Shaikhpara

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Shaikhpara
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Shaikhpara
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Shaikhpara
Shaikhpara (India)
Coordinates: 24°15′54″N88°33′05″E / 24.26505°N 88.551362°E / 24.26505; 88.551362 Coordinates: 24°15′54″N88°33′05″E / 24.26505°N 88.551362°E / 24.26505; 88.551362
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
742308
Lok Sabha constituency Murshidabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency Raninagar
Website murshidabad.gov.in

Shaikhpara is a town, with a college, not identified in 2011 census as a separate place, in the Raninagar II CD block in the Domkol subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is possibly part of Babaltali village in the census records. Babaltali is a big village with a population of 20,177 in 2011.

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Geography

Cities, towns and locations in the Lalbag and Domkal subdivisions, Murshidabad district
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical place
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Shaikhpara is located at 24°15′54″N88°33′05″E / 24.26505°N 88.551362°E / 24.26505; 88.551362 .

Area overview

While the Lalbag subdivision is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district, Rarh and Bagri, the Domkal subdivision occupies the north-eastern corner of Bagri. In the map alongside, the Ganges/ Padma River flows along the northern portion. The border with Bangladesh can be seen in the north and the east. Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map). The Ganges has a tendency to change course frequently, causing severe erosion, mostly along the southern bank. [1] [2] [3] [4] The city of Murshidabad, a centre of major tourist attraction, is located in this area. In 1717, when Murshid Quli Khan became Subahdar, he made Murshidabad the capital of Subah Bangla (then Bengal, Bihar and Odisha). [5] The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 90% of the population living in the rural areas. [6]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Transport

Islampur-Shaikpara Road meets Shaikhpara Sagarpara Road at Shaikhpara. [7]

Education

G.D.College, a self-financed general degree college, was established at Shaikhpara in 2007. Affiliated with the University of Kalyani it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, Arabic, history, Islamic history, philosophy, political science, physics, chemistry, geography, economics, mathematics and environmental science. [8]

Shaikhpara A.R.M. Polytechnic at Shaikhpara offers diploma courses in food processing technology, computer software technology and medical lab technology. [9]

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References

  1. "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 15 August 2017.
  2. "District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Physiography, Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  3. "Murshidabad". Geography. Murshidabad district authorities. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  4. "Child labour, illness & lost childhoods, India's tobacco industry". Edge of Humanity Magazine, 27 December 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. "District Gazeteer" (PDF). (in Bengali) Chapter 3: History. Murshidabad District Administration. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  6. "District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, Series 20, Part XII B" (PDF). District Primary Census Abstract page 26. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  7. Google maps
  8. "G,D,College". Exam Drive. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  9. "Shaikpara ARM Polytechnic College". Career India. Retrieved 12 September 2017.