency Kalyani
Website nadia.gov.in

Saguna is a census town in the Kalyani community Development Block in the Kalyani subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

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Geography

Cities and towns in Kalyani subdivision of Nadia district
M: municipal town/ city/notified area, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Saguna is located at 22°59′33″N88°29′28″E / 22.9924°N 88.4912°E / 22.9924; 88.4912 .

According to the map of Kalyani Block Consists of 7 Gram Panchayat's, viz. Saguna, Madanpur - 1, Madanpur - 2, Chanduria - 2, Simurali, Kanchrapara, Sarati

Saguna Panchayat falls funder Kalyani police station under Ranaghat Police District.

Saguna is a village that is shaped with road and fields.

Area overview

Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the Ganges-Bhagirathi system. The Kalyani subdivision has the Bhagirathi/ Hooghly on the west. Topographically, Kalyani subdivision is a part of the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain, the low-lying area found in the south-eastern part of the district. [1] The smallest subdivision in the district, area-wise, has the highest level of urbanisation in the district. 76.73% of the population lives in urban areas and 23.27% lives in the rural areas. [2]

Note: 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. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Saguna had a total population of 14,995, of which 7,717 (51%) were males and 7,274 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,266. The total number of literate persons in Saguna was 11,933 (86.92% of the population over 6 years). [3] There is also a ongoing increase in the population of this area as the newly built All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani is built at Basantapur village in the Saguna Panchayat in Kalyani built recently.

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia, Saguna covered an area of 4.9858 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, tubewell/ borewell, hand pump. It had 1,389 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had 8 primary schools, 1 senior secondary school. It had the branch offices of 1 nationalised bank and 1 cooperative bank. [4]

There is also a All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani (AIIMS Kalyani) at Basantapur village in the Saguna Panchayat in Kalyani built recently.

Transport

Madanpur railway station & Kalyani railway station located nearby, is situated on the Sealdah-Ranaghat Line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway. [5] Auto-Rickshaws are available for transport as well as Toto Rickshaws.

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References

  1. "District Census Handbook, Nadia, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 13,14. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Nadia". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. "District Census Handbook Nadia, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 635-656; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 635; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 641; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 643; Statement IV: Medical Facilities, Page 646; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 655; Statement VI:Industry and Banking ,Page 2833. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  5. "Sealdah Ranaghat Local". Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 11 October 2020.