Bagdah, North 24 Parganas

Bagdah (also called Bagdaha, as in census records) is a village in Bagdah CD Block in Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

This article is about the village in West Bengal, India. For 1 its namesake community development block, see Bagdah CD Block. For 2 its namesake assembly constituency, see Bagdah (Vidhan Sabha constituency). For 3 location of its namesake police station, see Helencha.
Bagdah
Village
Bagdah
Location in West Bengal, India
Bagdah
Bagdah (India)
Coordinates: 23.217832°N 88.885734°E / 23.217832; 88.885734
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,424
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
743232 (Bagdah)
Telephone/STD code03215
Lok Sabha constituencyBangaon
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBagdah
Websitenorth24parganas.nic.in

Geography

The Betna river flows past Bagdah.[1]

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Bagdah CD Block are located at Bagdah.[2]

Demographics

As per 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 below 6 years was 573. The total number of literates in Bagdaha was 4,378 (74.82% of the population over 6 years).[3]

Transport

The Bangaon-Boyra Road links Bagdah to SH 3 at Helencha,[4]

Education

Bagdah High School is a Bengali-medium co-educational higher secondary school. It was established in 1957 and has arrangements for teaching from Class V to XII.[5]

Healthcare

Bagdah Rural Hospital with 30 beds is the main medical facility in Bagdah CD Block. There are primary health centres at Mangalganj (Nataberia PHC with 6 beds), Sindrani (with 10 beds) and at Beara (Koniara PHC with 6 beds).[6][7]

References
  1. "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Bagdah CD Block, Page 143. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of North Twenty Four Parganas with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. Google maps
  5. "Bagdah High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  6. Beara, Vladan (2011-11-13), "Suicide among War Veterans", The Encyclopedia of Peace Psychology, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, doi:10.1002/9780470672532.wbepp269, ISBN 978-1-4051-9644-4
  7. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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