Beldanga

Beldanga

Beldanga
Beldanga Beldanga
City
	Beldanga
	Barua Crossing, Beldanga
	Nickname: Beldanga
	Beldanga Location in West Bengal, India Beldanga Beldanga (India)
	Coordinates: 23°56′N 88°15′E / 23.93°N 88.25°ECoordinates: 23°56′N 88°15′E / 23.93°N 88.25°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Government
• Type	Federal democracy
• Body	Beldanga Municipality
Area
• Total	3.98 km2 (1.54 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	29,182
• Density	7,300/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	742133, 742189
Lok Sabha constituency	Baharampur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Beldanga

Beldanga is a municipality town under the Barhampur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. Beldanga is an important trade centre of this district.

Geography[edit]

Location[edit]

Beldanga is located at 23°56′N 88°15′E / 23.93°N 88.25°E / 23.93; 88.25.^[2] It has an average elevation of 20 metres (65 feet).

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Beldanga had a total population of 29,205, of which 14,694 (50%) were males and 14,511 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 3,583. The total number of literate persons in Beldanga was 21,169 (82.62% of the population over 6 years).^[3]

As per 2001 Census of India,^[4] Beldanga had a population of 25,361. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Beldanga has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the literates being male and 45% being female. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Civic administration[edit]

Police station[edit]

Beldanga police station has jurisdiction over Beldanga municipal area and a part of Beldanga I CD Block.^[5]

Infrastructure[edit]

According to the District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Beldanga covered an area of 3.98 km². It had 50.73 km roads with open drains. The protected water-supply involved overhead tank etc. It had 3,713 domestic electric connections, 1,556 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities it had 2 hospitals (with 55 beds), 3 dispensaries/ health centres, 3 family welfare centres, 3 maternity & child welfare centre, 2 nursing homes, 2 charitable hospital/ nursing homes, 66 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 17 primary schools, 5 middle schools, 5 secondary schools, 3 senior secondary schools, 1 general degree college. It had 5 recognised shorthand, typewriting & vocational training institutes, 14 non-formal education centre (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan), 2 orphanage home, 1 old age home. Among the social, recreational & cultural facilities it had 2 cinema theatres, 1 auditorium/ community hall, 2 public libraries, 1 reading room. It produced nose pins, sweets, and had facilities for jute bailing. It had the branch offices of 6 nationalised banks, 1 private commercial bank, 1 cooperative bank, 2 agricultural credit societies, 8 non-agricultural credit societies.^[6]

Transport[edit]

Beldanga railway station is well connected with Kolkata via Sealdah-Lalgola Division Railway. National Highway 34 passes through the Barua More, Beldanga town.

Education[edit]

Sewnarayan Rameswar Fatepuria College was established at Beldanga in 1965. It is affiliated to the University of Kalyani and offers BSc, BA (Hons) in Bengali and BCom (Hons) courses.^[7] Education is provided by Beldanga CRGS High School(One of the oldest schools in Murshidabad), Kazisaha High Madrasha , Beldanga Humayun Kabir Memorial B.Ed College (Kazisaha) Barua Madrasha Hareknagar AM Institution, Harimati Girl's High School, Banipith Girl's High School, Sarat Pally Balika Vidyalay, Shrish Chandra Vidyapith, Swami Pranabananda Vidyapith, Beldanga Path Bhawan, Pranab Bharti Schools, and. Mederdhar Shishu Madrasah

Healthcare[edit]

Beldanga Rural Hospital functions with 30 beds and Beldanga Block Primary Health Centre functions with 25 beds.^[8]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Beldanga City".
↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Beldanga
↑ "District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, Series 20, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 801661, page 44-45. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad". Table 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
↑ "District Census Handbook Murshidabad, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 981-987: Statement I: Growth History, Pages 990-993: Statement III: Civic & Other Amenities, Pages 993-995: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 995-1001 Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities; Pages 1 001- 1002: Statement VI: Industry & Banking. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
↑ "Sewnarayan Rameswar Fatepuria College". Shiksha. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

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[Beldanga_City-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Beldanga City".

[2] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Beldanga

[3] "District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, Series 20, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 801661, page 44-45. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[4] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[5] "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad". Table 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

[6] "District Census Handbook Murshidabad, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 981-987: Statement I: Growth History, Pages 990-993: Statement III: Civic & Other Amenities, Pages 993-995: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 995-1001 Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities; Pages 1 001- 1002: Statement VI: Industry & Banking. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[7] "Sewnarayan Rameswar Fatepuria College". Shiksha. Retrieved 12 September 2017.

[medical-8] "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

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v t e Municipalities and CD blocks of West Bengal
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See also	List of cities in West Bengal by population
Similar to tehsils in many states of India