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{{Short description|Village in Bagdah, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India, Asia}} | |||
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{{Infobox settlement | {{Infobox settlement | ||
| nameĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = Helencha | | nameĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = Helencha | ||
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| government_typeĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = | | government_typeĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = | ||
| governing_bodyĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = | | governing_bodyĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = | ||
| leader_partyĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = [[ | | leader_partyĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] | ||
| leader_titleĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = MLA | | leader_titleĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = MLA | ||
| leader_nameĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = | | leader_nameĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = Biswajit Das | ||
|government_footnotesĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wbassembly.gov.in/MLA_WhosWho.aspx |title=Members Who's Who |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=West Bengal Legislative Assembly}}, see constituency 94.</ref> | |||
| unit_prefĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = Metric | | unit_prefĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = Metric | ||
| area_footnotesĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = | | area_footnotesĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = | ||
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|mark-coord11={{coord|22|56|20|N|88|43|50|E}} | label-pos11=left|label11= Gaighata| numbered11=R| mark-title11= [[Gaighata, North 24 Parganas]] (R) |shape-color11=#C40000 | |mark-coord11={{coord|22|56|20|N|88|43|50|E}} | label-pos11=left|label11= Gaighata| numbered11=R| mark-title11= [[Gaighata, North 24 Parganas]] (R) |shape-color11=#C40000 | ||
|mark-coord12={{coord|23|3|53|N|88|45|38|E}} | label-pos12=top|label12= Gopalnagar| numbered12=R| mark-title12= [[Gopalnagar, North 24 Parganas]] (R) |shape-color12=#C40000 | |mark-coord12={{coord|23|3|53|N|88|45|38|E}} | label-pos12=top|label12= Gopalnagar| numbered12=R| mark-title12= [[Gopalnagar, North 24 Parganas]] (R) |shape-color12=#C40000 | ||
|mark-coord13={{coord|23|11|19|N|88|51|36|E}} | label-pos13=left|label13= Helencha| numbered13=R| mark-title13= | |mark-coord13={{coord|23|11|19|N|88|51|36|E}} | label-pos13=left|label13= Helencha| numbered13=R| mark-title13= Helencha (R) |shape-color13=black| label-size13=13|label-color13=black <!-- make the subject of the article stand out with black colors --> | ||
|mark-coord14={{coord|22|59|11|N|88|42|6|E}} | label-pos14=left|label14= Nahata| numbered14=R| mark-title14= [[Nahata]] (R) |shape-color14=#C40000 | |mark-coord14={{coord|22|59|11|N|88|42|6|E}} | label-pos14=left|label14= Nahata| numbered14=R| mark-title14= [[Nahata]] (R) |shape-color14=#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 | |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-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 | |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 | ||
|mark-coord17={{coord|23|11|10|N|88|45|43|E}} | label-pos17=bottom| label17=Bibhutibhusan|labela17=Wildlife Sanctuary| numbered17=T|shape-color17= #74C365| mark-title17= [[Bibhutibhushan | |mark-coord17={{coord|23|11|10|N|88|45|43|E}} | label-pos17=bottom| label17=Bibhutibhusan|labela17=Wildlife Sanctuary| numbered17=T|shape-color17= #74C365| mark-title17= [[Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary]] (T) | ||
|mark-coord18={{coord|23|4|50|N|88|47|35|E}} | label18= Ichhamati River| label-color18 = #77A1CB| label-angle18= 16| label-pos18=right| label-size18=10| mark-size18=0| mark-title18 =none | |mark-coord18={{coord|23|4|50|N|88|47|35|E}} | label18= Ichhamati River| label-color18 = #77A1CB| label-angle18= 16| label-pos18=right| label-size18=10| mark-size18=0| mark-title18 =none | ||
|mark-coord19={{coord|23|11|0|N|88|52|40|E}} | label19= Betna River| label-color19 = #77A1CB| label-angle19= 100| label-pos19=right| label-size19=10| mark-size19=0| mark-title19 =none | |mark-coord19={{coord|23|11|0|N|88|52|40|E}} | label19= Betna River| label-color19 = #77A1CB| label-angle19= 100| label-pos19=right| label-size19=10| mark-size19=0| mark-title19 =none | ||
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===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. OāMalley | 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 =Ā 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 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. OāMalley | 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 =Ā 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> | ||
<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> | ||
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==Civic administration== | ==Civic administration== | ||
===Police station=== | ===Police station=== | ||
Bagdah police station is located at Helencha. It covers an area of 233.055 km<sup>2</sup> and serves a population of 242,674. Bagda police district has a 53 km land border and 5 km riverine border. 5 km of the border is unfenced. It has jurisdiction over Bagdah CD block.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://n24pgspolice.in/home/police-station.php |title = | Bagdah police station is located at Helencha. It covers an area of 233.055 km<sup>2</sup> and serves a population of 242,674. Bagda police district has a 53 km land border and 5 km riverine border. 5 km of the border is unfenced. It has jurisdiction over Bagdah CD block. | ||
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===Gram Panchayat=== | |||
Gram Panchayat is the local self government institution at the Village. It is located near the Bagdah Police Station, on the way of Helencha - Duttapulia Road. | |||
<ref>{{cite web | url = http://n24pgspolice.in/home/police-station.php | title = North 24 Parganas Dist. Police | work = Know Your Police Station | publisher = District Police | access-date = 6 May 2018 | archive-date = 7 June 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180607033433/http://n24pgspolice.in/home/police-station.php | url-status = dead }}</ref> | |||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Helencha had a total population of 6,375, of which 3,331 (52%) were males and 3,044 (49%) were females. Population in the age range | According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Helencha had a total population of 6,375, of which 3,331 (52%) were males and 3,044 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0ā6 years was 578. The total number of literate persons in Helencha was 4,848 (83.63% of the population over 6 years). | ||
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Maximum of the population belongs to '''Namasudra''' Hindu community. There also a large number of Muslim community co-exist. | |||
