Sahajadpur
Sahajadpur | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
  Sahajadpur Location in West Bengal, India  Sahajadpur Sahajadpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°00′36″N 88°28′36″E / 24.0101°N 88.4767°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.57 km2 (0.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 23,280 |
| • Density | 15,000/km2 (38,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jangipur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Raghunathganj |
| Website | murshidabad |
Sahajadpur is a census town in the Raghunathganj II CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
[edit]Location
[edit]Sahajadpur is located at 24°00′36″N 88°28′36″E / 24.0101°N 88.4767°E.[1]
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 Census of India, Shahjadpur had a total population of 23,280, of which 11,966 (51%) were males and 11,314 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 3,806. The total number of literate persons in Shahjadpur was 1,2736 (65.40% of the population over 6 years).[2]
As of 2001[update] India census,[3] Sahajadpur had a population of 15,720. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Sahajadpur has an average literacy rate of 44%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 53%, and female literacy is 37%. In Sahajadpur, 20% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Infrastructure
[edit]According to the District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Sahajadpur covered an area of 1.57 km2. It had 20 km roads with both open and closed drains. The protected water-supply involved pressure tank, hand pump, tap water untreated source. It had 2,800 domestic electric connections, 20 road lighting points. Among the educational facilities, it had 5 primary schools, 1 senior secondary school in town, general degree college at Jangipur 6 km away. It had 5 non-formal education centres (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). It produced beedi, papad.[4]
Healthcare
[edit]Raghunathganj II CD block is one of the areas of Murshidabad district where ground water is affected by a high level of arsenic contamination. The WHO guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10 mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50 mg/ litre. The maximum concentration in Raghunathaganj II CD block is 875 mg/litre.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Yahoo maps of Sahajadpur". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
- ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "District Census Handbook Murshidabad, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 981-987: Statement I: Growth History, Pages 990-993: Statement III: Civic & Other Amenities, Pages 993-995: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 995-1001 Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities; Pages 1 001- 1002: Statement VI: Industry & Banking. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )". Murshidabad. SOES. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
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