Nayabahadurpur Explained

Nayabahadurpur
Settlement Type:Census Town
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:24.55°N 88.063°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Murshidabad
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:3.2827
Population Total:9,239
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:742223
Registration Plate:WB

Nayabahadurpur is a census town in the Suti I CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.[1]

Geography

Location

Nayabahadurpur is located at 24.55°N 88.063°W

Area overview

Jangipur subdivision is crowded with 52 census towns and as such it had to be presented in two location maps. One of the maps can be seen alongside. The subdivision is located in the Rarh region that is spread over from adjoining Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand. The land is slightly higher in altitude than the surrounding plains and is gently undulating.[2] [3] The river Ganges, along with its distributaries, is prominent in both the maps. At the head of the subdivision is the 2,245 m long Farakka Barrage, one of the largest projects of its kind in the country.[4] Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map).[5] The subdivision has two large power plants - the 2,100 MW Farakka Super Thermal Power Station and the 1,600 MW Sagardighi Thermal Power Station.[6] [7] According to a 2016 report, there are around 1,000,000 (1 million/ ten lakh) workers engaged in the beedi industry in Jangipur subdivision. 90% are home-based and 70% of the home-based workers are women.[8] [9] [10] As of 2013, an estimated 2.4 million people reside along the banks of the Ganges alone in Murshidabad district. Severe erosion occurs along the banks.[11]

Note: The two maps present some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the maps are linked in the larger full screen maps.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Nayabahadurpur had a total population of 9,239, of which 4,787 (52%) were males and 4,452 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,663. The total number of literate persons in Nayabahadurpur was 4,513 (59.57% of the population over 6 years).[12]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Nayabahadurpur covered an area of 3.2827 km2. It had 1.5 km roads. The protected water-supply involved hand pump, tube well/ bore well. It had 2,507 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities, it had 2 primary schools in town, other schools at Fatellapur 2 km away, the nearest general degree college at Aurangabad 12 km away.[13]

Healthcare

Suti I CD block is one of the areas of Murshidabad district where ground water is affected by a high level of arsenic contamination. The WHO guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10 mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50 mg/ litre. The maximum concentration in Suti I CD block is 700 mg/litre.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nayabahadurpur Population Census 2011 . census2011.co.in . 12 November 2018.
  2. Web site: District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A . Physiography, Page 13 . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 24 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Murshidabad . Geography . Murshidabad district authorities. 24 July 2017.
  4. Web site: Farakka Barrage Project . FBP . 12 September 2017.
  5. Web site: Child labour, illness & lost childhoods, India’s tobacco industry . Edge of Humanity Magazine, 27 December 2020. 13 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Power Generation . Farakka . NTPC. 7 August 2016.
  7. Web site: The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited . Sagardighi Thermal Power Project . WBPDCL . 15 August 2017.
  8. Web site: Child workers in household industry: a study of beedi industry in Murshidabad district of West Bengal . Sunirmal. Kar. Viswa Bharati University thesis, page 5 . Shodhganga . 28 August 2017.
  9. Web site: The ‘Poor man’s cigarette’ . Gurvinder Singh . The Statesman, 22 January 2017 . 28 August 2017.
  10. Web site: Beedi workers of Jangipur hold key . Indrani Dutta . The Hindu, 1 May 2009 . 28 August 2017.
  11. Web site: Types and sources of floods in Murshidabad, West Bengal . Swati Mollah . Indian Journal of Applied Research, February 2013 . 5 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170820073737/http://gangawaterway.in/assets/7-murshidabad.pdf . 20 August 2017 . dead .
  12. Web site: C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India lolafox415 . 27 August 2017.
  13. Web site: District Census Handbook Murshidabad, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Section II Town Directory, Pages 981-987: Statement I: Growth History, Pages 990-993: Statement III: Civic & Other Amenities, Pages 993-995: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 995-1001 Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities; Pages 1001- 1002: Statement VI: Industry & Banking . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 26 June 2021.
  14. Web site: Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study). SOES . Murshidabad. 4 August 2017.