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===Area overview===
===Area overview===
The area shown in the adjoining map is the physiographic sub-region known as the ''diara''. It “is a relatively well drained flat land formed by the [[Fluvial processes|fluvial]] deposition of newer [[alluvium]].” The most note-worthy feature is the [[Farakka Barrage]] across the Ganges.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1906_PART_A_DCHB_MALDAH.pdf |title = District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Census of India 2011, Pages 13-15: Physiography |publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal | accessdate = 9 November 2018}}</ref>The area is a part of the [[Malda Sadar subdivision]], which is an overwhelmingly [[Rural area#India|rural region]], but the area shown in the map has pockets of [[Urbanisation in India|urbanization]] with 17 census towns, concentrated mostly in the [[Kaliachak I]] CD block.<ref>{{cite web  |url =  http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda|work= Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal  |accessdate = 9 November 2018  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | accessdate = 9 November 2018}}</ref>The bank of the [[Ganges]] between [[Bhutni, Malda|Bhutni]] and [[Panchanandapur]] (both the places are marked on the map), is the area worst hit  by [[River bank erosion along the Ganges in Malda and Murshidabad districts|left bank erosion]], a major problem in the Malda area.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sandrp.in/dams/impct_frka_wcd.pdf | title = A Report on the Impact of Farakka Barrage on the Human Fabric, November 1999 | work = The social impact of erosion, pp 13-14 | first = Manisha | last = Banerjee | publisher = South Asia Network On Dams, Rivers and People, New Delhi: 110 088 India | access-date = 16 August 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170808234303/http://sandrp.in/dams/impct_frka_wcd.pdf | archive-date = 8 August 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>The ruins of [[Gauḍa (city)|Gauda]], capital of several empires, is located in this area.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Human%20Development%20Report | title = District Human Development Report, Malda | work= pages 3-4: Malda in Historical Perspective| publisher =  Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Monitoring, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 6 November 2018}}</ref>
The area shown in the adjoining map is the physiographic sub-region known as the ''diara''. It “is a relatively well drained flat land formed by the [[Fluvial processes|fluvial]] deposition of newer [[alluvium]].” The most note-worthy feature is the [[Farakka Barrage]] across the Ganges.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1906_PART_A_DCHB_MALDAH.pdf |title = District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Census of India 2011, Pages 13-15: Physiography |publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal | accessdate = 9 November 2018}}</ref> The area is a part of the [[Malda Sadar subdivision]], which is an overwhelmingly [[Rural area#India|rural region]], but the area shown in the map has pockets of [[Urbanisation in India|urbanization]] with 17 census towns, concentrated mostly in the [[Kaliachak I]] CD block.<ref>{{cite web  |url =  http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda|work= Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal  |accessdate = 9 November 2018  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | accessdate = 9 November 2018}}</ref> The bank of the [[Ganges]] between [[Bhutni, Malda|Bhutni]] and [[Panchanandapur]] (both the places are marked on the map), is the area worst hit  by [[River bank erosion along the Ganges in Malda and Murshidabad districts|left bank erosion]], a major problem in the Malda area.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sandrp.in/dams/impct_frka_wcd.pdf | title = A Report on the Impact of Farakka Barrage on the Human Fabric, November 1999 | work = The social impact of erosion, pp 13-14 | first = Manisha | last = Banerjee | publisher = South Asia Network On Dams, Rivers and People, New Delhi: 110 088 India | access-date = 16 August 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170808234303/http://sandrp.in/dams/impct_frka_wcd.pdf | archive-date = 8 August 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The ruins of [[Gauḍa (city)|Gauda]], capital of several empires, is located in this area.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Human%20Development%20Report | title = District Human Development Report, Malda | work= pages 3-4: Malda in Historical Perspective| publisher =  Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Monitoring, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 6 November 2018}}</ref>


<small>Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.</small>
<small>Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.</small>
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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Dariapur had a total population of 6,249, of which 3,183 (51%) were males and 3,066 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 888. The total number of literate persons in Dariapur was 3,299 (61.54% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html  |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise  |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | accessdate = 11 November 2018 }}</ref>
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Dariapur had a total population of 6,249, of which 3,183 (51%) were males and 3,066 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 888. The total number of literate persons in Dariapur was 3,299 (61.54% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html  |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise  |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | accessdate = 11 November 2018 }}</ref>


==Transport==
==Transport==

Latest revision as of 06:58, 26 February 2022

For other uses, see Dariapur.
Dariapur
Village
Location in West Bengal, India
Dariapur is located in India
Dariapur
Dariapur
Dariapur (India)
Coordinates: 24°49′24″N 87°59′19″E / 24.8232°N 87.9886°E / 24.8232; 87.9886
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMalda
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,249
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
732210
STD/ Telephone code03512
Lok Sabha constituencyMaldaha Dakshin
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBaisnabnagar
Websitemalda.nic.in

Dariapur is a village in the Kaliachak III CD block in the Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Location[edit | edit source]

Dariapur is located at 24°49′24″N 87°59′19″E / 24.8232°N 87.9886°E / 24.8232; 87.9886.

Baisnabnagar, with a police station, is located nearby.[1]

Area overview[edit | edit source]

The area shown in the adjoining map is the physiographic sub-region known as the diara. It “is a relatively well drained flat land formed by the fluvial deposition of newer alluvium.” The most note-worthy feature is the Farakka Barrage across the Ganges.[2] The area is a part of the Malda Sadar subdivision, which is an overwhelmingly rural region, but the area shown in the map has pockets of urbanization with 17 census towns, concentrated mostly in the Kaliachak I CD block.[3][4] The bank of the Ganges between Bhutni and Panchanandapur (both the places are marked on the map), is the area worst hit by left bank erosion, a major problem in the Malda area.[5] The ruins of Gauda, capital of several empires, is located in this area.[6]

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

Civic administration[edit | edit source]

CD block HQ[edit | edit source]

The headquarters of Kaliachak III CD block is at Dariapur.[7][8]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Dariapur had a total population of 6,249, of which 3,183 (51%) were males and 3,066 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 888. The total number of literate persons in Dariapur was 3,299 (61.54% of the population over 6 years).[9]

Transport[edit | edit source]

A short stretch of Baisnabnagar Road links Dariapur to National Highway 12 (old number NH 34).[1] There is a station at nearby Chamagram on the New Farakka-Malda section of Howrah-New Jalpaiguri line.[10]

Education[edit | edit source]

Dariapur Baishi High Madrasa is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1953. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 2,040 books, and 5 computers for teaching and learning purposes.[11]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Google maps
  2. ↑ "District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Census of India 2011, Pages 13-15: Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda". Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  5. ↑ Banerjee, Manisha. "A Report on the Impact of Farakka Barrage on the Human Fabric, November 1999" (PDF). The social impact of erosion, pp 13-14. South Asia Network On Dams, Rivers and People, New Delhi: 110 088 India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "District Human Development Report, Malda". pages 3-4: Malda in Historical Perspective. Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Monitoring, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Maldah, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Maldah with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "BDO Offices under Malda District". Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal. West Bengal Public Library Network. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "53417 Bardhaman-Malda Town Passenger". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  11. ↑ "Dariapur Baishi High Madrasa". Schools.org. Retrieved 17 August 2021.


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