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