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Aiho
Aiho is a census town in the Habibpur CD block in the Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Etymology Aiho is a beautiful village sandwiched between two rivers Tangon and Mahananda. Due to its confluence with two big rivers specially Mahananda, Aiho has got a long history of its culture, trade and lifestyle. Mohona (the rejuvenated connecting point of Tangon and Mahananda) is the main port. A few hundred years ago, large boats were the main mode of communication at Aiho with other neighboring villages and trade hubs. The sailors of these large boats were mainly from Bihar. They used to call the passengers as "Rahi ho to ahio" to embark on their boats. "Rahi" means passenger,"ahio" means please come. From that, the village got the name "Rahio" which later changed to "Ahio" and lately called Aiho. Geography Location Aiho is located at . Area overview The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the ''Barin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malda Sadar Subdivision
Malda Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Malda Sadar subdivision covers both the Barind Tract and the Diara, two of the three physiographic subregions of the district. The Barind “is made up of the ancient alluvial humps that are remnants of old riverine flood plains that remained unaffected subsequently by inundation and renewed silting.” It forms an upland slightly higher than the surrounding areas and extends beyond the borders of the district. “The Diara is a relatively well drained flat land formed by the fluvial deposition of newer alluvium in the transitional zone between the Barind upland and the marshy Tal tract. The soil is light with sandy appearance and is very fertile. Subdivisions Malda district is divided into two administrative subdivisions: Administrative units Malda Sadar subdivision has 9 police stations, 9 community development blocks, 9 panchayat samitis, 97 gram panch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baksinagar
Baksinagar is a census town in the Habibpur CD block in the Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Baksinagar is located at . Area overview The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the ''Barind'' in the east and the ''tal'' in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are "hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron." It lies to the east of the Mahananda River. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the ''tal'', is a flat low land and "is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes." The ''tal'' area is prone to flooding by local rivers. The total area is overwhelmingly rural. There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area – Pandua and Jagjivanpur. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habibpur (community Development Block)
Habibpur is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History Gauda and Pandua Gauda was once the “capital of the ancient bhukti or political division of Bengal known as Pundravardhana which lay on the eastern extremity of the Gupta Empire.” During the rule of the Sena Dynasty, in the 11th-12th century, Gauda was rebuilt and extended as Lakshmanawati (later Lakhnauti), and it became the hub of the Sena empire. Gauda was conquered by Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji in 1205. During the Turko-Afghan period, “the city of Lakhnauti or Gauda continued to function initially as their capital but was abandoned in 1342 by the Ilyas Shahi sultans in favour of Pandua because of major disturbances along the river course of the Ganga.” “Pandua then lay on the banks of the Mahananda, which was the major waterway of the sultanate at the time. However, when the Mahananda too began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahapur, Malda
Sahapur is a suburb of Old Malda in Malda district of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Sahapur is located at . Demographics According to the 2011 Census of India, Sahapur had a total population of 9,906, of which 5,082 (51%) were males and 4,824 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,112. The total number of literate persons in Sahapur was 6,119 (69.58% of the population over 6 years). Infrastructure According to the ''District Census Handbook, Maldah'', 2011, Sahapur covered an area of 1.8292 km2. The protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tube well/ bore well, hand pump. It had 871 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, 4 maternity and child welfare centres, 10 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 5 primary schools, 2 middle schools. Among the social, cultural and recreational facilities it had 1 orphanage home, 1 public li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malda District
Malda district, also spelt Maldah or Maldaha (, , often ), is a district in West Bengal, India. It lies 347 km (215 miles) north of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. Mango, jute and silk are the most notable products of this district. The special variety of mango, Fazli, produced in this region is popularly known by the name of the district and is exported across the world and is internationally acclaimed. The folk culture of gombhira is a feature of the district, being a unique way of representation of joy and sorrow in daily life of the common people, as well as the unique medium of presentation on national and international matters. According to the National Investigation Agency Malda is believed to be a hub of a fake currency racket. It is reported that 90 percent of the fake currency that enters India originates in Malda. The headquarters of Malda district is in English Bazar, also known as ''Malda'', which was once the capital of Bengal. The district maintains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangabhita
Rangabhita is a census town in the Gazole CD block in the Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Rangabhita is located at . Area overview The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the ''Barind'' in the east and the ''tal'' in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are "hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron." It lies to the east of the Mahananda River. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the ''tal'', is a flat low land and "is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes." The ''tal'' area is prone to flooding by local rivers.The total area is overwhelmingly rural. There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area – Pandua and Jagjivanpur. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kendua, West Bengal
Kendua is a census town in the Habibpur CD block in the Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Kendua is located at . Area overview The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the ''Barind'' in the east and the ''tal'' in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are “hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron.” It lies to the east of the Mahananda River. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the ''tal'', is a flat low land and “is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes.” The ''tal'' area is prone to flooding by local rivers.The total area is overwhelmingly rural.There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area – Pandua and Jagjivanpur. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kachu Pukur
Kachu Pukur is a census town in the Habibpur CD block in the Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Kachu Pukur is located at . Area overview The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the ''Barind'' in the east and the ''tal'' in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are “hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron.” It lies to the east of the Mahananda River. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the ''tal'', is a flat low land and “is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes.” The ''tal'' area is prone to flooding by local rivers. The total area is overwhelmingly rural. There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area – Pandua and Jagjivanpur. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhangra, Malda
Jhangra is a census town in the Old Malda CD block in the Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Jhangra is located at . Area overview The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the ''Barind'' in the east and the ''tal'' in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are "hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron." It lies to the east of the Mahananda River. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the ''tal'', is a flat low land and "is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes." The ''tal'' area is prone to flooding by local rivers. The total area is overwhelmingly rural. There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area – Pandua and Jagjivanpur. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chhatinamor
Chhatinamor is a census town in the Old Malda CD block in the Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Chhatinamor is located at . Area overview The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the ''Barind'' in the east and the ''tal'' in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are "hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron." It lies to the east of the Mahananda River. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the ''tal'', is a flat low land and "is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes." The ''tal'' area is prone to flooding by local rivers. The total area is overwhelmingly rural. There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area – Pandua and Jagjivanpur. Note: The map alongside presents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandhail
Bandhail is a census town in the Gazole CD block in the Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Bandhail is located at . Area overview The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the ''Barind'' in the east and the ''tal'' in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are "hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron." It lies to the east of the Mahananda River. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the ''tal'', is a flat low land and "is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes." The ''tal'' area is prone to flooding by local rivers. The total area is overwhelmingly rural. There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area – Pandua and Jagjivanpur. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanchal
Chanchal is a census town in Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Chanchal subdivision. Geography Area overview The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the ''Barind'' in the east and the ''tal'' in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are “hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron.” It lies to the east of the Mahananda River. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the ''tal'', is a flat low land and “is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes.” The ''tal'' area is prone to flooding by local rivers. The total area is overwhelmingly rural. There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area – Pandua and Jagjivanpur. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
