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Madhyamgram
Madhyamgram is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). History Madhyamgram was one of the twelve feudal provinces of Bengal. It was under Pratapaditya Roy, ruler of Jessore during the Mughal Empire. On 21 December 1757 Mir Jafar, the Nawab of Bengal, presented twenty-four parganas to the East India Company as dowry which also included Madhyamgram, under Anwarpur Pargana, adjacent to Barasat. The first railway line from Madhyamgram to Duttapukur was commissioned in 1882 and the station was called Chandipur. Madhyamgram was then named as Majher Gaon, probably because the area was situated between Badu (Chakradharpur Mouza) and Sajirhat (Guchuria Mouza). The present narrow Noai Canal, now acting as a dividing border line between New Barrackpore and Madhyamgram, stretching from the South of Ganganagar to Sajirhat in the West used to be a w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 from longitude 88º20' east to 89º5' east. Barasat is the district headquarters of North 24 Parganas. North 24 Parganas is West Bengal's most populous district and also (since 2014) the most populated district in the whole of India. It is the tenth-largest district in the State by area. History Pre-independence The territory of Greater 24 Parganas were under the Saptagram, Satgaon (ancient Saptagram, now in Hoogly district) administration during the Mughal era and later it was included in Hoogly chakla (district under post-Mughal Nawabi rule) during the rule of Murshid Quli Khan. In 1757, after the Battle of Plassey, Nawab Mir Jafar conferred the Zamindari of 24 parganas and janglimahals (small administrative units) upon the British Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhyamgram (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Madhyamgram Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 118 Madhyamgram Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Madhyamgram municipality, Chandigarh Rohanda, Kemia Khamarpara gram panchayats of Barasat II community development block, and Ichhapur Nilganj, Paschim Khilkapur and Purba Khilkapur gram panchayats of Barasat I community development block. Madhyamgram Assembly constituency is part of No. 17 Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 In the 2021 election, Rathin Ghosh of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Rajasree Rajbanshi of BJP. 2016 In the 2016 election, Rathin Ghosh Rathin Ghosh is currently the Food and Supplies Minister of West Bengal in the third Mamata Banerjee Government. He is an Indian politician belonging to the All India Trinamool ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barasat (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Barasat Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 Lok Sabha, parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Barasat in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 17 Barasat Lok Sabha constituency are in North 24 Parganas district. Assembly segments As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 17 Barasat is composed of the following Vidhan Sabha, Assembly segments from 2009: Members of Parliament Election results General election 2024 General election 2019 General elections 2014 General election 2009 , - ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" width=225 , Party ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , Seats won ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , Seat change ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , Vote percentage , - , style="text-align: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bamangachhi
Bamangachhi is a Census Town in the Barasat I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Demographics As per the 2011 Census of India, Bamangachhi had a total population of 6,824, of which 3,468 (51%) were males and 3,356 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 557. The total number of literates in Bamangachhi was 5,554 (88.62% of the population over 6 years). Etymology The exact reason to be named as Bamangachhi is not known, but according to local lore, it may have been derived the name "bamun para" (literally meaning the neighbourhood of Brahmins), which is an old Brahmin-predominant locality of here. Geography Location Bamangachhi is located at . Bamangachi, Digha and Kulberia form a cluster of census towns. MondalGanthi Natun para is a nice place there have a lot joy with a culture every Saturday all area members are going temple. which is available in the same location. The entire clust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anarbaria
Anarbaria is a census town in the Habra I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Anarbaria is located at . Area overview The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta The Ganges Delta (also known the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the Sundarbans Delta or the Bengal Delta) is a river delta predominantly covering the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Be .... The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the 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. Demographics Accord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duttapukur
Duttapukur (also known as Nebadhai Duttapukur ) is a Village in the Barasat I Community development blocks in India, CD block in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Geography Location Duttapukur is located at . Duttapukur is located in the Ganges Brahmaputra delta region in the district of North 24 parganas, West Bengal state in the East India, Eastern part of India. A tributary of Bidyadhari River known as Suti flows through Duttapukur. Duttapukur is 30 km from Sealdah & 35 km from Howrah, 7 km from Barasat and 32 km from Bongaon on the Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line, Sealdah-Bangaon section of Eastern Railway (India), Eastern Railway As per District Census Handbook 2011, Duttapukur covered an area of 3.29 km2 Duttapukur, Shibalaya, Chandrapur, West Bengal, Chandrapur, Gangapur, North 24 Parganas, Gangapur, Chatta Baria, Chalta Baria and Joypul form a cluster of census t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barasat
