Baisnabnagar is a village in the Kaliachak III CD block in the

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in the state of

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Geography

Location

Baisnabnagar is located at . Dariapur with headquarters of Kaliachak III CD block, is located nearby.Google maps

Area overview

The area shown in the adjoining map is the physiographic sub-region known as the ''diara''. It "is a relatively well drained flat land formed by the

fluvial A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it ru ...

deposition of newer

alluvium Alluvium (, ) is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluvium is also sometimes called alluvial deposit. Alluvium is ...

." The most note-worthy feature is the Farakka Barrage across the Ganges. The area is a part of the

, which is an overwhelmingly rural region, but the area shown in the map has pockets of

urbanization Urbanization (or urbanisation in British English) is the population shift from Rural area, rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change. ...

with 17 census towns, concentrated mostly in the

Kaliachak I Kaliachak I is a Community development block in India, community development block that forms an administrative division in Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. History Gau ...

CD block. The bank of the

Ganges The Ganges ( ; in India: Ganga, ; in Bangladesh: Padma, ). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international which goes through India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China." is a trans-boundary rive ...

between Bhutni and Panchanandapur (both the places are marked on the map), is the area worst hit by left bank erosion, a major problem in the Malda area. The ruins of Gauda, capital of several empires, is located in this area. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

Police station

Baisnabnagar police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Kaliachak III CD Block.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Baisnabnagar had a total population of 15,695, of which 8,875 (57%) were males and 6,820 (43%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 2,424. The total number of literate persons in Baisnabnagar was 8,519 (64.19% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

Baisnabnagar is on National Highway 12 (old number NH 34). There is a station at nearby Chamagram on the New Farakka-Malda section of Howrah-New Jalpaiguri line.

Healthcare

Bedrabad Rural Hospital at PO Baisnabnagar (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Kaliachak III CD block. There are primary health centres at Sabdalpur (Kumbhira PHC) (with 10 beds) and Gopalganj (with 10 beds).

References

{{Malda District Villages in Malda district