<ref name=census2011>{{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 ā District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, IndiaĀ | access-date = 6 May 2018}}</ref> | |||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
Helencha | Helencha Bazar is the main market in the locality. Shopping Mall, many shops exist there. A large vegetable market sits on every Sunday and Wednesday. From there vegetable are export nearby towns including Kolkata and Barasat. There has many banks branch including State Bank of India, Indian Bank, Punjab National Bank. | ||
<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/bazar/north24-pgs.html | title = Primary Hats/ Markets of District | work = North 24 Parganas | publisher = West Bengal Agri-marketing Board | access-date = 12 May 2018 | archive-date = 12 May 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180512220611/http://www.wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/bazar/north24-pgs.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> | |||
==Transport== | ==Transport== | ||
[[ | '''[[National Highway 312 (India)|NH 312]]''' runs through Helencha with subdivisional headquarter Bangaon and [[Krishnanagar, Nadia|Krishnanagar]], the district headquarter of [[Nadia district]] via Duttaphulia and Bagula. | ||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
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Harichand Guruchand Thakur Government ITI College. It was established in 2016 | Harichand Guruchand Thakur Government ITI College. It was established in 2016 | ||
Vidyasagar Model High School is a Bengali-medium private school. It is established in 2003 | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{North 24 Parganas District}} | {{North 24 Parganas District}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} | ||
[[Category:Villages in North 24 Parganas district]] | [[Category:Villages in North 24 Parganas district]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:30, 14 October 2025
Helencha | |
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Village | |
Location in West Bengal, India | |
| Coordinates: 23°11ā²19ā³N 88°51ā²37ā³E / 23.188732°N 88.860234°E | |
| Country | |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Government | |
| ⢠MLA | Biswajit Das (BJP) |
| Population (2011) | |
| ⢠Total | 6,424 |
| Languages | |
| ⢠Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743270 (Helencha Colony) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03215 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bangaon |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bagdah |
| Website | north24parganas |
Helencha is a village in the Bagdah CD block in the Bangaon subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography[edit | edit source]
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Location[edit | edit source]
Helencha is located at 23°11ā²19ā³N 88°51ā²37ā³E / 23.188732°N 88.860234°E.
Area overview[edit | edit source]
The area shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883.[2][3] 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.[4] The renowned novelist, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (of Pather Panchali fame) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area.[5] It is a flat plain located in the lower Ganges Delta.[6] In the densely populated area, 16.33% of the population lives in the urban areas and 83.67% lives in the rural areas.[7][8]
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.
Civic administration[edit | edit source]
Police station[edit | edit source]
Bagdah police station is located at Helencha. It covers an area of 233.055 km2 and serves a population of 242,674. Bagda police district has a 53 km land border and 5 km riverine border. 5 km of the border is unfenced. It has jurisdiction over Bagdah CD block.
Gram Panchayat[edit | edit source]
Gram Panchayat is the local self government institution at the Village. It is located near the Bagdah Police Station, on the way of Helencha - Duttapulia Road. [9]
Demographics[edit | edit source]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Helencha had a total population of 6,375, of which 3,331 (52%) were males and 3,044 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0ā6 years was 578. The total number of literate persons in Helencha was 4,848 (83.63% of the population over 6 years).
Maximum of the population belongs to Namasudra Hindu community. There also a large number of Muslim community co-exist. [10]
Economy[edit | edit source]
Helencha Bazar is the main market in the locality. Shopping Mall, many shops exist there. A large vegetable market sits on every Sunday and Wednesday. From there vegetable are export nearby towns including Kolkata and Barasat. There has many banks branch including State Bank of India, Indian Bank, Punjab National Bank. [11]
Transport[edit | edit source]
NH 312 runs through Helencha with subdivisional headquarter Bangaon and Krishnanagar, the district headquarter of Nadia district via Duttaphulia and Bagula.
Education[edit | edit source]
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Satabarshiki Mahavidyalaya is a general degree college, affiliated to the West Bengal State University. It offers honours courses in Bengali, Sanskrit and Political Science, and a general BA course. It was established in 2005.[12]
Helencha High School is a boys only Bengali-medium school. It was established in 1953.[13]
Helencha Girls High School is a girls only Bengali-medium higher secondary school. It was established in 1958.[14][15]
Harichand Guruchand Thakur Government ITI College. It was established in 2016
Vidyasagar Model High School is a Bengali-medium private school. It is established in 2003
References[edit | edit source]
- ā "Members Who's Who". West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 4 August 2022., see constituency 94.
- ā "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.
- ā "District Gazetteer" (PDF). Chapter IX: General Administration, Page 150. Egiye Bangla. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ā "Jessore District Information". Khujbo.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ā "Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhyay". Banglapedia. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ā "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.
- ā "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.
- ā "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.
- ā "North 24 Parganas Dist. Police". Know Your Police Station. District Police. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ā "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal ā District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ā "Primary Hats/ Markets of District". North 24 Parganas. West Bengal Agri-marketing Board. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ā "Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Satabarshiki Mahavidyalaya". College Admission. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ā "Helencha High School". SchoolsWorld.in. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ā "Helencha Girls High School". SchoolsWorld.in. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ā "Helencha Girls High School". Search all. Retrieved 6 May 2018.