Sujapur, Malda Explained

Settlement Type:Populated place
Subdivision Type3:Division
Leader Name2:Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury
Sujapur
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type4:Railway Station
Subdivision Type2:District
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3#Asia
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Name2:Malda
Subdivision Name3:Malda
Subdivision Name4:Malda Town railway station, Jamirghata Station
Subdivision Type5:No. of Wards
Leader Title2:M.P
Government Type:Block
Governing Body:Kaliachak I
Leader Title1:MLA
Leader Name1:Md. Abdul Ghani
Subdivision Type1:State
Pushpin Label Position:right
Unit Pref:Metric
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Elevation M:17
Population Total:93266
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:IST
Demographics1 Info2:English
Population Demonym:Maldabasi
Demographics Type1:Languages (For language and religion details see Kaliachak I#Language and religion)
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali
Demographics1 Title2:Additional official
Area Footnotes:8 km2(Town)
Area Total Km2:12
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:732206
Area Code:91-3512-2xxxxx
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Registration Plate:WB-65/WB-66
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Blank1 Info Sec1:Maldaha Dakshin
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Sujapur
Blank3 Info Sec1:Ganga River
Blank3 Name Sec1:River

Sujapur is a populated place not identified in the 2011 Indian census as a separate place, in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] It has the highest concentration of Muslims of any municipality or populated place in the Malda district. It is under the jurisdiction of Kaliachak I block.

It will be part of the upcoming Nai Mouza municipal area within the Malda district, which will also include the villages of Boro Sujapur CT, Gayeshbari CT, Mosimpur CT, Bamangram CT, Bhakharpur CT, Chama gram/Nazirpur CT, Chhoto Sujapur CT, and Chaspara CT. The government has announced that it intends to establish a police station in the area in the near future.

Geography

Sujapur is located at Malda district, West Bengal. It has an average elevation of 17 metres (56 feet). It is on the western bank of the river river Bhagirathi (old). As in much of Bengal, the weather is usually extremely humid and tropical. Temperatures can reach as high as 46 °C during the day in May and June and fall as low as 4 °C overnight in December and January.

History

This area was settled in the time of ShahJahan by Said Rai, a north Indian Kayastha.Sujapur is located in the boarder area of India and Bangladesh.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook Maldah, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Map of Kalichak I CD block and list of villages, page 639. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 15 August 2021.