Masagram | |
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Village | |
  Masagram Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Masagram Masagram (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:23°08′18″N88°01′51″E / 23.1383868°N 88.0307007°E /23.1383868; 88.0307007 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,310 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 713401 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Website | purbabardhaman |
Masagram is a village in Ajhapur gram panchayat ofJamalpurCD block inBardhaman Sadar South subdivision ofPurba Bardhaman district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
Masagram is located at23°08′18″N88°01′51″E / 23.1383868°N 88.0307007°E /23.1383868; 88.0307007.
It is located near the banks of theDamodar River. It is around 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south ofPalsit and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) fromSaktigarh.[1]
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.[2] 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.
As per the2011 Census of India, Masagram had a total population of 4,310 of which 2,157 (50%) were males and 2,153 (50%) were females. Population in the age range of 0-6 years was 433. The total number of literates in Masagram was 2,812 (72.53% of the population 7 years and above).[3]
Masagram railway station is 23 kilometres (14 mi) fromBardhaman Junction railway station and 72 kilometres (45 mi) fromHowrah Station on theHowrah-Bardhaman chord.[4][5] As of January 2019,DEMU services are available on theBankura-Masagram line between Bankura and Masagram. There is a station at Gram Masagaram.[6]
It is located offNational Highway 19 andState Highway 15 links it toMemari onGrand Trunk Road.
Masagram High School is a coeducational high school affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education.[7]
Masagram celebrates theGajan ofDharmathakur.Raksha Kali is worshipped with a newly made idol on the last Tuesday of the Bengali month ofVaisakha. There are nineShiva temples built in different architectural styles.[8]
David J. McCutchion mentions the 18th-century Praneswara temple and the octagonal temple with duplicatedchala (curved roof) at Masagram.[9]
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