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{{Short description|City and municipality in West Bengal, India}}
{{Short description|City in West Bengal, India}}
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{{Infobox settlement
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|image6 = ইছামতি নদী- বনগাঁয় সাতভাই কালীতলা মন্দিরের কাছে ইছামতি নদী - Ichamati River, Bongaon, West Bengal - ২০২১০১১২ খ.jpg
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| image_caption     = '''Clockwise from top''': Roy Bridge, Bangaon Mahashamshan, Municipality Office Building, [[Ichhamati River]] near Satbhai Kalitala Temple, Bangaon Subdivisional Court, Bangaon Super Specialty Hospital
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| governing_body         = Bangaon Municipality
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| leader_name1           = Shri. Gopal Seth<ref>[http://bongaonmunicipality.org/ Bongaon Municipality]. Retrieved 24 July 2012</ref>
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| leader_name2           = Ashok Kirtaniya <ref>{{cite web|title=Bangaon City|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS2595.htm?ac=95}}</ref>
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Ashok Kirtaniya <ref>{{cite web|title=Bangaon City|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS2595.htm?ac=95}}</ref>
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| website           = [http://north24parganas.nic.in/n24p/index.php north24parganas.nic.in]
| iso_code           = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-WB]]
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'''Bangaon''' is a city and a municipality in [[North 24 Parganas district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It is the headquarters of the [[Bangaon subdivision]].
'''Bangaon''' is a city and a [[municipality]] of [[North 24 Parganas district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is the headquarters of the [[Bangaon subdivision]].


== Geography ==
== Geography ==
{{OSM Location map
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| width=300| height=450| zoom=11
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| coord={{coord|23|4|0|N|88|47|30|E}}| float=left|caption='''Cities, towns and locations in Bangaon subdivision, North 24 Parganas district'''<br /> M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: place of tourist interest<br />Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
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|mark-coord10={{coord|23|13|4|N|88|53|8|E}} | label-pos10=left|label10= Bagdah| numbered10=R| mark-title10= [[Bagdah, North 24 Parganas]] (R) |shape-color10=#C40000
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|mark-coord15={{coord|23|2|16|N|88|44|48|E}} | label-pos15=left|label15= Palla| numbered15=R| mark-title15= [[Palla, North 24 Parganas]] (R) |shape-color15=#C40000
|mark-coord15={{coord|23|2|16|N|88|44|48|E}} | label-pos15=left|label15= Palla| numbered15=R| mark-title15= [[Palla, North 24 Parganas]] (R) |shape-color15=#C40000
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|mark-coord16={{coord|23|2|13|N|88|52|36|E}} | label-pos16=left|label16= Petrapole check post| numbered16=R| mark-title16= [[Petrapole]] (R) |shape-color16=#C40000
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===Location===
===Location===
Bangaon is located at {{Coord|23.07|N|88.82|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Bangaon.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Bangaon]</ref> It has an average elevation of 7&nbsp;metres (22&nbsp;feet).  [[Arsenic contamination of groundwater|Arsenic contamination]] is a major concern in this area.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm | title = Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study ) | access-date = 24 August 2007 | work = Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India | publisher = SOES | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927002938/http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm | archive-date = 27 September 2007 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
Bangaon is located at {{Coord|23.07|N|88.82|E|}}.<ref>[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Bangaon.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Bangaon]</ref> It has an average elevation of 7&nbsp;metres (22&nbsp;feet).  [[Arsenic contamination of groundwater|Arsenic contamination]] is a major concern in this area.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm | title = Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study ) | access-date = 24 August 2007 | work = Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India | publisher = SOES | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927002938/http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm | archive-date = 27 September 2007 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>


