Bangaon is a town and a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

North 24 Parganas district North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and ...

in the

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. It is the headquarters of the

Bangaon subdivision Bangaon subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History In 1883 Bangaon subdivision was transferred from Nadia district to Jessore district. At the time of Partition of Ben ...

Geography

Location

Bangaon is located at . It has an average elevation of 7 metres (22 feet). Arsenic contamination is a major concern in this area.

Area overview

The area situated beside the

Ichamati River Ichamati River () (also spelt Ichhamati), is a trans-boundary river which flows through India and Bangladesh and also forms part of the boundary between the two countries. The river is facing siltation leading to thin flow of water in the dry sea ...

shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883. At the time of

Partition of Bengal (1947) The Partition of Bengal in 1947, also known as the Second Partition of Bengal, part of the Partition of India, divided the British Indian Bengal Province along the Radcliffe Line between the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan. ...

, the

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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. The renowned novelist, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (of ''

Pather Panchali (, ) is a 1955 Indian Bengali language, Bengali-language Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray in his directorial debut. It is an adaptation of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's 1929 Bengali Pather Panchali ...

'' fame) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area. It is a flat plain located in the lower

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. In the densely populated area, 16.33% of the population lives in the urban area and 83.67% in rural areas. 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 The Kolkata Suburban Railway (colloquially called Kolkata local trains or simply locals) is a suburban rail, suburban and regional rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in West Bengal, India. Its network has 45 ...

system. It is the last station on the Sealdah-Bangaon section of Sealdah Division, Eastern Railway, 77 km from Sealdah Station. The Sealdah–Bangaon railway was built between 1882 and 1884. Bangaon is well connected with others major places by buses, like

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

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, Dakshineshwar, Barasat, Habra,

Barrackpore Barrackpore (), also known as Barrackpore,is a city and municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the India, Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Barrackpore subdivision. The city is a part of the area covered by Ko ...

Basirhat Basirhat is a city and a municipal urban region of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Basirhat subdivision. Established on April 1, 1869, Basirhat is one of the oldest municipal board ...

, Bagdaha, Kalyani, Krishnanagar, Chakdaha, Ranaghat, Karimpur,

Digha Digha (), is a seaside resort town in the state of West Bengal, India. It lies in Purba Medinipur district and at the northern end of the Bay of Bengal. The town has a low gradient with a shallow sand beach. It is a popular sea resort in India ...

, Santragachi etc.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Bangaon municipality (22 no Words) 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.

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 The University of Calcutta, informally known as Calcutta University (), is a Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Kolkata, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate c ...

Retrieved 15 July 2012). List of high secondary schools:- # Bongaon High School # Kumudini Uccha Balika Vidalaya # Chhaygharia Rakhaldas High School # Saktigarh High School # New Bongaon High School # Bongaon Kabi Keshablal Vidyapith # Kalitala Desbandhu High School # Champaberia High School # Puratan Bonga High School # Asit Biswas Shiksha Niketan # Bongaon Ghosh Institution # Jogendranath Vidyapith # Debgarh High School # Chhaygharia Thakur Haridas Uccha Balika Vidyalaya # Nagendranath Vidyalaya # Saradacharan Vidyapith # New Bongaon Girls High School

Notable residents

* Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Bengali novelist * Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay, archeologist *

Jiban Ratan Dhar Jiban Ratan Dhar (April 1889 – 19 January 1963) was an Indian politician. He headed the municipality of Jessore (city), Jessore during the Partition of India, represented the Bangaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Bangaon constituency in the West ...

(1889–1963), politician *

Jogendra Nath Mandal Jogendranath Mandal ( Bengali: যোগেন্দ্রনাথ মন্ডল; 29 January 1904 – 5 October 1968) emerged as a prominent figure among the architects of the nascent state of Pakistan. He served as the inaugural Minister of ...

, politician * Dinabandhu Mitra, Bengali novelist * Bibhas Roy Chowdhury, poet

References

External links

* {{Authority control Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district Cities in West Bengal