Asannagar | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Asannagar Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Asannagar Asannagar (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:23°23′54″N88°30′16″E / 23.39832°N 88.504365°E /23.39832; 88.504365 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat |
| • Body | Asannagar Gram Panchayat (krishnanagar 1 No. Panchayat Samiti) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 12,794 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 741161 (Asannagar) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03472 |
| Vehicle registration | WB51/52 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Krishnanagar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Krishnanagar Uttar |
| Website | nadia |
Asannagar is a village and agram panchayat inCD block in theKrishnanagar Sadar subdivision of theNadia district in the state ofWest Bengal,India. It was formerly under Kotwali Police Station but now it is under newly formed Bhimpur Police Station.
Asannagar is a very old village of the district. Leader of theIndigo revolt and peasant uprising,Biswanath Sardar aliasBishe Dakait was hanged in this village in 1808 after a show trial.[1]
Asannanagar is located at23°23′54″N88°30′16″E / 23.39832°N 88.504365°E /23.39832; 88.504365.
Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east ofHooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature.[2] The Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision, presented in the map alongside, has theBhagirathi on the west, withPurba Bardhaman district lying across the river. The long stretch along the Bhagirathi has many swamps. The area between the Bhagirathi and theJalangi, which flows through the middle of the subdivision, is known as Kalantar, a low-lying tract of black clay soil. A big part of the subdivision forms the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district. The Jalangi, after flowing through the middle of the subdivision, turns right and joins the Bhagirathi. On the south-east, theChurni separates the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain from the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain. The east forms the boundary withBangladesh.[3] The subdivision is moderately urbanized. 20.795% of the population lives in urban areas and 79.205% lives in rural areas.[4]
Note: 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. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.
According to the2011 Census of India, Asannagar had a total population of 12,794, of which 6,500 (51%) were males and 6,294 (49%) were females. The population in the age range 0–6 years of age was 1,151. The total number of literate persons in Asannagar is 8,828 (75.82% of the population over 6 years).[5]
Asannagar is onState Highway 8 which originates fromSantaldih and terminates atMajhdia. Asannagar is only 13 km (8.1 mi) from the district headquartersKrishnanagar, Nadia. The nearest railway stations are Krishnanagar City Junction and Majhdia railway station. Asannagar is easily accessible through local private buses, magic vans, e-rickshaws (toto) from both the stations. Local people also use private cars, bikes, and scooter to commute.
Durga Puja, Ganesh Puja, Kali Puja, Jagadhatri Puja, Ganga Puja are celebrated here with great rejoice. Lalon Mela is an important fair held here at nearby Kadamkhali ground. It is mainly a cultural fair aboutLalon Fakir's songs. Many renowned Baul singers from both India andBangladesh serves soulful songs in this fair.[7]
There is aprimary health centre at Asannagar, with 10 beds.[8]
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