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Ratua
Ratua is a town in the Ratua I CD block in the Chanchal subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Ratua 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 area. All pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratua I
Ratua I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Chanchal 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 to veer away ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanchal Subdivision
Chanchal subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Malda district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Geography Chanchal subdivision covers the Tal, one of the three physiographic sub-regions of the district. The Tal region gradually slopes down towards the south-west and merges with the Diara sub-region… (it) is strewn with innumerable marshes, Beel, bils and oxbow lakes.” Subdivisions Malda district is divided into two administrative subdivisions: Administrative units Chanchal subdivision has 4 police stations, 6 community development blocks, 6 panchayat samitis, 49 gram panchayats, 524 mouzas, 508 inhabited villages and 1 census town. The census town is: Chanchal. The subdivision has its headquarters at Chanchal. Police stations Police stations in Chanchal subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction: Blocks Community development blocks in Chanchal subdivision are: Gram panchayats The subdivision contains 49 g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratua (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Ratua Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 48 Ratua Assembly constituency covers Ratua I community development block and Araidanga, Paranpur, Pukuria and Sambalpur gram panchayats of Ratua II community development block. Ratua Assembly constituency is part of No. 7 Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 In the 2021 election, Samar Mukherjee of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Abhishek Singhania of BJP. 2016 In the 2016 election, Samar Mukherjee of Congress defeated his nearest rival, Shehnaz Quadery of Trinamool Congress. 2011 In the 2011 election, Samar Mukherjee of Congress defeated his nearest rival Sailen Sarkar of CPI(M). .# Swing based on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote perc ... [...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] |
Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Maldaha Uttar Lok Sabha constituency (spelling as spelled by Election Commission of India) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. All the seven assembly segments of No. 7 Maldaha Uttar Lok Sabha constituency are in Malda district of West Bengal. As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Malda Lok Sabha constituency ceased to exist from 2009 and two new ones came into being: Maldaha Uttar Lok Sabha constituency and Maldaha Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency. Assembly segments Maldaha Uttar Lok Sabha constituency (parliamentary constituency No. 7) is composed of the following assembly segments: Demographics Members of Parliament For MPs from Malda in previous years see Malda Lok Sabha constituency Election results General election 2019 General election 2014 General election 2009 References See also * List of Constituencies of 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] |
Bulbulchandi
Bulbulchandi is a village and a gram panchayat in the Habibpur CD block in the Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Bulbulchandi 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: T ... [...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] |
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] |
