Bagdah Bagdaha | |
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Village | |
  Bagdah Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Bagdah Bagdah (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:23°13′04″N88°53′09″E / 23.217832°N 88.885734°E /23.217832; 88.885734 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Government | |
| • MLA | Biswajit Das |
| • M.P. | Shantanu Thakur |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,424 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743232 (Bagdah) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03215 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bangaon |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bagdah |
| Website | north24parganas |
Bagdah (also known asBagdaha) is a village in theBagdahCD block in theBangaon subdivision of theNorth 24 Parganas district in the state ofWest Bengal,India.
The Betna river flows past Bagdah.[1]
The area shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883.[2][3] At the time of the partition of India in 1947, theRadcliffe Line placed the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district.[4] The renowned novelist,Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (ofPather Panchali fame) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area.[5] It is a flat plain located in the lowerGanges Delta.[6] In the densely populated area, 16.33% of the population lives in the urban areas and 83.67% lives in the rural areas.[7][8]
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.
The headquarters of Bagdah CD block are located at Bagdah.[9]
According to the2011 Census of India, Bagdaha had a total population of 6,424, of which 3,348 (52%) were males and 3,076 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 573. The total number of literate persons in Bagdaha was 4,378 (74.82% of the population over 6 years).[10]
The Bangaon-Boyra Road links Bagdah toSH 3 atHelencha,[11]
Bagdah High School is a Bengali-medium co-educational higher secondary school. It was established in 1957 and has arrangements for teaching from Class V to XII.[12]
Bagdah Rural Hospital with 30 beds is the main medical facility in Bagdah CD block. There areprimary health centres at Mangalganj (Nataberia PHC with 6 beds), Sindrani (with 10 beds) and at Beara (Koniara PHC with 6 beds).[13][14]
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