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{{About|the village in West Bengal, India|its namesake Vidhan Sabha constituency|Baisnabnagar}}
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'''Baisnabnagar''' is a village in [[Kaliachak III]] CD Block in [[Malda Sadar subdivision]] of [[Malda district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].  
'''Baisnabnagar''' is a village in the [[Kaliachak III]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Malda Sadar subdivision]] of [[Malda district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].


==Geography==
==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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|mark-coord2={{coord|24|52|46|N|88|2|5|E}} | label-pos2=right|label2= Baliadanga| numbered2=CT| mark-title2=[[Baliadanga]] (CT)
|mark-coord3={{coord|24|51|4|N|88|1|51|E}} | label-pos3=right|label3= Alipur| numbered3=CT| mark-title3=[[Alipur, Malda]] (CT)
|mark-coord4={{coord|24|53|37|N|88|5|53|E}} | label-pos4=right|label4= Bamangram| numbered4=CT| mark-title4=[[Bamangram]] (CT)
|mark-coord5={{coord|24|54|16|N|88|5|57|E}} | label-pos5=right|label5= Bara Suzapur| numbered5=CT| mark-title5=[[Bara Suzapur]] (CT)
|mark-coord6={{coord|24|55|10|N|88|4|56|E}} | label-pos6=left|label6= Chaspara| numbered6=CT| mark-title6=[[Chaspara]] (CT)
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|mark-coord12={{coord|24|47|34|N|87|59|40|E}} | label-pos12=right|label12= Krishnapur| numbered12=CT| mark-title12=[[Krishnapur, Malda]] (CT)
|mark-coord13={{coord|25|1|7|N|87|59|59|E}} | label-pos13=right|label13= Milki| numbered13=CT| mark-title13=[[Milki Town]] (CT)
|mark-coord14={{coord|24|55|10|N|88|6|29|E}} | label-pos14=right|label14= Nazirpur| numbered14=CT| mark-title14=[[Nazirpur, Malda]] (CT)
|mark-coord15={{coord|24|52|45|N|88|1|6|E}} | label-pos15=left|label15= Silampur| numbered15=CT| mark-title15=[[Silampur]] (CT)
|mark-coord16={{coord|24|59|14|N|88|7|2|E}} | label-pos16=right|label16= Sonatala| numbered16=CT| mark-title16=[[Sonatala, Malda]] (CT)
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===Location===
===Location===
Baisnabnagar is located at {{coord|24.8402|N|87.9776|E|}}.
Baisnabnagar is located at {{coord|24.8402|N|87.9776|E|}}.


[[Dariapur, Malda|Dariapur]] with headquarters of Kaliachak III CD Block is located nearby.<ref name=google>Google maps</ref>
[[Dariapur, Malda|Dariapur]] with headquarters of Kaliachak III CD block, is located nearby.<ref name=google>Google maps</ref>
 
===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  |archive-date = 21 January 2019  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  |url-status = dead  }}</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 | archive-date = 19 January 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180119150840/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Human%20Development%20Report | url-status = dead }}</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>


==Civic administration==
===Police station===
===Police station===
Baisnabnagar police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Kaliachak III CD Block.<ref name=handbook2014>{{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  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  |archive-date = 21 January 2019  |url-status = dead  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.policewb.gov.in/wbp/telephone/dist/mld.html | title = Malda District Police | work = Telephone Numbers | publisher = District Police | accessdate = 9 November 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181109085942/http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/telephone/dist/mld.html | archive-date = 9 November 2018 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
Baisnabnagar police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Kaliachak III CD Block.<ref name=handbook2014>{{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  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  |archive-date = 21 January 2019  |url-status = dead  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.policewb.gov.in/wbp/telephone/dist/mld.html | title = Malda District Police | work = Telephone Numbers | publisher = District Police | accessdate = 9 November 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181109085942/http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/telephone/dist/mld.html | archive-date = 9 November 2018 | url-status = dead }}</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Baisnabnagar had a total population of 15,695, of which 8,875 (57%) were males and 6,820 (43%) were females. Population below 6 years was 2,424. The total number of literates in Baisnabnagar was 8,519 (64.19% 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]], Baisnabnagar had a total population of 15,695, of which 8,875 (57%) were males and 6,820 (43%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 2,424. The total number of literate persons in Baisnabnagar was 8,519 (64.19% 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==
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==Healthcare==
==Healthcare==
Bedrabad Rural Hospital at PO Baisnabnagar (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Kaliachak III CD Block. There are [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centres]] at Sabdalpur (Kumbhira PHC) (with 10 beds) and Gopalganj (with 10 beds).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 14 November 2018}}</ref>
Bedrabad Rural Hospital at PO Baisnabnagar (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Kaliachak III CD block. There are [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centres]] at Sabdalpur (Kumbhira PHC) (with 10 beds) and Gopalganj (with 10 beds).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work = Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal | accessdate = 14 November 2018 | archive-date = 28 October 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211028134305/https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-99a499ee367f0c1530476c81086270c8 | url-status = dead }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 23:11, 26 July 2025

This article is about the village in West Bengal, India. For its namesake Vidhan Sabha constituency, see Baisnabnagar.
Baisnabnagar
Village
Location in West Bengal, India
Baisnabnagar is located in India
Baisnabnagar
Baisnabnagar
Baisnabnagar (India)
Coordinates: 24°50′25″N 87°58′39″E / 24.8402°N 87.9776°E / 24.8402; 87.9776
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMalda
Population
 (2011)
 • Total15,695
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
732202
STD/ Telephone code03512
Lok Sabha constituencyMaldaha Dakshin
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBaisnabnagar
Websitemalda.nic.in

Baisnabnagar 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]

Baisnabnagar is located at 24°50′25″N 87°58′39″E / 24.8402°N 87.9776°E / 24.8402; 87.9776.

Dariapur with headquarters of Kaliachak III CD block, 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]

Police station[edit | edit source]

Baisnabnagar police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Kaliachak III CD Block.[7][8]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Baisnabnagar had a total population of 15,695, of which 8,875 (57%) were males and 6,820 (43%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 2,424. The total number of literate persons in Baisnabnagar was 8,519 (64.19% of the population over 6 years).[9]

Transport[edit | edit source]

Baisnabnagar is on 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]

Healthcare[edit | edit source]

Bedrabad Rural Hospital at PO Baisnabnagar (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Kaliachak III CD block. There are primary health centres at Sabdalpur (Kumbhira PHC) (with 10 beds) and Gopalganj (with 10 beds).[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. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. 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. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda". Table 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 9 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "Malda District Police". Telephone Numbers. District Police. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 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. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
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