Bagdah, North 24 Parganas
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Bagdah
Bagdaha | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Bagdah Location in West Bengal, India  Bagdah Bagdah (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°13′04″N 88°53′09″E / 23.217832°N 88.885734°E | |
| 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 as Bagdaha) is a village in the Bagdah CD block in the Bangaon subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Area overview
2.5miles
Wildlife Sanctuary
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: place of tourist interest
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
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, 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.[4] The renowned novelist, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (of Pather 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 lower Ganges 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.
Civic administration
CD block HQ
The headquarters of Bagdah CD block are located at Bagdah.[9]
Demographics
According to the 2011 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]
