Mathabari Explained

Mothabari
Other Name:Mathabari
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal # India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:24.9346°N 88.0425°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:9,884
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:732207
Area Code Type:STD/ Telephone code
Area Code:03512
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Maldaha Dakshin
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:52. Mothabari

Mothabari is a village in the Kaliachak II CD block in the Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Mothabari is located at 24.9346°N 88.0425°W.

Area overview

The area shown in the adjoining map is the physiographic sub-region known as the diara. It "is a relatively well drained flat land formed by the fluvial deposition of newer alluvium." The most note-worthy feature is the Farakka Barrage across the Ganges.[1] The area is a part of the Malda Sadar subdivision, which is an overwhelmingly rural region, but the area shown in the map has pockets of urbanization with 17 census towns, concentrated mostly in the Kaliachak I CD block.[2] [3] The bank of the Ganges between Bhutni and Panchanandapur (both the places are marked on the map), is the area worst hit by left bank erosion, a major problem in the Malda area.[4] The ruins of Gauda, capital of several empires, is located in this area.[5]

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.

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Kaliachak II CD block is at Mothabari.[6] [7]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Mathabari had a total population of 9,884, of which 5,011 (51%) were males and 4,873 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,510. The total number of literate persons in Mathabari was 6,195 (73.98% of the population over 6 years).[8]

Transport

Mothabari-Gangaprasad Road links it to National Highway 12 (old number NH 34).[9]

Education

Mothabari High School, founded in 1949, is a Bengali-medium co-educational higher secondary school, with facilities for teaching from Class VI to Class XII. It has 18 computers, facilities for computer-aided education, 2,000 books in the library and a play ground etc.[10]

Healthcare

Bangitola Rural Hospital at Bangitola (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Kaliachak II CD Block. There are primary health centres at Rajnagar (Hamidpur PHC) (with 4 beds) and Mothabari (with 10 beds).[11]

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: A Report on the Impact of Farakka Barrage on the Human Fabric, November 1999 . The social impact of erosion, pp 13-14 . Manisha . Banerjee . South Asia Network On Dams, Rivers and People, New Delhi: 110 088 India . 16 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170808234303/http://sandrp.in/dams/impct_frka_wcd.pdf . 8 August 2017 . dead .
  5. Web site: District Human Development Report, Malda . pages 3-4: Malda in Historical Perspective. Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Monitoring, Government of West Bengal . 6 November 2018.
  6. Web site: District Census Handbook: Maldah, Series 20 Part XII A . Map of Maldah with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page) . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 9 November 2018 .
  7. Web site: BDO Offices under Malda District . Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal . West Bengal Public Library Network . 8 November 2018 .
  8. Web site: 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables . West Bengal – District-wise . Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 11 November 2018 .
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  10. Web site: Mothabari High School . ICBSE . 20 November 2018 .
  11. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics . Government of West Bengal . 14 November 2018.