Sujapur, Malda

Sujapur
Populated place
India's largest Eid Gah Field in Sujapur
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Coordinates: 24°54′34″N88°05′12″E / 24.9095°N 88.0868°E / 24.9095; 88.0868
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Malda
Division	Malda
Railway Station	Malda Town railway station, Jamirghata Station
Government
• Type	Block
• Body	Kaliachak I
•  MLA	Md. Abdul Ghani
•  M.P	Isha Khan Choudhury
Area 8 km2(Town)
• Total	12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	93,266
• Density	7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Languages (For language and religion details see Kaliachak I#Language and religion)
• Official	Bengali
• Additional official	English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	732206
Telephone code	91-3512-2xxxxx
Vehicle registration	WB-65/WB-66
Lok Sabha constituency	Maldaha Dakshin
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Sujapur
River	Ganga River
Website	malda.nic.in

Sujapur is a populated place in the Indian state of West Bengal that was not identified as a separate entity in the 2011 Indian census. ^[1] It has the highest concentration of Muslims of any municipality or populated place in the Malda district and falls under the jurisdiction of the Kaliachak I block.

History

The area was settled during the reign of Shah Jahan by Said Rai, a North Indian Kayastha.

Sujapur is expected to be part of the upcoming Nai Mouza municipal area in the Malda district, along with the villages of Boro Sujapur CT, Gayeshbari CT, Mosimpur CT, Bamangram CT, Bhakharpur CT, Chama gram/Nazirpur CT, Chhoto Sujapur CT, and Chaspara CT.^{[ citation needed ]} The government has announced plans to establish a police station in the area.^{[ citation needed ]}

Geography

Sujapur is located at 24°54′34″N88°05′12″E / 24.9095°N 88.0868°E / 24.9095; 88.0868 in the Malda district of West Bengal, with an average elevation of 17 metres (56 feet). It lies on the western bank of the Bhagirathi River. The climate is typically humid and tropical, with temperatures reaching up to 46 °C during the day in May and June and dropping as low as 4 °C overnight in December and January.

References

1. "District Census Handbook Maldah, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Kalichak I CD block and list of villages, page 639. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 15 August 2021.