Subhasgram | |
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  Subhasgram Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Subhasgram Location in India Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°25′00″N88°26′05″E / 22.4168°N 88.4348°E /22.4168; 88.4348 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Region | Greater Kolkata |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700146, 700147 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 toWB-22,WB-95 toWB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jadavpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sonarpur South |
| Website | www |
Subhasgram is a neighbourhood in theRajpur Sonarpur of theSouth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by theKolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[3]
Subhasgram has a legacy of rich history starting from the early years of British rule in Bengal. Subhasgram, named in honour of NetajiSubhas Chandra Bose, was earlier known as Changripota. Modern day Subasgram encompasses the localities of Changripota, Kodalia, parts of Harinavi and Chanditala. Subhasgram has been the home of numerous personalities, engaged either in social reform movements during the period of Bengal Renaissance or the Independence movement. Subhasgram houses the ancestral home of Dwarkanath Vidyabhsan and is also the birth place of Ramnarayan Tarkaratna, Shivnath Sastri and M.N. Roy. The ancestral houses ofSarat Chandra Bose andSubhash Chandra Bose are at Kodalia. Both of them were members of the first 24 Parganas District Committee of the Congress Party, which was formed in 1921.[4]
Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population live in the urban areas and 68.95% live in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 10census towns. The entire district is situated in theGanges Delta and the northern part of the subdivision is a flat plain bordering the metropolis ofKolkata.[5][6][7]
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.
Subhashgram is located at22°25′00″N88°26′05″E / 22.4168°N 88.4348°E /22.4168; 88.4348. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).
Subhashgram is on theState Highway 1.[8]
Subhashgram railway station is on theSealdah–Namkhana line of theKolkata Suburban Railway system.[8][9]
With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005-06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) commuters use theKolkata Suburban Railway system daily. After the partition of India, refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily.[10]
Subhashgram Nabatara Vidyalaya Up High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school. It was established in 1986 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.[11]
Sonarpur Rural Hospital, with 25 beds, atRajpur Sonarpur, is the major government medical facility in theSonarpurCD block.[12]
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