Saguna, Nadia
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Saguna is a
census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...
in the Kalyani community Development Block in the
Kalyani subdivision Kalyani subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the Ganges-Bhagirathi system. The plains spread southwards from ...
of the
Nadia district Nadia () is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. It borders Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Purba Bardhaman to the west, and Murshidabad to the north. Nadia district is highly influe ...
in the state of
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,
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.


Geography


Location

Saguna is located at . According to the map of Kalyani Block Consists of 7 Gram Panchayat's, viz. Saguna, Madanpur - 1, Madanpur - 2, Chanduria - 2, Simurali, Kanchrapara, Sarati Saguna Panchayat falls funder Kalyani police station under Ranaghat Police District. Saguna is a village that is shaped with road and fields.


Area overview

Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the Ganges-Bhagirathi system. The Kalyani subdivision has the Bhagirathi/ Hooghly on the west. Topographically, Kalyani subdivision is a part of the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain, the low-lying area found in the south-eastern part of the district. The smallest subdivision in the district, area-wise, has the highest level of urbanisation in the district. 76.73% of the population lives in urban areas and 23.27% 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. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.


Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Saguna had a total population of 14,995, of which 7,717 (51%) were males and 7,274 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,266. The total number of literate persons in Saguna was 11,933 (86.92% of the population over 6 years). There is also an ongoing increase in the population of this area as the newly built
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani All India Institute of Medical Sciences Kalyani(,Abbreviation, abbr. AIIMS Kalyani) is a Public hospital and Medical school in Saguna, Nadia, Saguna, Kalyani, West Bengal, Kalyani, West Bengal, India. It is one of the All India Institutes of Me ...
is built at Basantapur village in the Saguna Panchayat in Kalyani built recently.


Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia'', Saguna covered an area of 4.9858 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, tubewell/ borewell, hand pump. It had 1,389 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it has multiple medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 8 primary schools, 1 senior secondary school
Lichutala Vivekananda Adarsha Vidyalaya
. It has branch offices of 1 nationalized bank and 1 cooperative bank. There is also a
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani All India Institute of Medical Sciences Kalyani(,Abbreviation, abbr. AIIMS Kalyani) is a Public hospital and Medical school in Saguna, Nadia, Saguna, Kalyani, West Bengal, Kalyani, West Bengal, India. It is one of the All India Institutes of Me ...
(AIIMS Kalyani) at Basantapur village in the Saguna Panchayat in Kalyani built recently.


Transport

Madanpur railway station & Kalyani railway station located nearby, is situated on the Sealdah-Ranaghat Line of the
Kolkata Suburban Railway The Kolkata Suburban Railway (colloquially called Kolkata local trains or simply locals) is a suburban rail, suburban and regional rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in West Bengal, India. Its network has 45 ...
. Auto-Rickshaws are available for transport as well as Toto Rickshaws.


References

{{Nadia District Cities and towns in Nadia district