Английская Википедия:Bangaon

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Bangaon is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bangaon subdivision.

Geography

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Location

Bangaon is located at Шаблон:Coord.[1] It has an average elevation of 7 metres (22 feet). Arsenic contamination is a major concern in this area.[2]

Area overview

The area shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883.[3][4] At the time of Partition of Bengal (1947), the Radcliffe 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.[5] The renowned novelist, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (of Pather Panchali fame) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area.[6] It is a flat plain located in the lower Ganges Delta.[7] In the densely populated area, 16.33% of the population lives in the urban area and 83.67% in rural areas.[8][9]

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.

Transport

Public transport is provided by the rail, auto and buses. Bangaon railway station is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. It is the last station on the Sealdah-Bangaon section of Eastern Railway, 77 km from Sealdah Station.[10] The Sealdah–Bangaon railway was built between 1882 and 1884. Bangaon is well connected with others major places by buses, like Kolkata, Howrah, Dakshineshwar, Barasat, Habra, Barrackpore, Basirhat, Bagdaha, Kalyani, Krishnanagar, Chakdaha, Ranaghat, Karimpur, Digha, Santragachi etc.[11]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Bangaon municipality had a population of 110,668, out of which 56,416 were males and 54,252 were females. The 0–6 years population was 8,452. Effective literacy rate for the 7+ population was 90.25 per cent.[12]

Education

Dinabandhu Mahavidyalay is the only degree college in Bangaon which is currently affiliated to West Bengal State University (formerly affiliated to University of Calcutta[13][14]).

List of high secondary schools:-

  1. Bongaon High School
  2. Kumudini Uccha Balika Vidalaya
  3. Chhaygharia Rakhaldas High School
  4. Saktigarh High School
  5. New Bongaon High School
  6. Bongaon Kabi Keshablal Vidyapith
  7. Kalitala Desbandhu High School
  8. Champaberia High School
  9. Puratan Bonga High School
  10. Asit Biswas Shiksha Niketan
  11. Bongaon Ghosh Institution
  12. Jogendranath Vidyapith
  13. Debgarh High School
  14. Chhaygharia Thakur Haridas Uccha Balika Vidyalaya
  15. Nagendranath Vidyalaya
  16. Saradacharan Vidyapith
  17. New Bongaon Girls High School

Notable residents

See also

References

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External links

Шаблон:North 24 Parganas District Шаблон:Municipalities of West Bengal Шаблон:Authority control

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  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Bangaon
  2. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  3. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  4. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  5. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  6. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  7. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  8. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  9. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  10. ↑ Eastern Railway time table.
  11. ↑ Chaudhuri, Sukanta, The Railway Comes to Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, p. 239, Oxford University Press, Шаблон:ISBN.
  12. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  13. ↑ Dinabandhu Mahavidyalay History Шаблон:Webarchive Retrieved 15 July 2012
  14. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web Retrieved 15 July 2012
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