Shaikhpara | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Shaikhpara Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Shaikhpara Shaikhpara (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:24°15′54″N88°33′05″E / 24.26505°N 88.551362°E /24.26505; 88.551362 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 742308 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Murshidabad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Raninagar |
| Website | murshidabad |
Shaikhpara is a town, with a college, not identified in 2011 census as a separate place, in theRaninagar IICD block in theDomkol subdivision ofMurshidabad district in the state ofWest Bengal,India. It is possibly part of Babaltali village in the census records. Babaltali is a big village with a population of 20,177 in 2011.
Shaikhpara is located at24°15′54″N88°33′05″E / 24.26505°N 88.551362°E /24.26505; 88.551362.
While theLalbag subdivision is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district,Rarh and Bagri, theDomkal subdivision occupies the north-eastern corner of Bagri. In the map alongside, theGanges/Padma River flows along the northern portion. The border with Bangladesh can be seen in the north and the east. Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map). The Ganges has a tendency to change course frequently, causingsevere erosion, mostly along the southern bank.[1][2][3][4] The city ofMurshidabad, a centre of major tourist attraction, is located in this area. In 1717, whenMurshid Quli Khan becameSubahdar, he made Murshidabad the capital ofSubah Bangla (then Bengal, Bihar and Odisha).[5] The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 90% of the population living in the rural areas.[6]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Islampur-Shaikpara Road meets Shaikhpara Sagarpara Road at Shaikhpara.[7]
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