Bagdah (also called Bagdaha, as in census records) is a village in the

Bagdah Bagdah or Bagdaha may refer to: * Bagdah (community development block), a community development block in the state of West Bengal * Bagdah, North 24 Parganas, a village under the Bagdah CD Block * Bagdah (Vidhan Sabha constituency), a Vidhan Sabha c ...

CD block in the

Bangaon subdivision Bangaon subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History In 1883 Bangaon subdivision was transferred from Nadia district to Jessore district. At the time of Partition of Ben ...

of the

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 f ...

in the state of

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

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Geography

The Betna river flows past Bagdah.

Area overview

The area shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883. At the time of

Partition of Bengal (1947) The Partition of Bengal in 1947, part of the Partition of India, divided the British Indian province of Bengal based on the Radcliffe Line between the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan. The Hindu-majority West Bengal became a stat ...

the

Radcliffe Line The Radcliffe Line was the boundary demarcated between the Indian and Pakistani portions of the Punjab Province and Bengal Presidency of British India. It was named after Cyril Radcliffe, who, as the joint chairman of the two boundary commissi ...

placed the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district. The renowned novelist,

Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay () (12 September 1894 – 1 November 1950) was an Indian writer in the Bengali language. His best known works are the autobiographical novel, '' Pather Panchali'' (''Song of the Little Road''), ''Aparajito (Undefeat ...

(of ''

Pather Panchali ''Pather Panchali'' (; ) is a 1955 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray and produced by the Government of West Bengal. It is an adaptation of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's 1929 Bengali novel of the same na ...

'' fame) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area. It is a flat plain located in the lower Ganges Delta. In the densely populated area, 16.33% of the population lives in the urban areas and 83.67% 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.

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Bagdah CD block are located at Bagdah.

Demographics

According to the

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 ...

, Bagdaha had a total population of 6,424, of which 3,348 (52%) were males and 3,076 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 573. The total number of literate persons in Bagdaha was 4,378 (74.82% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

The Bangaon-Boyra Road links Bagdah to SH 3 at

Helencha Helencha is one of the largest colony village in the Bagdah CD block in the Bangaon subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is divided among many small area namely Old Helencha, Dakshin Helencha, Helen ...

Education

Bagdah High School Bagdah or Bagdaha may refer to: * Bagdah (community development block), a community development block in the state of West Bengal * Bagdah, North 24 Parganas, a village under the Bagdah CD Block * Bagdah (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Bagdah Assem ...

is a Bengali-medium co-educational higher secondary school. It was established in 1957 and has arrangements for teaching from Class V to XII.

Healthcare

Bagdah Rural Hospital with 30 beds is the main medical facility in Bagdah CD block. There are primary health centres at Mangalganj (Nataberia PHC with 6 beds), Sindrani (with 10 beds) and at Beara (Koniara PHC with 6 beds).

References

{{North 24 Parganas District Villages in North 24 Parganas district