Daulatabad, Murshidabad

Daulatabad
Daulatabad
Village
	Daulatabad Location in West Bengal, India Daulatabad Daulatabad (India)
	Coordinates: 24°08′41″N 88°22′51″E / 24.1447°N 88.3808°ECoordinates: 24°08′41″N 88°22′51″E / 24.1447°N 88.3808°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Population (2011)
• Total	5,761
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone/STD code	03482
Lok Sabha constituency	Baharampur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Baharampur
Website	murshidabad.gov.in

Daulatabad is a village and gram panchayat, with a police station, in the Berhampore CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[edit]

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Cities, towns and locations in the Berhampore and Kandi subdivisions, Murshidabad district M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical centres Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[edit]

Daulatabad is located at 24°08′41″N 88°22′51″E / 24.1447°N 88.3808°E / 24.1447; 88.3808.

Area overview[edit]

The area shown in the map alongside, covering Berhampore and Kandi subdivisions, is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district, Rarh and Bagri.^[1]^[2]The headquarters of Murshidabad district, Berhampore, is in this area.^[3]The ruins of Karnasubarna, the capital of Shashanka, the first important king of ancient Bengal who ruled in the 7th century, is located 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) south-west of Berhampore.^[4]^[5]^[6] The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 80% of the population living in the rural areas.^[7]

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

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Daulatabad had a total population of 5,761, of which 2,967 (52%) were males and 2,794 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 641. The total number of literate persons in Daulatabad was 3,844 (75.08% of the population over 6 years).^[8]

Civic administration[edit]

Police station[edit]

Daulatabad police station has jurisdiction over a part of Berhampore CD block.^[9]

Transport[edit]

State Highway 11, running from Mahammad Bazar (in Birbhum district) to Ranaghat (in Nadia district) passes through Daulatabad. This section is locally popular as Baharampur-Jalangi Road.^[10]^[11]

References[edit]

↑ "District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Physiography, Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
↑ "Murshidabad". Geography. Murshidabad district authorities. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
↑ "Murshidabad". Murshidabad district authorities. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
↑ Ray, Nihar Ranjan, Bangalir Itihas Adi Parba, Lua error in Module:Lang at line 1807: attempt to call method 'gsub' (a nil value)., 1980 edition, pp. 160-161, Paschim Banga Niraksharata Durikaran Samiti
↑ Sengupta, Nitish, History of the Bengali-speaking People, p.25, UBS Publishers’ Distributors Pvt. Ltd.
↑ Majumdar, Dr. R.C., History of Ancient Bengal, first published 1971, reprint 2005, pp. 5-6, Tulshi Prakashani, Kolkata, ISBN 81-89118-01-3.
↑ "District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, Series 20, Part XII B" (PDF). District Primary Census Abstract page 26. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
↑ "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.
↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
↑ Google maps

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[1] "District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Physiography, Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2017.

[2] "Murshidabad". Geography. Murshidabad district authorities. Retrieved 24 July 2017.

[3] "Murshidabad". Murshidabad district authorities. Retrieved 12 September 2017.

[4] Ray, Nihar Ranjan, Bangalir Itihas Adi Parba, Lua error in Module:Lang at line 1807: attempt to call method 'gsub' (a nil value)., 1980 edition, pp. 160-161, Paschim Banga Niraksharata Durikaran Samiti

[5] Sengupta, Nitish, History of the Bengali-speaking People, p.25, UBS Publishers’ Distributors Pvt. Ltd.

[6] Majumdar, Dr. R.C., History of Ancient Bengal, first published 1971, reprint 2005, pp. 5-6, Tulshi Prakashani, Kolkata, ISBN 81-89118-01-3.

[7] "District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, Series 20, Part XII B" (PDF). District Primary Census Abstract page 26. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[census2011-8] "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 August 2017.

[9] "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.

[10] "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

[11] Google maps

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