Sangrampur, Magrahat Explained

Sangrampur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal##Location in India
Coordinates:22.2254°N 88.329°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:Magrahat I
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:8
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:743355
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:Mathurapur (SC)
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Magrahat Paschim

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

Geography

Sangrampur is located at 22.2254°N 88.329°W. It has an average elevation of .

Demographics

Sangrampur is not identified as a separate place in 2011 cenus. It seems to be a part of Samashat mouza as per map of Magrahat I CD block on page 445 in the District Census Handbook for South 24 Parganas.[3]

As per the 2011 Census of India, Samshat had a total population of 4,829, of which 2,436 (50%) were males and 2,393 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 782. The total number of literates in Samashat was 3,059 (75.59% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Transport

Sangrampur is on the Usthi-Magrahat Road.[5]

Sangrampur railway station is on the Sealdah–Diamond Harbour line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.[6]

Commuters

With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005-06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) commuters use the Kolkata Suburban Railway system daily. After the partition of India, refugees from East Pakistan/ Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily.[7]

2011 methanol tragedy

See main article: 2011 Sangrampur methanol tragedy. A methanol-tainted batch of illegal alcohol killed 143 people in India in December 2011, affecting mainly manual workers in Sangrampur.[8] [9] [10]

Healthcare

Baneswarpur Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Baneswarpur is the major government medical facility in Magrahat 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: Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory . Page 445 - Map of Magrahat I CD block . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 26 November 2019.
  4. Web site: C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 26 November 2019.
  5. Google maps
  6. Web site: 34814 Sealdah-Diamond Harbour Local . Time Table . India Rail Info . 26 November 2019.
  7. Web site: Commuting and Metropolitan Development of Kolkata . Bhaswati. Mondal. 29 December 2019.
  8. Web site: West Bengal hooch deaths rise to 156 . Mid-day.com . 2011-12-16 . 2012-08-10.
  9. News: Tainted bootleg booze kills 143 in India. 24 February 2013. 15 December 2011. CBS News.
  10. News: Magnier. Mark. Bootleg liquor laced with methanol kills 143 people in India. Los Angeles Times. 15 February 2019. Toronto Star. 15 December 2011.
  11. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals . Government of West Bengal . 26 November 2019.