Malandighi

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Malandighi
Village
Malandighi is located in West Bengal
Malandighi
Malandighi
Location in West Bengal, India
Malandighi is located in India
Malandighi
Malandighi
Malandighi (India)
Coordinates: 23°33′51″N 87°24′06″E / 23.564199°N 87.401695°E / 23.564199; 87.401695Coordinates: 23°33′51″N 87°24′06″E / 23.564199°N 87.401695°E / 23.564199; 87.401695
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Bardhaman
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,590
Languages*
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
713212
Telephone code91 341
Lok Sabha constituencyBardhaman-Durgapur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDurgapur Purba
Websitepascimbardhaman.co.in

Malandighi (also spelled Molandighi) is a village and a gram panchayat in Kanksa CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography[edit]

Cities and towns in the southern and eastern portions of Durgapur subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district
MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, R: rural centre, A: airport, B: barrage, H: historical site
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Urbanisation[edit]

According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. Durgapur subdivision has 1 municipal corporation at Durgapur and 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).[1]

Location[edit]

Malandighi is located at 23°33′51″N 87°24′06″E / 23.564199°N 87.401695°E / 23.564199; 87.401695.

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Malandighi had a toal population of 2,590 of which 1,289 (50%) were males and 1,301 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 287. The total number of literate persons in Malandighi was 1,537 (66.74% of the population over 6 years).[2]

*For language details see Kanksa (community development block)#Language and religion

Education[edit]

Sanaka Education Trusts Group of Institutions, established in 2006, has set-up a private engineering college at Malandighi.[3]

Malandighi Durgadas Vidyamandir is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1953. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 11 computers, a library with 25 books and a playground.[4]

Malandighi Junior Girls’ High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 2014. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII.[5]

Kuldiha Junior High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 2010. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII.[6]

Rakshitpur High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1954. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.[7]

Healthcare[edit]

There is a primary health centre with 6 beds, at Malandighi.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Sanaka Educational Trusts Group of Institutions". SETGOI. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Malandighi Durgadas Vidyamandir". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Malandighi Jr Girls' High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Kuldiha Jr High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Rakshitpur High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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