===Area overview===
===Area overview===
The area shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.39429/2015.39429.Jessore-District-Gazetteers_djvu.txt | title = Bengal District Gazetteers, Jessore by L.S.S. O’Malley | work= Chapter II: History, Page/ Section 44 | publisher = Bengal Secretariat Book Depot, 1912 |access-date = 11 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://nadia.gov.in/District%20Gazetteer/Ch11%20-%20General%20administration.PDF | title = District Gazetteer | work= Chapter IX: General Administration, Page 150| publisher = Egiye Bangla |access-date = 11 May 2018}}</ref>At the time of [[Partition of Bengal (1947)]] the [[Radcliffe Line]] placed the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://tour.khujbo.com/jessore-district-information/ | title = Jessore District Information | publisher = Khujbo.com |access-date = 11 May 2018}}</ref>The renowned novelist, [[Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay]] (of ''[[Pather Panchali]]'' fame) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bandyopadhyay,_Bibhutibhushan | title =  Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhyay| publisher = Banglapedia |access-date = 22 June 2021}}</ref>It is a flat plain located in the lower [[Ganges Delta]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf |title = District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Page 13 | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 16 April 2018}}</ref>In the densely populated area, 16.33% of the population lives in the urban areas and 83.67% lives in the rural areas. <ref name=handbook2013>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook |work = North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 2 May 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 2019-01-21 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf |title = District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Map of North Twenty Four Parganas with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 2 May 2018}}</ref>
The area situated beside the [[Ichamati River]] shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.39429/2015.39429.Jessore-District-Gazetteers_djvu.txt | title = Bengal District Gazetteers, Jessore by L.S.S. O'Malley | work= Chapter II: History, Page/ Section 44 | publisher = Bengal Secretariat Book Depot, 1912 |access-date = 11 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://nadia.gov.in/District%20Gazetteer/Ch11%20-%20General%20administration.PDF | title = District Gazetteer | work= Chapter IX: General Administration, Page 150| publisher = Egiye Bangla |access-date = 11 May 2018}}</ref> At the time of [[Partition of Bengal (1947)]], the [[Radcliffe Line]] placed the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://tour.khujbo.com/jessore-district-information/ | title = Jessore District Information | publisher = Khujbo.com | access-date = 11 May 2018 | archive-date = 16 May 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180516174925/http://tour.khujbo.com/jessore-district-information/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> The renowned novelist, [[Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay]] (of ''[[Pather Panchali]]'' fame) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bandyopadhyay,_Bibhutibhushan | title =  Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhyay| publisher = Banglapedia |access-date = 22 June 2021}}</ref> It is a flat plain located in the lower [[Ganges Delta]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf |title = District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Page 13 | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 16 April 2018}}</ref> In the densely populated area, 16.33% of the population lives in the urban area and 83.67% in rural areas.<ref name=handbook2013>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook |work = North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 2 May 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 2019-01-21 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf |title = District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Map of North Twenty Four Parganas with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 2 May 2018}}</ref>


<small>Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. 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 subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.</small>


== Transport ==
== Transport ==
Public transport is provided by the rail, auto and buses. Bangaon is part of the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system. It is the [[Bangaon railway station|last station]] on the [[Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line|Sealdah-Bangaon section]] of Eastern Railway, 77&nbsp;km from [[Sealdah Station]].<ref>Eastern Railway time table.</ref> The Sealdah–Bangaon railway was built between 1882 and 1884. Bangaon is well connected with others major places by buses, like [[Kolkata]], [[Howrah]], [[Dakshineshwar]], [[Barasat]], [[Habra]], [[Barrackpore]], [[Basirhat]], [[Bagdah, North 24 Parganas|Bagdah]]a, [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]], [[Krishnanagar, Nadia|Krishnanagar]], [[Chakdaha]], [[Ranaghat]], [[Karimpur]], [[Digha]], [[Santragachi]] etc.<ref>[[Sukanta Chaudhuri|Chaudhuri, Sukanta]], ''The Railway Comes to Calcutta'', in ''Calcutta, the Living City'', Vol. I, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, p. 239, Oxford University Press, {{ISBN|978-0-19-563696-3}}.</ref>
Public transport is provided by the rail, auto and buses. [[Bangaon Junction railway station|Bangaon railway station]] is part of the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system. It is the [[Bangaon railway station|last station]] on the [[Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line|Sealdah-Bangaon section]] of Sealdah Division, Eastern Railway, 77&nbsp;km from [[Sealdah Station]].<ref>Eastern Railway time table.</ref> The Sealdah–Bangaon railway was built between 1882 and 1884.<ref>[[Sukanta Chaudhuri|Chaudhuri, Sukanta]], ''The Railway Comes to Calcutta'', in ''Calcutta, the Living City'', Vol. I, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, p. 239, Oxford University Press, {{ISBN|978-0-19-563696-3}}.</ref>


== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==
In the 2011 census, Bangaon municipality had a population of 110,668, out of which 56,416 were males and 54,252 were females. The 0–6 years population was 8,452. Effective literacy rate for the 7+ population was 90.25 per cent.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | title = Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above |work= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 |access-date = 21 October 2011 }}</ref>
In the 2011 census, Bangaon municipality (22 no Words) had a population of 110,668, out of which 56,416 were males and 54,252 were females. The 0–6 years population was 8,452. Effective literacy rate for the 7+ population was 90.25 per cent.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | title = Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above |work= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 |access-date = 21 October 2011 }}</ref>


