Surangapur is a village in the
Naoda CD block in the
Berhampore subdivision of
Murshidabad district
Murshidabad district is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Situated on the left bank of the river Ganges, the district is very fertile. Covering an area of and having a population 7.103 million (according to 2011 census), it ...
in the state of
West Bengal
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,
India
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.
Geography
Location
Surangapur is located at .
Area overview
The area shown in the map alongside, covering
Berhampore and
Kandi subdivisions, is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district,
Rarh and Bagri. The headquarters of Murshidabad district,
Berhampore, is in this area. The ruins of
Karnasubarna
Karnasuvarna or Karnasubarna ( Bengali : কর্ণসুবর্ণ অথবা কানসোনা) was an ancient city, located in the present day Berhampore CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of Murshidabad district, West Bengal ...
, the capital of
Shashanka
Shashanka Dev (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: Śaśāṅka) was the first independent king of a unified polity in the Bengal region, called the Gauda Kingdom. He reigned in the 7th century, some historians place his r ...
, the first important king of ancient
Bengal
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who ruled in the 7th century, is located south-west of Berhampore. The area is overwhelmingly rural with over 80% of the population living in the rural areas.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India, Surangapur had a total population of 6,343, of which 3,251 (51%) were males and 3,092 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 596. The total number of literates in Surangapur was 4,362 (75.90% of the population over 6 years).
Civic administration
CD block HQ
The headquarters of
Naoda CD block are located at Surangapur.
References
{{Murshidabad District
Villages in Murshidabad district