Bhagabatipur is a census town in

Chanditala I Chanditala I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview The Chanditala I CD Block is part of the Hooghly-Damodar Plain, one ...

CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of

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Geography

Location

Bhagabatipur is located at .

Gangadharpur Gangadharpur is a census town in the Chanditala I CD Block located in the Srirampore subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Gangadharpur is located at . It has an elevation of 14 met ...

Manirampur Manirampur is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Manirampur is located at: Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Jangalpara, Dudhkalmi, ...

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Jangalpara Jangalpara is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Jangalpara is located at: It is 28 km from District headquarters Hooghly. Ga ...

Dudhkalmi Dudhkalmi is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Dudhkalmi is located at . Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Jangalpara, Dudhkalmi, N ...

Nababpur Nababpur is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Nawabpur is located at . Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Jangalpara, Dudhkalmi, Na ...

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Kumirmora Kumirmora is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Kumirmora is located at . Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Jangalpara, Dudhkalmi, Na ...

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Ramanathpur Ramanathpur is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Ramanathpur is located at . Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Jangalpara, Dudhkalmi, ...

form a cluster of census towns in Chanditala I CD Block. Map of BHAGABATIPUR GP

Urbanisation

Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are:

Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality is the civic body that governs Uttarpara Kotrung and its surrounding areas (Bhadrakali and Hind Motor) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. It's the oldest municipality in the state o ...

Konnagar Municipality Konnagar Municipality is the civic body that governs Konnagar and its surrounding areas in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. History Konnagar Municipality was established in 1944. Sib Chandra Deb contributed tirele ...

Serampore Municipality Serampore Municipality is the civic body that governs Serampore and its surrounding areas ( Mahesh, Tin Bazar, Battala and partly Chatra) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. History Serampore is the first town i ...

Baidyabati Municipality Baidyabati Municipality is the civic body that governs Baidyabati and its surrounding areas ( Sheoraphuli and partly Chatra) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. History Baidyabati Municipality was established ...

Rishra Municipality Rishra Municipality is the civic body that governs Rishra and its surrounding areas in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. History Rishra municipality was established in 1944. The earliest mention of Rishra is fo ...

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Dankuni Municipality To the Dankuni Municipality is the civic body that governs Dankuni and its surrounding areas in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. Geography Dankuni Municipality covers an area of 19.5 sq km and has a total populat ...

. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above).All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Gram panchayat

Villages and census towns in Bhagabatipur

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Bhadua Bhadua is a village in Chanditala I community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Bhadua is located at . Gram panchayat Villages and census towns in Bhagabatipur ...

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Jalamadul Jalamadul is a village in Chanditala I community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Jalamadul is located at . Gram panchayat Villages and census towns in Bhagabatipur ...

Kanaidanga Kanaidanga is a village in Chanditala I community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Kanaidanga is located at . Gram panchayat Villages and census towns in Bhagabatipu ...

Metekhal Metekhal is a village in the Chanditala I community development block of Srirampore subdivision in the Hooghly district of the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Geography Metekhal is located at . Gram panchayat Vil ...

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Singjor Singjor is a village in Chanditala I community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Singjor is located at . Gram panchayat Villages and census towns in Bhagabatipur gram ...

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Bhagabatipur had a total population of 7,068 of which 3,586 (51%) were males and 3,482 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 831. The total number of literates in Bhagabatipur was 5,566 (89.24 % of the population over 6 years).

Economy

Livelihood

Most of the people are

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s and rest are dependent on cultivation. And few are service men.

Politics

Kalyan Banerjee of All India Trinamool Congress is the Member of Parliament and Swati Khandekar of All India Trinamool Congress is the Member of Legislative Assembly.

Transport

Transportation is mainly based on public transport like Bus service (Bhagabatipur-

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) and small vehicles like magic van. The nearest airport is

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and the nearest rail stations are

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( Howrah- Amta line). The nearest junction station is Dankuni railway station ( Howrah-Bardhaman chord line) which is 13km approx.

Education

Bhagabatipur Milan Vidyapith is the oldest school in Bhagabatipur. Nearby English Medium School are ●St. Stephen's School ●H.S Memorial School ●Happy Children's School ●Little Anges K.G. School *S.M Memorial School ''Nearby Colleges are:''

Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya, established in 1998, is an undergraduate college in Masat of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. Departments Arts and Commerce *Bengali *English *History *Politica ...

Raja Peary Mohan College Raja Peary Mohan College is a general purpose college in Hooghly District of West Bengal, India under the University of Calcutta. It offers undergraduate level courses in various arts , commerce and science subjects. The college is a popular i ...

Azad Hind Fouz Smriti Mahavidyalaya Azad Hind Fouz Smriti Mahavidyalaya is an undergraduate liberal arts college in Domjur, West Bengal, India. It is in Howrah district. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. Departments Arts and Commerce *Bengali *English *History ...

Lalbaba College Lalbaba College, established in 1964, is an undergraduate college in Howrah, India. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. Departments Science *Chemistry *Physics *Mathematics *Geography Arts and Commerce *Bengali *Hindi *Sansk ...

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References

{{Hooghly District Census towns in Chanditala I CD Block