Sangrampur, Magrahat

Sangrampur
Village
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Coordinates: 22°13′31″N88°19′44″E / 22.2254°N 88.3290°E / 22.2254; 88.3290 Coordinates: 22°13′31″N88°19′44″E / 22.2254°N 88.3290°E / 22.2254; 88.3290
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
CD block	Magrahat I
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Languages
• Official	Bengali [1] [2]
• Additional official	English [1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743355
Telephone code	+91 3174
Vehicle registration	WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituency	Mathurapur (SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Magrahat Paschim
Website	www.s24pgs.gov.in

Sangrampur is a village within the jurisdiction of the Usthi police station in the Magrahat I CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Sangrampur is located at 22°13′31″N88°19′44″E / 22.2254°N 88.3290°E / 22.2254; 88.3290 . It has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 ft).

Demographics

Sangrampur is not identified as a separate place in 2011 cenus. It seems to be a part of Samashat mouza as per map of Magrahat I CD block on page 445 in the District Census Handbook for South 24 Parganas. ^[3]

As per the 2011 Census of India, Samshat had a total population of 4,829, of which 2,436 (50%) were males and 2,393 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 782. The total number of literates in Samashat was 3,059 (75.59% of the population over 6 years). ^[4]

Transport

Sangrampur is on the Usthi-Magrahat Road. ^[5]

Sangrampur railway station is on the Sealdah–Diamond Harbour line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. ^[6]

Commuters

With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005-06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) commuters use the Kolkata Suburban Railway system daily. After the partition of India, refugees from East Pakistan/ Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily. ^[7]

2011 methanol tragedy

Main article: 2011 Sangrampur methanol tragedy

A methanol-tainted batch of illegal alcohol killed 143 people in India in December 2011, affecting mainly manual workers in Sangrampur. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Healthcare

Baneswarpur Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Baneswarpur is the major government medical facility in Magrahat I CD block. ^[11]

References

1. "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
3. "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 445 - Map of Magrahat I CD block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
4. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
5. Google maps
6. "34814 Sealdah-Diamond Harbour Local". Time Table. India Rail Info. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
7. Mondal, Bhaswati. "Commuting and Metropolitan Development of Kolkata" . Retrieved 29 December 2019.
8. "West Bengal hooch deaths rise to 156". Mid-day.com. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
9. "Tainted bootleg booze kills 143 in India". CBS News. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
10. Magnier, Mark (15 December 2011). "Bootleg liquor laced with methanol kills 143 people in India". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 February 2019– via Toronto Star.
11. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 26 November 2019.