Sangrampur, Diamond Harbour Explained

Sangrampur
Settlement Type:Census Town
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal##Location in India
Coordinates:22.2475°N 88.2444°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1: West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:South 24 Parganas
Subdivision Type3:CD block
Subdivision Name3:Diamond Harbour I
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1.10
Elevation M:8
Population Total:5664
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali[1] [2]
Demographics1 Title2:Additional official
Demographics1 Info2:English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:743513
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:+91 3174
Registration Plate:WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Diamond Harbour
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Diamond Harbour

Sangrampur is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Diamond Harbour police station in the Diamond Harbour I CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Area overview

Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the western portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 11 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the western part, located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, is covered by the Kulpi Diamond Harbour Plain, which is 5–6 metres above sea level. Archaeological excavations at Deulpota and Harinarayanpur, on the bank of the Hooghly River indicate the existence of human habitation more than 2,000 years ago.[3] [4] [5]

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.

Location

Sangrampur is located at 22.2475°N 88.2444°W

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Sangrampur had a total population of 5,664 of which 2,896 (51%) were males and 2,768 (49%) were females. There were 943 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Sangrampur was 3,544 (75.07% of the population over 6 years).[6]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Sangrampur covered an area of 1.0956 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources and uncovered wells. It had 498 domestic electric connections. Among the educational facilities it had were 1 primary school, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, the nearest general degree college at Diamond Harbour 15 km away. Three important commodities it produced were: paddy, maskalai (Vigna mungo), sunflower.[7]

Transport

Sangrampur is off the Usthi-Magrahat Road, which links it to the National Highway 12 / Diamond Harbour Road.[8]

Education

Sangrampur Tabarakia High Madrasah is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1975. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.[9] It is affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education.[10]

Healthcare

Panchagram (Netra) Rural Hospital at PO Panchagram Singhi, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Diamond Harbour I CD block.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fact and Figures. Wb.gov.in. 5 July 2019.
  2. Web site: 52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA. Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. 5 July 2019. 85. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf. 25 May 2017.
  3. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas. Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 5 December 2019 .
  4. Web site: Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory . Page 13, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 5 December 2019.
  5. Web site: District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas . Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311 . Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009 . 5 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm . 5 October 2016 . dead .
  6. Web site: CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 16 November 2019.
  7. Web site: District Census Handbook South Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Section II Town Directory, Pages 999-1006 Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 1006-1010; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 1010-1015; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1015-1019; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1019-1027 Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1027- 1029:Statement VI:Industry and Banking . Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal . 25 November 2019.
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  9. Web site: Sangrampur Tabarakia High Madrasah (HS). EduGorilla . 25 November 2019.
  10. Web site: West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education . WBBME . 25 November 2019.
  11. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals . Government of West Bengal . 25 November 2019.