Nahata Explained

Nahata
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India
Coordinates:22.9866°N 88.7017°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:North 24 Parganas
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:10
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Indian Standard Time
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Bangaon
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Bangaon Dakshin

Nahata is a village in the Bangaon CD Block in the Bangaon subdivision of the North 24 Parganas, West Bengal.

Geography

Location

Nahata is located at 22.9866°N 88.7017°W.

Area overview

The area shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883.[1] [2] At the time of Partition of Bengal (1947) the Radcliffe Line placed the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district.[3] The renowned novelist, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (of Pather Panchali fame) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area.[4] It is a flat plain located in the lower Ganges Delta.[5] In the densely populated area, 16.33% of the population lives in the urban areas and 83.67% lives in the rural areas.[6] [7]

Note: 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.

Demographics

In the 2011 census Nahata is not identified as a separate location. However, in the Bangaon CD block map in the District Census Handbook, there is an indication that it is part of Village No. 322666 Ichhlampur.[8] [9]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Ichhlampur had a total population of 6.886, of which 3,532 (51%) were males and 3,354 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 616. The total number of literate persons in Ichhlampur was 5,261 (83.91% of the population over 6 years).[8]

Education

Nahata Jogendranath Mandal Smriti Mahavidyalaya was established at Nahata in 1985. Affiliated with the West Bengal State University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, history, political science, education and geography, and a general course in arts.[10] [11]

Nahata High School is a Bengali-medium boys only high school teaching up to Class XII. It was established in 1949. It has 15 computers. The pass percentage is 96.00 and 40% of the students secure first division.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bengal District Gazetteers, Jessore by L.S.S. O'Malley . Chapter II: History, Page/ Section 44 . Bengal Secretariat Book Depot, 1912 . 11 May 2018.
  2. Web site: District Gazetteer . Chapter IX: General Administration, Page 150. Egiye Bangla . 11 May 2018.
  3. Web site: Jessore District Information . Khujbo.com . 11 May 2018.
  4. Web site: Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhyay. Banglapedia . 22 June 2021.
  5. Web site: District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Page 13 . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. 16 April 2018.
  6. Web site: District Statistical Handbook . North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 2 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 2019-01-21 . dead .
  7. Web site: District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Map of North Twenty Four Parganas with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. 2 May 2018.
  8. Web site: C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 27 May 2018.
  9. Web site: District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Page 179: Map of Bangaon CD Bloc . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. 27 May 2018.
  10. Web site: Nahata Jogendranath Mandal Smriti Mahavidyalaya . NJMSM . 27 May 2018.
  11. Web site: Nahata Jogendranath Mandal Smriti Mahavidyalaya . College Admission . 27 May 2018.
  12. Web site: Nahata High School . Schools World . 27 May 2018.

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