Maheshpur, Malda Explained

Maheshpur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:25.2093°N 88.3936°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Malda
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:742
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
Postal Code:732138
Area Code Type:Telephone/ STD code
Area Code:03511
Registration Plate:WB
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Maldaha Uttar
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Habibpur

Maheshpur is a village in the Bamangola CD block in the Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Maheshpur is located at 25.2093°N 88.3938°W.

Area overview

The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the Barind in the east and the tal in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are "hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron." It lies to the east of the Mahananda River. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the tal, is a flat low land and "is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes." The tal area is prone to flooding by local rivers.[1] The total area is overwhelmingly rural.[2] [3] There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area – Pandua and Jagjivanpur.[4]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Maheshpur had a total population of 742, of which 389 (52%) were males and 353 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 87. The total number of literate persons in Maheshpur was 655 (66.16% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Healthcare

Bamangola Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Maheshpur is a major government facility in Bamangola CD block.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A . Census of India 2011, Pages 13-15: Physiography . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 9 November 2018.
  2. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda. Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 9 November 2018 .
  3. Web site: C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 9 November 2018.
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A . Census of India 2011, Page 98: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Interest of the District . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 9 November 2018.
  5. Web site: District Census Handbook, Maldah, Series 20, Part XII B. Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 312,822, pages 188-189. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal . 12 August 2021.
  6. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics . Government of West Bengal . 12 August 2021.