Shyamsundar Explained

Shyamsundar
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal # India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:23.1047°N 87.8664°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Purba Bardhaman
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:4,903
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:713424 (Shyamsundar)
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Area Code:03451
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Bardhaman Purba
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Raina

Shyamsundar is a village in Raina I CD block in Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

History

Earlier, the village was called ‘Ahar Belma’ and the village was renamed after the deity was established there by Bisalakhya Bose.[1]

Geography

Location

Shyamsundar is located at 23.1047°N 87.8664°W.

It is 18 km from Bardhaman.[1]

Urbanisation

95.54% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 4.46% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.[2] 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.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Raina I CD block are located at Shyamsundar.[3] [4]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Shyamsundar had a total population of 4,903, of which 2,469 (50%) were males and 2,434 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 446. The total number of literates in Shyamsundar was 3,707 (83.17% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Transport

There is Shymsundar railway station on the Bankura-Masagram line.[6] [7] As of 3 November 2021, MEMU services are available between Bankura and Masagram.[8]

Education

In 1947, at the time of independence there were only three colleges in Bardhaman district – at Bardhaman, Kalna and Asansol. Shyamsundar College was established in 1948.[9] Syamsundar College was founded by Raibahadur Bisalaksha Bose, a social worker of Shyamsundar. Amongst those who helped in establishing the college were: Abdus Sattar, Kalipada Mukherjee, Prafulla Chandra Sen and Jadabendra Nath Panja.[10] Subjects taught in the college include: physics, chemistry, mathematics, botany, zoology, microbiology, Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, geography, political science, education, philosophy, economics and commerce.[11]

Shyamsundar Ramlal Adarsha Vidyalaya, a boys only high school, and Adarsha Balika Vidyalaya, a girls only high school, are affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education.[12] Shymsundar Ramlal Adarsha Vidyalaya, a coeducational institution, is affiliated with West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education.[13]

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Shyamsundar (with 10 beds).[14]

Notes and References

  1. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.),, Vol II, page 603, Radical Impression, Kolkata.
  2. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman . Table 2.2 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 25 January 2019 .
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook: Barddhaman . Map of Barddhaman with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page) . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 27 February 2017 .
  4. Web site: BDO Offices under Burdwan District . Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal . West Bengal Public Library Network . 8 February 2019 .
  5. Web site: 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables . West Bengal – District-wise . Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 18 February 2017 .
  6. Web site: Before swearing-in, Didi's rail sops on track . 27 February 2017. Business Standard, 18 May 2011.
  7. Google maps
  8. Web site: 78056 Bankura-Masagram MEMU. India Rail Info . 3 November 2021.
  9. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.),, Vol I, pp. 560=561, Radical Impression.
  10. Web site: Shyamsundar College . https://web.archive.org/web/20160607082339/http://syamsundarcollege.ac.in/merit-list.html . dead . 7 June 2016 . College authorities . 27 February 2017 .
  11. Web site: Shyamsundar College . College Admission . 27 February 2017 .
  12. Web site: West Bengal Board of Secondary Education . Burdwan. WBBSE . 29 January 2019.
  13. Web site: West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education. Budwan . WBCHSE . 29 January 2019.
  14. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics . Government of West Bengal . 19 January 2019.