Ausgram, Bardhaman Explained

Ausgram
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal # India
Pushpin Map Alt:23°
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:23.5357°N 87.6618°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Purba Bardhaman
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:5533
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Area Code:03452
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Bolpur
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Ausgram

Ausgram is a village in Ausgram I CD block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Overview

Ausgram lies in the Kanksa Ketugram Plain, in the northern part of the district. Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision extends from the Kanksa Ketugram plain, which lies along the Ajay on the north to the Bardhaman Plain, the central plain area of the district, with the Damodar on the south and the east.[1] [2]

Geography

Urbanisation

73.58% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision lives in the rural areas. Only 26.42% of the population lives in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.[3] 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.

Police station

Aushgram police station has jurisdiction over Guskara municipality and parts of Ausgram I and Ausgram II CD Blocks. The area covered is 198.90 km2.[4] [5]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Ausgram had a total population of 5,533, of which 2,826 (51%) were males and 2,707 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 212. The total number of literates in Ausgram was 3,542 (66.57% of the population over 6 years).[6]

Education

Ausgram High School was established in 1954. A co-educational Bengali medium school it has arrangements for teaching from Class V to Class XII.[7]

Healthcare

Bononabagram Rural Hospital at Bononabagram (with 30 beds) is located nearby.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.),, Vol I, p18,28, Radical Impression.
  2. Web site: Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Barddhaman . Physiography, pages 13-14. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 3 March 2017.
  3. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman . Table 2.2 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 25 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 21 January 2019 . dead .
  4. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman . Tables 2.1, 2.2 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 23 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 21 January 2019 . dead .
  5. Web site: Purba Bardhaman District Police . Police Station . West Bengal Police . 23 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180927234333/http://purbabardhamanpolice.org/ps . 27 September 2018 . dead .
  6. Web site: 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables . West Bengal – District-wise . Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 20 February 2017 .
  7. Web site: Ausgram High School. ICBSE . 17 July 2019.
  8. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics . Government of West Bengal . 23 January 2019 . 28 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211028134305/https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-99a499ee367f0c1530476c81086270c8 . dead .