Ahiran Explained

Ahiran
Other Name:Ahiron
Settlement Type:Village/City
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:24.52°N 88.02°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Murshidabad
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:91.75
Population Total:17079
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:742223
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Jangipur
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Jangipur
Iso Code:IN-WB

Ahiran is a village in the Suti I CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. It serves as the Headquarters of the Suti I administrative division.

History

This is a historical village of Murshidabad district. The word Ahiran means "an area of Ahirs".[1] The gold coins belonging to Gupta period were found at Ahiran during road construction on National Highway 34 (India).[2]

Geography

Location

Ahiran is located at 24.52°N 88.02°W . The village is situated on the bank of Bansloi River.

Area overview

Jangipur subdivision is crowded with 52 census towns and as such it had to be presented in two location maps. One of the maps can be seen alongside. The subdivision is located in the Rarh region that is spread over from adjoining Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand. The land is slightly higher in altitude than the surrounding plains and is gently undulating.[3] [4] The river Ganges, along with its distributaries, is prominent in both the maps. At the head of the subdivision is the 2,245 m long Farakka Barrage, one of the largest projects of its kind in the country.[5] Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map).[6] The subdivision has two large power plants - the 2,100 MW Farakka Super Thermal Power Station and the 1,600 MW Sagardighi Thermal Power Station.[7] [8] According to a 2016 report, there are around 1,000,000 (1 million/ ten lakh) workers engaged in the beedi industry in Jangipur subdivision. 90% are home-based and 70% of the home-based workers are women.[9] [10] [11] As of 2013, an estimated 2.4 million people reside along the banks of the Ganges alone in Murshidabad district. Severe erosion occurs along the banks.[12]

Note: The two maps present some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the maps are linked in the larger full screen maps.

Demographics

The population of Ahiran village, as per the 2011 Census by the Government of India, was 17,079 with 8,691 males and 8,388 females.[13]

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Suti I CD block are located at Ahiran.[14]

Offices

Some of the government offices located in this area are:Suti I (community development block)

Transport

Education

The few schools situated in the village include the Ahiran Hemangini Vidyaytan School (H.S.), Ahiran Schinananda Girl High School and Bangabari High School.

Healthcare

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sivaprasad Das Gupta. Essays in Thematic Cartography: Papers Presented at the Third National Cartographic Conference, Calcutta, During 19-21 October 1981, by the Members of National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation. 1982. The Organisation. 166.
  2. Web site: Gold coins of Gupta era found in West Bengal . THE HINDU TODAY'S PAPER . 2013-05-02.
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A . Physiography, Page 13 . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 24 July 2017.
  4. Web site: Murshidabad . Geography . Murshidabad district authorities. 24 July 2017.
  5. Web site: Farakka Barrage Project . FBP . 12 September 2017.
  6. Web site: Child labour, illness & lost childhoods, India’s tobacco industry . Edge of Humanity Magazine, 27 December 2020. 13 July 2021.
  7. Web site: Power Generation . Farakka . NTPC. 7 August 2016.
  8. Web site: The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited . Sagardighi Thermal Power Project . WBPDCL . 15 August 2017 . 23 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170823115439/http://www.wbpdcl.co.in/wbpdcl/sagardighipowerstation.html . dead .
  9. Web site: Child workers in household industry: a study of beedi industry in Murshidabad district of West Bengal . Sunirmal. Kar. Viswa Bharati University thesis, page 5 . Shodhganga . 28 August 2017.
  10. Web site: The ‘Poor man’s cigarette’ . Gurvinder Singh . The Statesman, 22 January 2017 . 28 August 2017.
  11. Web site: Beedi workers of Jangipur hold key . Indrani Dutta . The Hindu, 1 May 2009 . 28 August 2017.
  12. Web site: Types and sources of floods in Murshidabad, West Bengal . Swati Mollah . Indian Journal of Applied Research, February 2013 . 5 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170820073737/http://gangawaterway.in/assets/7-murshidabad.pdf . 20 August 2017 . dead .
  13. Web site: Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. . 2011-01-20 . Census of India 2011 . Census Commission of India .
  14. Web site: District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A . Map of Murshidabad with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 27 August 2017.
  15. Web site: Land & Land Reforms Department . Government of West Bengal . 2011-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150616060410/http://banglarbhumi.gov.in/banglarbhumi/(S(i4oq4jcsnvibxpo5wrqfpdwg))/ASP%20PAGES/view_bllro.aspx . 16 June 2015 . dead .
  16. Web site: Details of BANK OF INDIA, AHIRAN . All Bank Branches in India . 2014-02-17.
  17. Web site: Details of wbsedcl, AHIRON . Mini Power supply . 2018-06-11.
  18. Web site: Ahiran Railway Station . AHN/Ahiran (1 PFs) Railway Station Map - India Rail Info . 2015-06-12.
  19. Web site: Name of the Institution (Hospital) . Government of West Bengal Health & Family Welfare Department . 2011-02-17.
  20. Web site: Block Animal Health Centre . Department of Animal Resources Development, Govt. of WB . 2012-02-17.

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