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Mahisadal
Mahishadal is a town in Mahishadal (community development block), Mahishadal Community development block in India, CD block in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Mahishadal Rajbari Like other Raj families of East Midnapore, Mahisadal Raj also belonged to a Mahishya family(arguably the word Mahishadal itself originated from the word "Mahishya"). It was founded by Bhuiya Ray Mahapatra, whose sixth descendant, Kalyan Ray, could not realize the revenue and had to furnish Janardan Upadhaya, a Brahmin of substance, as his security. The zamindari was held over a century by this Brahmin family till the Permanent Settlement. During the days of Rani Janaki Devi, it reached its zenith in the 18th century. There are two palaces – the old one was built in 1840 and the new one in 1935. One can see stuffed animals, hunting weapons of the 16th and 17th century, paintings and furniture. Gopaljew and Ramjew temples are popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahishadal (community Development Block)
Mahishadal is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Purba Medinipur district is part of the lower Indo-Gangetic Plain and Eastern coastal plains. Topographically, the district can be divided into two parts – (a) almost entirely flat plains on the west, east and north, (b) the coastal plains on the south. The vast expanse of land is formed of alluvium and is composed of younger and coastal alluvial. The elevation of the district is within 10 metres above mean sea level. The district has a long coastline of 65.5 km along its southern and south eastern boundary. Five coastal CD Blocks, namely, Khejuri II, Contai II (Deshapran), Contai I, Ramnagar I and II, are occasionally affected by cyclones and tornadoes. Tidal floods are quite regular in these five CD Blocks. Normally floods occur in 21 of the 25 CD Blocks in the district. The major rivers are Haldi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamluk (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Tamluk Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. All seven assembly segments under Tamluk Lok Sabha constituency are in Purba Medinipur district. Vidhan Sabha segments As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 30 Tamluk is composed of the following segments: Prior to delimitation Tamluk Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments: Panskura East (assembly constituency no. 201), Tamluk (assembly constituency no. 202), Moyna (assembly constituency no. 203), Mahisadal (assembly constituency no. 204), Sutahata (SC) (assembly constituency no. 205), Nandigram (assembly constituency no. 206) and Narghat (assembly constituency no. 207). Members of Lok Sabha Election results General election 2019 2016 by-election General election 2014 General election 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purba Medinipur District
Purba Medinipur (English: ''East Medinipur'', alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the southernmost district of Medinipur division – one of the five administrative divisions of West Bengal. The headquarters in Tamluk. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the Partition of Medinipur into Purba Medinipur and Paschim Medinipur which lies at the northern and western border of it. The state of Odisha is at the southwest border; the Bay of Bengal lies in the south; the Hooghly river and South 24 Parganas district to the east; Howrah district to the north-east; Paschim Medinipur district to the west. Purba Medinipur is formed of the sub-divisions of Tamluk, Contai and Haldia of erstwhile Medinipur district. Another sub-division, Egra has been created out of the erstwhile Contai sub-division during the partition of Medinipur. In 2011, the state government has proposed to rename the district as Tamralipta dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haldia Subdivision
Haldia subdivision is a subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Subdivisions Purba Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Administrative units Haldia subdivision has 6 police stations, 5 community development blocks, 5 panchayat samitis, 38 gram panchayats, 320 mouzas, 312 (+ 1 partly) inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 4 census towns. The municipality is: Haldia. The census towns are: Garh Kamalpur, Nandigram, Ashadtalya and Barda. The subdivision has its headquarters at Haldia. Area Haldia subdivision has an area of 683.94 km2, population in 2011 of 959,934 and density of population of 1,404 per km2. 18.84% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision. Police stations Police stations in Haldia subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction: *The data for area is as per the website of Purba Medinipur Police, but it appears that it has not been updated for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahisadal (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Mahishadal Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 208 Mahishadal Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Mahishadal and Haldia community development blocks. Mahishadal Assembly constituency is part of No. 30 Tamluk (Lok Sabha constituency). Results 2021 2016 Dr. Subrata Maiti, contesting as an Independent candidate, was supported by the Left - Congress Alliance. 2011 In the 2011 elections, Dr.Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Tamalika Panda Seth of CPI(M). Tamalika Panda Seth, the contesting CPIM candidate From Mahisadal, is wife of the CPI(M) strongman Lakshman Chandra Seth. .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. 1977-2006 In the 2006 state assembly elections Tamalika Panda Seth of CPI(M) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garh Kamalpur
