Sugandha, Hooghly

Sugandha
Village
Sugandha Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Sugandha Sugandha (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°54′33″N88°20′23″E / 22.90925°N 88.339769°E / 22.90925; 88.339769 Coordinates: 22°54′33″N88°20′23″E / 22.90925°N 88.339769°E / 22.90925; 88.339769
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,250
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	712248 (Rishra)
Telephone/STD code	03213
Lok Sabha constituency	Hooghly
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chunchura
Website	hooghly.gov.in

Sugandha is a village and a gram panchayat in Polba Dadpur CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

At the 2011 Census of India, Sugandha had a total population of 2,250 of which 1,104 (49%) were males and 1,146 (51%) were females. The population below 6 years of age was 169. The total number of literates in Sugandha was 1,828 (87.84% of the population over 6 years). ^[1]

Transport

Sugandha stands at the crossing of State Highway 13 (West Bengal) (also known as Delhi Road in the area) and Chunchura-Dhaniakhali Road. ^{[2] [3]}

It is 4 km from Chuchura railway station.

Education

Bengal School of Technology was established in 2006 at Sugandha. It offers undergraduate and post graduate courses in pharmacy.

References

1. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
2. Google maps
3. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 4 July 2017.