Sagardighi is a town situated in the

Sagardighi Sagardighi may refer to: * Sagardighi, Bangladesh * Sagardighi, Murshidabad, in Sagardighi community development block ** Sagardighi (community development block), Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India * Sagardighi, Cooch Behar Sagardighi i ...

CD block in the

Jangipur subdivision Jangipur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview The Bhagirathi River splits the district into two natural physiographic regions – Rarh on the west and Bagri on the eas ...

of Murshidabad district in the state of

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History

It is revealed by the Period of Excavation: 988-1038 A.D. by Mahipaldeva (I) that it was an ancient place. In Pala reign (750-1170 A.D.) Sagardighi was one of the main centres of

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religion. After this in medieval period i.e., in Pathan age (First phase of 13th century) Sagardighi was an important place. Sagar means sea, whereas Dighi is lake. It is a lake like a sea. Length and breadth of this lake are 1.5 and 1 kilometre respectively. There is a temple in the proper centre (under the water) of the lake whose steeple has been found when water level is decreased.

Geography

Location

Sagardighi is located at .

Area overview

Jangipur subdivision is crowded with 52

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and as such it had to be presented in two location maps. One of the maps can be seen alongside. The subdivision is located in the

Rarh region Rarh region () is a toponym for an area in the Indian subcontinent that lies between the Chota Nagpur Plateau on the West and the Ganges Delta on the East. Although the boundaries of the region have been defined differently according to various ...

that is spread over from adjoining

Santhal Pargana division Santhal Pargana division constitutes one of the five district administration units known as the divisions of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Origin of name Santhal Pargana derives its name from two words: "Santhal", a major tribe of India a ...

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. The land is slightly higher in altitude than the surrounding plains and is gently undulating. The river

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, along with its distributaries, is prominent in both the maps. At the head of the subdivision is the 2,245 m long

Farakka Barrage Farakka Barrage is a barrage across the Ganga river located in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal, roughly from the border with Bangladesh near Shibganj. Farakka Barrage Township is located in Farakka (community developmen ...

, one of the largest projects of its kind in the country. Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map). The subdivision has two large power plants - the 2,100 MW

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and the 1,600 MW

Sagardighi Thermal Power Station Sagardighi Thermal Power Station is a thermal power plant located at Manigram, 13 km north of Sagardighi in the Indian state of West Bengal. The power plant is operated by the West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited. Geography ...

. According to a 2016 report, there are around 1,000,000 (1 million/ ten lakh) workers engaged in the

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industry in Jangipur subdivision. 90% are home-based and 70% of the home-based workers are women. As of 2013, an estimated 2.4 million people reside along the banks of the

alone in Murshidabad district. Severe erosion occurs along the banks. Note: The two maps present some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the maps are linked in the larger full screen maps.

Civic administration

Police station

Sagardighi police station has jurisdiction over

CD block.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Sagardighi community development block CD block are located at Sagardighi.

Transport

Sagardighi railway station is situated on the Nalhati-Azimganj branch line. South Bengal State Transport Corporation operates daily bus services from Berhampore to Raghunathganj via Sagaardighi.There are also many private buses Berhampore -Sukhi- Sagardighi- Manigram- Raghunathganj.

Education

Sagardighi Kamada Kinkar Smriti Mahavidyalaya Sagardighi Kamada Kinkar Smriti Mahavidyalaya is a general degree college at Sagardighi, Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to University of Kalyani The University ...

was established in 2008 at Sagardighi. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, Arabic, history, geography, political science, philosophy and education. There are two higher secondary schools located in Sagardighi. One is Sagardighi S.N High school and the other one is Sagardighi Girls' High School.

Healthcare

Sagardighi Super Speciality Hospital functions with 200+ beds.

References

Cities and towns in Murshidabad district {{Murshidabad-geo-stub