Surangapur
Surangapur | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Surangapur Location in West Bengal, India  Surangapur Surangapur (India) | |
| Coordinates:23°55′18″N88°25′56″E/ 23.9216°N 88.4321°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,343 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| Lok Sabhaconstituency | Baharampur |
| Vidhan Sabhaconstituency | Naoda |
| Website | murshidabad |
Surangapuris a village in theNaodaCD blockin theBerhampore subdivisionofMurshidabad districtin the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Geography
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M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical centres
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
[edit]Surangapur is located at23°55′18″N88°25′56″E/ 23.9216°N 88.4321°E.
Area overview
[edit]The area shown in the map alongside, coveringBerhamporeandKandisubdivisions, is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district,Rarhand Bagri.[1][2]The headquarters of Murshidabad district,Berhampore,is in this area.[3]The ruins ofKarnasubarna,the capital ofShashanka,the first important king of ancientBengalwho ruled in the 7th century, is located 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) south-west of Berhampore.[4][5][6]The area is overwhelmingly rural with over 80% of the population living in the rural areas.[7]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
[edit]According to the2011 Census of India,Surangapur had a total population of 6,343, of which 3,251 (51%) were males and 3,092 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 596. The total number of literates in Surangapur was 4,362 (75.90% of the population over 6 years).[8]
Civic administration
[edit]CD block HQ
[edit]The headquarters ofNaodaCD block are located at Surangapur.[9]
References
[edit]- ^"District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A"(PDF).Physiography, Page 13.Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011.Retrieved24 July2017.
- ^"Murshidabad".Geography.Murshidabad district authorities.Retrieved24 July2017.
- ^"Murshidabad".Murshidabad district authorities.Retrieved12 September2017.
- ^Ray, Nihar Ranjan,Bangalir Itihas Adi Parba,(in Bengali),1980 edition, pp. 160-161, Paschim Banga Niraksharata Durikaran Samiti
- ^Sengupta, Nitish,History of the Bengali-speaking People,p.25, UBS Publishers’ Distributors Pvt. Ltd.
- ^Majumdar, Dr. R.C.,History of Ancient Bengal,first published 1971, reprint 2005, pp. 5-6, Tulshi Prakashani, Kolkata,ISBN81-89118-01-3.
- ^"District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, Series 20, Part XII B"(PDF).District Primary Census Abstract page 26.Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal.Retrieved2 July2021.
- ^"C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)".West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks.Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved27 August2017.
- ^"District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A"(PDF).Map of Murshidabad with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page).Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011.Retrieved27 August2017.
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