Manigram

Manigram (also spelled Monigram) is a village and a gram panchayat in Sagardighi CD Block in Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Manigram
Village
Manigram
Location in West Bengal, India
Manigram
Manigram (India)
Coordinates: 24.3537°N 88.1142°E / 24.3537; 88.1142
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,162
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
742237 (Manigram)
Telephone/STD code03463
Lok Sabha constituencyJangipur
Vidhan Sabha constituencySagardighi
Websitemurshidabad.gov.in

Geography

Villages in Monigram gram panchayat are: Arazi Balarambati, Balarambati, Bhumihar, Chandpara, Dogachhi, Harirampur, Hatpara, Kantanagar, Karala, Kherur, Kismatgadi and Manigram.[1]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Manigram had a total population of 4,162, of which 2,124 (51%) were males and 2,038 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 535. The total number of literates in Manigram was 2,378 (65.56% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Economy

Sagardighi Thermal Power Station

The Sagardighi Thermal Power Station of West Bengal Power Development Corporation, at Manigram, initially had a capacity of 2 x 300 MW, commissioned in 2008.[3] It was subsequently expanded by 2 x 500 MW. The expansion units were commissioned in 2015[4] and 2017[5]

Transport

Manigram railway station is a situated on the Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa loop line.[6]

Education

Sagardighi Teachers’ Training College was established at Manigram in 2009. Affiliated with the University of Kalyani, it offers B Ed and D El Ed courses.[7]

Karaiya High School at Manigram was established in 1943 at Manigram. It is a Bengali medium coeducational school teaching from class VI to XII.[8]

Sagardighi Thermal Power School was established at Manigram in 2009. It is a coeducation institution with Bengali and English medium. It has classes from V to XII.[9]

Don Bosco English Medium School Monigram was established at Manigram in 2005.

References
  1. "Indian Village Directory". Manigram. Village Info. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  3. "The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited". Sagardighi Thermal Power Project. WBPDCL. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  4. "Bhel commissions thermal unit in West Bengal". Business Standard, 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  5. "BHEL commissions 500 MW thermal unit in West Bengal". Business Standard, 16 January 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  6. "53433 Azimganj Barharwa Passenger". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. "Sagaradighi Teachers' Training College". College Admission. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  8. "Karaiya High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  9. "Sagardighi Thermal Power School". Acadym. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.


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