== Education ==
== Education ==
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* [[Jogendra Nath Mandal]], politician
* [[Jogendra Nath Mandal]], politician
* [[Dinabandhu Mitra]], Bengali novelist
* [[Dinabandhu Mitra]], Bengali novelist
* [[Bibhas Roy Chowdhury]], poet


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[2000 India-Bangladesh floods]]
* [[2000 India-Bangladesh floods]]
* [[Bangaon railway station]]
* [[Bangaon subdivision]]
* [[Bangaon subdivision]]
* [[Ichamati River]]
* [[Ichamati River]]
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{{Reflist}}


== External link ==
== External links ==
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* {{commons category-inline}}


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[[Category:Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Cities in West Bengal]]

Latest revision as of 13:01, 28 February 2026


For other uses, see Bangaon (disambiguation).
Bangaon
City
Clockwise from top: Roy Bridge, Bangaon Mahashamshan, Municipality Office Building, Ichhamati River near Satbhai Kalitala Temple, Bangaon Subdivisional Court, Bangaon Super Specialty Hospital
Location in West Bengal, India
Bangaon is located in India
Bangaon
Bangaon
Bangaon (India)
Coordinates: 23°04′N 88°49′E / 23.07°N 88.82°E / 23.07; 88.82
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyBangaon Municipality
 • Municipality chairmanShri. Gopal Seth[1]
 • MLASree Ashok Kirtaniya [2]
 • MPShantanu Thakur
Area
[3]
 • Total14.27 km2 (5.51 sq mi)
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total110,668
 • RankUA: 30th in West Bengal
 • Density7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Lok Sabha constituencyBangaon
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBangaon Uttar
Websitenorth24parganas.nic.in

Bangaon is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Bangaon subdivision.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Location[edit | edit source]

Bangaon is located at 23°04′N 88°49′E / 23.07°N 88.82°E / 23.07; 88.82.[4] It has an average elevation of 7 metres (22 feet). Arsenic contamination is a major concern in this area.[5]

Area overview[edit | edit source]

The area situated beside the Ichamati River shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883.[6][7] At the time of Partition of Bengal (1947), the Radcliffe Line placed the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district.[8] The renowned novelist, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (of Pather Panchali fame) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area.[9] It is a flat plain located in the lower Ganges Delta.[10] In the densely populated area, 16.33% of the population lives in the urban area and 83.67% in rural areas.[11][12]

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

Transport[edit | edit source]

Public transport is provided by the rail, auto and buses. Bangaon railway station is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. It is the last station on the Sealdah-Bangaon section of Sealdah Division, Eastern Railway, 77 km from Sealdah Station.[13] The Sealdah–Bangaon railway was built between 1882 and 1884.[14]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

In the 2011 census, Bangaon municipality (22 no Words) had a population of 110,668, out of which 56,416 were males and 54,252 were females. The 0–6 years population was 8,452. Effective literacy rate for the 7+ population was 90.25 per cent.[15]

Education[edit | edit source]

Dinabandhu Mahavidyalay is the only degree college in Bangaon which is currently affiliated to West Bengal State University (formerly affiliated to University of Calcutta[16][17]).

Notable residents[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Bongaon Municipality. Retrieved 24 July 2012
  2. ↑ "Bangaon City".
  3. ↑ "Bangaon City".
  4. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Bangaon
  5. ↑ "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )". Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
  6. ↑ "Bengal District Gazetteers, Jessore by L.S.S. O'Malley". Chapter II: History, Page/ Section 44. Bengal Secretariat Book Depot, 1912. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "District Gazetteer" (PDF). Chapter IX: General Administration, Page 150. Egiye Bangla. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Jessore District Information". Khujbo.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhyay". Banglapedia. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook". North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of North Twenty Four Parganas with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  13. ↑ Eastern Railway time table.
  14. ↑ Chaudhuri, Sukanta, The Railway Comes to Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, p. 239, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-563696-3.
  15. ↑ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  16. ↑ Dinabandhu Mahavidyalay History Archived 8 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 15 July 2012
  17. ↑ "Affiliated College of West Bengal State University". Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012

External links[edit | edit source]

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