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Bhagabatipur
Bhagabatipur | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
  Bhagabatipur Location in West Bengal, India  Bhagabatipur Bhagabatipur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°41′38″N 88°11′37″E / 22.6937623°N 88.193603°ECoordinates: 22°41′38″N 88°11′37″E / 22.6937623°N 88.193603°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Nearest City | Serampore |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,068 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 712701 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Serampore |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chanditala |
| Website | wb |
Bhagabatipur is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography[edit]
| Cities and towns in Chanditala I, Chanditala II and Jangipara CD Blocks in Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly |
Location[edit]
Bhagabatipur is located at 22°41′38″N 88°11′37″E / 22.69376°N 88.19360°E.
Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Jangalpara, Dudhkalmi, Nababpur, Bhagabatipur, Kumirmora and Ramanathpur form a cluster of census towns in Chanditala I CD Block.[1]
Urbanisation[edit]
Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are: Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Rishra Municipality and Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above).[2][3]All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Gram panchayat[edit]
Villages and census towns in Bhagabatipur gram panchayat are: Bhadua, Bhagabatipur, Jalamadul, Kanaidanga, Metekhal and Singjor.[4]
Demographics[edit]
As per 2011 Census of India Bhagabatipur had a total population of 7,068 of which 3,586 (51%) were males and 3,482 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 831. The total number of literates in Bhagabatipur was 5,566 (89.24 % of the population over 6 years). [3]
Economy[edit]
Livelihood[edit]
Most of the people are goldsmiths and rest are dependent on cultivation. And few are service men.
Politics[edit]
Kalyan Banerjee of All India Trinamool Congress is the Member of Parliament and Swati Khandekar of All India Trinamool Congress is the Member of Legislative Assembly.
Transport[edit]
Transportation is mainly based on public transport like Bus service (Bhagabatipur-Dakshineshwar) and small vehicles like magic van. The nearest airport is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and the nearest rail stations are Dakshinbari railway station (Howrah-Amta line). The nearest junction station is Dankuni railway station (Howrah-Bardhaman chord line) which is 13km approx.
Education[edit]
Bhagabatipur Milan Vidyapith is the oldest school in Bhagabatipur. Nearby English Medium School are
●St. Stephen's School
●H.S Memorial School
●Happy Children's School
●Little Anges K.G. School
- S.M Memorial School
Nearby Colleges are:
Azad Hind Fouz Smriti Mahavidyalaya
References[edit]
- ↑ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly" (PDF). Map of Chanditala I CD Block, page 649. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ↑ "Kanaidanga". Indian Village Directory. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
