Sabang is a village in the
Sabang CD block in the
Kharagpur subdivision
Kharagpur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Subdivisions
Paschim Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions, after separation of Jhar ...
of the
Paschim Medinipur district
Paschim Medinipur (English: ''West Medinipur'', alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur a ...
in the state of
West Bengal
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,
India
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.
Geography
Location
Sabang is located at .
Area overview
Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has
alluvial
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 ...
soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have
lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once. With a density of population of 787 per km
2nearly half of the district’s population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% 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.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India, Sabang had a total population of 13,224 of which 6,759 (51%) were males and 6,465 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,567. The total number of literate persons in Sabang was 9,942 (75.18% of the population over 6 years).
.*For language details see
Sabang (community development block)#Language and religion
Civic administration
CD block HQ
The headquarters of Sabang CD block are located at Sabang.
Police station
Sabang police station has jurisdiction over
Sabang CD block.
Economy
Sabang is the wholesale market for raw madur sticks (Cyperus tegetum or Cyperus pangorei), which grow well in the alluvial tracts of Paschim and Purba Medinipur districts. There are about 60,000 mat weavers (mostly women) in the two districts.
Education
Sabang Sajani Kanta Mahavidyalaya at Lutunia was established in 1970 and is affiliated to
Vidyasagar University
Vidyasagar University is a Public university, public research university that was established by an Act of the West Bengal legislature which was notified in the ''Calcutta Gazette'' on 24 June 1981. It is an affiliating university in Paschim Me ...
. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and science. The college is named after Sajanikanta Giri, who had contributed handsomely to set up the college.
Sabang Industrial Training Institute is situated at Uddhabpur P.O Mohar Sabang. Sabang ITI offers four courses 1.Electrician 2.Fitter 3.Plumber 4.Health Sanitary inspector. Ujjwal Maity is principal of Sabang ITI.
Healthcare
Sabang Rural Hospital, with 40 beds at Sabang, is the major government medical facility in the Sabang CD block.
References
Villages in Paschim Medinipur district
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