Maheshganj | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Maheshganj Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Maheshganj Maheshganj (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:23°24′54″N88°23′55″E / 23.414893°N 88.398587°E /23.414893; 88.398587 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,484 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 741315 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03472 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ranaghat |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Nabadwip |
| Website | nadia |
Maheshganj is a village in theNabadwipCD block in theKrishnanagar Sadar subdivision of theNadia district in the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Maheshganj is located at23°24′54″N88°23′55″E / 23.414893°N 88.398587°E /23.414893; 88.398587.
Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east ofHooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature.[1] The Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision, presented in the map alongside, has theBhagirathi on the west, withPurba Bardhaman district lying across the river. The long stretch along the Bhagirathi has many swamps. The area between the Bhagirathi and theJalangi, which flows through the middle of the subdivision, is known as Kalantar, a low-lying tract of black clay soil. A big part of the subdivision forms the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district. The Jalangi, after flowing through the middle of the subdivision, turns right and joins the Bhagirathi. On the south-east, theChurni separates the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain from the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain. The east forms the boundary withBangladesh.[2] The subdivision is moderately urbanized. 20.795% of the population lives in urban areas and 79.205% lives in rural areas.[3]
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. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.
According to the2011 Census of India, Maheshganj had a total population of 2,484, of which 1,242 (50%) were males and 1,242 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 233. The total number of literate persons in Maheshganj was 1,797 (79.83% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Maheshganj Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Maheshganj, is the major government medical facility in the Nabadwip CD block.[5]
