Bedrabad | |
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Village | |
  Bedrabad Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Bedrabad Bedrabad (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:24°49′04″N87°59′43″E / 24.817806°N 87.995333°E /24.817806; 87.995333 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Malda |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 15,123 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 732210 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03512 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Maldaha Dakshin |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Baisnabnagar |
| Website | malda |
Bedrabad is a village in theKaliachak IIICD block in theMalda Sadar subdivision ofMalda district in the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Bedrabad is located at24°49′04″N87°59′43″E / 24.817806°N 87.995333°E /24.817806; 87.995333.
The area shown in the adjoining map is the physiographic sub-region known as thediara. It "is a relatively well drained flat land formed by thefluvial deposition of neweralluvium." The most note-worthy feature is theFarakka Barrage across the Ganges.[1] The area is a part of theMalda Sadar subdivision, which is an overwhelminglyrural region, but the area shown in the map has pockets ofurbanization with 17 census towns, concentrated mostly in theKaliachak I CD block.[2][3] The bank of theGanges betweenBhutni andPanchanandapur (both the places are marked on the map), is the area worst hit byleft bank erosion, a major problem in the Malda area.[4] The ruins ofGauda, capital of several empires, is located in this area.[5]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
According to the2011 Census of India, Bedrabad had a total population of 15,123, of which 7,706 (51%) were males and 7,417 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 2,460. The total number of literate persons in Bedrabad was 6,473 (51.12% of the population over 6 years).[6]
Bedrabad High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1980. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has 5 computers for teaching and learning purposes.[7]
Bedrabad Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, is the main government medical facility in Kaliachak III CD block.[8]
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