Lagda | |
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Census Town | |
  Lagda Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Lagda Lagda (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:23°22′11″N86°19′21″E / 23.3698°N 86.3225°E /23.3698; 86.3225 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purulia |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.2857 km2 (1.6547 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,694 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 723149 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03251 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Purulia |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Balarampur |
| Website | purulia |
Lagda is acensus town and agram panchayat in thePurulia ICD block in thePurulia Sadar subdivision of thePurulia district in the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Lagda is located at23°22′11″N86°19′21″E / 23.3698°N 86.3225°E /23.3698; 86.3225.
Purulia district forms the lowest step of theChota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.Purulia Sadar subdivision covers the central portion of the district. 83.80% of the population of the subdivision lives in rural areas. The map alongside shows some urbanization aroundPurulia city. 18.58% of the population, the highest among the subdivisions of the district, lives in urban areas. There are 4 census towns in the subdivision. TheKangsabati (locally called Kansai) flows through the subdivision. The subdivision has old temples, some of them belonging to the 11th century or earlier. The focus is on education - the university, the sainik school, the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith atBongabari, the upcoming medical college atHatuara, et al.[1][2][3][4][5][6][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.
According to the2011 Census of India, Lagda had a total population of 5,694, of which 2,985 (52%) were males and 2,705 (48%) were females. There were 696 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Lagda was 3,471 (69.45% of the population over 6 years).[9]
According to theDistrict Census Handbook 2011, Puruliya, Lagda covered an area of 4.2857 km2. There is a railway station atPurulia 12 km away. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved overhead tank and tap water from untreated sources. It had 425 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 hospital, 2 dispensaries/ health centres, 1 maternity and child welfare centre. Among the educational facilities it had were 4 primary schools, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest degree college atPurulia 7 km away.[10]
Lagda High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1937. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has 12 computers, 5,348 books in the library and a play ground.[11]
Lagda Girls High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 2000. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.[12]
There is aprimary health centre at Lagda with 6 beds.[13]
