Sagrai | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Location in West Bengal, India   Sagrai Sagrai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°09′10.0″N 87°48′58.0″E / 23.152778°N 87.816111°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,755 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03451 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bishnupur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Khandaghosh |
| Website | purbabardhaman |
Sagrai is a village in Khandaghosh CD block in Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography[edit | edit source]
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Urbanisation[edit | edit source]
95.54% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 4.46% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.[1] 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.
CD block HQ[edit | edit source]
The headquarters of Khandaghosh CD block are located at Sagrai.[2][3]
Demographics[edit | edit source]
As per the 2011 Census of India Sagrai had a total population of 1,755, of which 877 (50%) were males and 878 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 155. The total number of literates in Sagrai was 1,385 (86.56% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Transport[edit | edit source]
The State Highway 7, running from Rajgram (in Murshidabad district) to Midnapore (in Paschim Medinipur district), passes through Sagrai.[5]
Education[edit | edit source]
Sagrai Sukanta Vidyapith is a Bengali-medium coeducational higher secondary school. Established in 2003, it has facilities for teaching in classes VI to XII.[6]
Primary schools in Sagrai: Ahladipur FP School[7] and Keudia Latifpur FP School.[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ↑ "District Census Handbook: Barddhaman" (PDF). Map of Barddhaman with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "BDO Offices under Burdwan District". Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal. West Bengal Public Library Network. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "Sagrai Sukanta Vidapith school". ICBSE. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ↑ "Ahladipur FP School, Sagrai". Kulguru. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ↑ "Keudia Latifpur FP School". ICBSE. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
