Sujapur, Malda

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{{Infobox settlement
| nickname =
| established_date =
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Populated place
| image_skyline = File: Sujapur City Eid Gah.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = India's largest Eid Gah Field in Sujapur
| subdivision_type3 = [[Divisions of West Bengal|Division]]
| leader_name2 = [[Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury]]
| name = Sujapur
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{Coord|24.9095|N|88.0868|E|region:IN-WB_type:City|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type4 = [[Train station|Railway Station]]
| named_for =
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3#Asia
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Malda district|Malda]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Malda division|Malda]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Malda Town railway station]], Jamirghata Station
| subdivision_name5 =
| established_title = 
| subdivision_type5 = No. of [[Ward (electoral subdivision)|Wards]]
| leader_title2 = [[Member of Parliament|M.P]]
| founder =
| government_type = [[Block (district subdivision)|Block]]
| governing_body = [[Kaliachak I]]
| leader_party =
| leader_title1 = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|MLA]]
| leader_name1 = [[Md. Abdul Ghani]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| pushpin_label_position = right
| population_metro =
| unit_pref = Metric
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 17
| population_total = 93266
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| demographics1_info2 = [[English language|English]]
| population_rank =
| population_demonym = Maldabasi
| demographics_type1 = Languages (For language and religion details see [[Kaliachak I#Language and religion]])
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| area_footnotes = 8 km²(Town)
| area_rank =
| population_metro_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 12
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 732206
| area_code = 91-3512-2xxxxx
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB]]-65/[[List of RTO districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB]]-66
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| website = {{URL|malda.nic.in/}}
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency)|Maldaha Dakshin]]
| footnotes =
| unemployment_rate =
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Sujapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sujapur]]
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Ganga River]]
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[River]]
| official_name =
}}

'''Sujapur''' is a populated place not identified in 2011 census as a separate place, in the [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1906_PART_A_DCHB_MALDAH.pdf| title = District Census Handbook Maldah, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Map of Kalichak I CD block and list of villages, page 639| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 15 August 2021}}</ref> It is the most muslims populous majority area in [[Malda district]]. It is under jurisdiction of [[Kaliachak I]] block. It's popularly known for Nai Mouza that consists of 9 villages, namely, Boro Sujapur CT, Gayeshbari CT, Mosimpur CT, Bamangram CT, Bhakharpur CT, Chama gram/Nazirpur CT, Chhoto Sujapur CT, Chaspara CT. This is upcoming municipal area in [[Malda district]]. Govt declares establishing a police station very soon.

There is an announcement that Chanchal and Gazole would be amongst the 22 new municipalities to be formed in West Bengal.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://aitcofficial.org/aitc/decentralisation-of-governance-22-new-municipalities-to-come-up-in-bengal/?0&cat_id=1| title = Decentralisation of Governance: 22 new municipalities to come up in Bengal | publisher = All India Trinamool Congress |accessdate = 23 October 2018}}</ref> The matter has also been reported in the press, but there has been no formal announcement/ notification.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/west-bengal-to-have-22-new-municipalities/844153 | title = West Bengal to have 22 new municipalities | publisher = Outlook 11 June 2014|accessdate = 23 October 2018}}</ref>There is no such report about Sujapur.

<small>Note:For information on population growth in the area, see [[Kaliachak I#Population]]</small>

== Geography ==
Sujapur is located at {{Coord|24.9095|N|88.0868|E|}} [[Malda district]], [[West Bengal]]. It has an average elevation of 17 metres (56 feet). It is on the western bank of the river [[river Bhagirathi (old)]]. As in much of Bengal, the weather is usually extremely humid and tropical. Temperatures can reach as high as 46 °C during the day in May and June and fall as low as 4 °C overnight in December and January.

== History ==
Sujapur is located in the boarder area of [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]].

== References ==
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{{Malda District}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Malda district]]

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