Barasat () is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of Barasat Sadar subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). History During the Mughal Empire period, Sankar Chakraborty (a commander of the zamindar Pratapaditya and king of Jessore in present-day Bangladesh) came to Barasat, Kolkata in 1600 and established himself. In 1700, Hazarat Ekdil Shah moved to the town and was known as a social reformer. His tomb, in Kazipara, is a pilgrimage site for the Muslim community. Pratapaditya made his way to Kolkata from Jessore; Sirajudullah went to Kolkata from Murshidabad via Barasat on a road which became two national highways. Under the British Raj, East India Company officials from Calcutta (Kolkata) made Barasat a weekend retreat and built houses with gardens. Warren Hastings built his villa in the heart of Barasat and Bankim Chandra Chatterjee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bara Bamonia
Bara Bamonia is a census town in the Habra II CD block of Barasat Sadar subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Bara Bamonia is located at . Bara Bamonia, Guma and Khorddabamonia form a cluster of census towns. Area overview The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta. The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels. 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the 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. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of India, Bara Bamonia had a total population of 7,193, of which 3,683 (51%) were males and 3,510 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessore Road
Jessore Road is an International road connecting Shyambazar through Dum Dum in Kolkata, India to Jessore in Bangladesh. While the Dum Dum-Barasat sector is now part of NH 12, the Barasat-Petrapole sector is now part of NH 112. It continues in Bangladesh as N706 from Benapole to Jessore. The whole road is the part of Asian Highway 1. The road acts as a major link between places in and around Kolkata, especially Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport and Barasat. The road meets commuter (suburban) rail link at Barasat Junction railway station. Metro stations on this road include Shyambazar and Belgachia. Several locations lie between Patipukur and Barasat on Jessore Road such as Patipukur Railway Station, Lake Town, Bangur Avenue, Dum Dum Park, Nagerbazar, Birati, Madhyamgram, Barasat etc. According to legend, the road was made by Kai Prasad Poddar, a landlord in Jessore. For building the massive road, the HM Government awarded him the title of "Chow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority
Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) is the statutory planning and development authority for the Kolkata metropolitan area in the Indian state of West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi .... The organisation was known as Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) and retains its previous logo. KMDA is functioning under the administrative control of Department of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs of Government of West Bengal. Functions KMDA's role is multi-disciplinary: it is the agency of city planning, it sculpts new areas and townships, it develops physical infrastructure as well as provide basic services like water, drainage, waste management. KMDA is also the Technical Secretariat to Kolkata Metropolitan Planning Committee (K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengal
Bengal ( ) is a Historical geography, historical geographical, ethnolinguistic and cultural term referring to a region in the Eastern South Asia, eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. The region of Bengal proper is divided between the modern-day sovereign nation of Bangladesh and the States and union territories of India, Indian states of West Bengal, and Karimganj district of Assam. The ancient Vanga Kingdom is widely regarded as the namesake of the Bengal region. The Bengali calendar dates back to the reign of Shashanka in the 7th century CE. The Pala Empire was founded in Bengal during the 8th century. The Sena dynasty and Deva dynasty ruled between the 11th and 13th centuries. By the 14th century, Bengal was absorbed by Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent. An independent Bengal Sultanate was formed and became the eastern frontier of the Islamic world. During this period, Bengal's rule and influence spread to Assam, Arakan, Tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federalism, federal union comprising 28 federated state, states and 8 union territory, union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 List of districts in India, districts and smaller administrative divisions of India, administrative divisions by the respective subnational government. The states of India are self-governing administrative divisions, each having a State governments of India, state government. The governing powers of the states are shared between the state government and the Government of India, union government. On the other hand, the union territories are directly governed by the union government. History 1876–1919 The British Raj was a very complex political entity consisting of various imperial divisions and states and territories of varying autonomy. At the time of its establishment in 1876, it was made up of 584 princely state, constituent states and the prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