Garh Kamalpur is a census town in Mahishadal CD block in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Garh Kamalpur is located at . Urbanisation 79.19% of the population of Haldia subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 20.81% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district. 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 As per 2011 Census of India Garh Kamalpur had a total population of 6,664 of which 3,368 (51%) were males and 3,296 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 639. The total number of literates in Garh Kamalpur was 5,406 (89.73% of the population over 6 years). Infrastructure As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Garh Kamalpur covered an area of 1.6341 km2. It h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-independence The Indian subcontinent has been ruled by many different ethnic groups throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region. The British Raj mostly retained the administrative structure of the preceding Mughal Empire. India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies), directly governed by the British, and princely states, which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held ''de facto'' sovereignty ( suzerainty) over the princely states. 1947–1950 Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organised into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barda, Purba Medinipur
Barda is a census town in Sutahata CD block in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Barda is located at . Urbanisation 79.19% of the population of Haldia subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 20.81% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district. 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 As per 2011 Census of India Barda had a total population of 5,155 of which 2,617 (51%) were males and 2,538 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 556. The total number of literates in Barda was 4,103 (89.22% of the population over 6 years). Infrastructure As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Barda covered an area of 3.3186 km2. It had the facility of a railway station and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sutahata
Sutahata is in Ward No. 1 of Haldia municipality in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography CD block HQ The headquarters of the Sutahata CD block is located at Sutahata. Police station Sutahata police station has jurisdiction over Sutahata CD block. Sutahata police station covers an area of 125 km2 with a population of 120,000. Sutahata PS is located in village Sutahata in Ward No. 1 of Haldia municipality. Urbanisation 79.19% of the population of Haldia subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 20.81% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district. 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 The Haldia-Tamluk-Mecheda Road passes through Sutahata. Basulya Sutahata railway station Basulya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durgachak
Durgachak is a town in Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. Geography Location It is located at an elevation of 1 m from MSL. Police station Durgachak police station has jurisdiction over Haldia Haldia is an industrial port city in Purba Medinipur in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a major river port and industrial belt located approximately southwest of Kolkata near the mouth of the Hooghly River, one of the distributaries of ... CD Block. Durgachak police station covers an area of 44,21 km2 with a population of 71,067. Durgachak police station is located in Haldia municipality. Urbanisation 79.19% of the population of Haldia subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 20.81% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reyepara
Reyepara is a village, in Nandigram II CD Block in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography CD block HQ The headquarters of Nandigram II CD block are located at Reyepara. Urbanisation 79.19% of the population of Haldia subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 20.81% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district. 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 As per 2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ... Reyepara had a total population of 3,059 of which 1,528 (50%) w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sona Chura
Sona Chura is a village and a Gram panchayat in Nandigram I CD Block in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History Nandigram movement Sona Chura was one of the six gram panchayats mentioned in the notification issued for land acquisition of a proposed chemical hub in 2006. Protests led by Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee snowballed into a major movement and repression followed. Amongst the other affected areas were: Bhangabera, Saudkhali, Maheshpur, Gokulnagar and Adhikaripara. The location of the proposed chemical hub was later shifted to Nayachar and the proposal was finally scrapped. Geography Location Sona Chura is located at . Martyrs Memorial Nandigram Andolan Sahid Smarane is a 130 ft tower that stands as a memorial to those who lost their lives at Sona Chura in 2007. It was built by Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee in 2014. There are pictures of 21 people who died, 14 of them died on 14 March 2007 when police fired upon a procession he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
