Swarupnagar, North 24 Parganas
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Swarupnagar is a village in the Swarupnagar CD block in the Basirhat subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Swarupnagar Banglani forms a gram panchayat.
Geography
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Location
Swarupnagar is located at 22°49′28″N 88°51′22″E / 22.824345°N 88.85612°E.
Area overview
The area shown in the map is a part of the Ichhamati-Raimangal Plain, located in the lower Ganges Delta. It contains soil of mature black or brownish loam to recent alluvium. Numerous rivers, creeks and khals criss-cross the area. The tip of the Sundarbans National Park is visible in the lower part of the map (shown in green but not marked). The larger full screen map shows the full forest area.[1] A large section of the area is a part of the Sundarbans settlements.[2] The densely populated area is an overwhelmingly rural area. Only 12.96% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.04% of the population lives in the rural areas.[3][4]
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.
Civic administration
Police station
Swarupnagar police station covers an area of 217.17 km2 and serves a population of 261,200. Swarpnagar police district has a border of 42 km, all of which is unfenced. 32 km is land border and 10 km is riverine border. It has jurisdiction over Swarupnagar CD block. There is an out-post at Charghat.[5]
CD block HQ
The headquarters of Swarupnagar CD block are located at Swarupnagar.[6]
Demographics
In the map of Swarupnagar CD Block in the District Census Handbook for North 24 Parganas, Swarupnagar is shown as being part of Village No. 815 Banglani.[7]
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Transport
The Taranipur-Tentulia Road and the Tetulia-Basirhat Road links Swarupnagar with Basirhat, via Tentulia. Hakimpur Main Road links Swarupnagar with Hakimpur Bazar on the India-Bangladesh border and the Ichhamati.[12]
Education
Saheed Nurul Islam Mahavidyalaya at Gokulpur-Harishpur, PO Tentulia, was established in 2001. Affiliated to the West Bengal State University it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, Arabic, history, education, political science, geography and philosophy, and general courses in arts and science.[13][14]
Healthcare
Sarapole (Sonarpur) Rural Hospital at Sarapul is located nearby.[12]
References
- ^ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, pp. 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook". North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of North Twenty Four Parganas with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "North 24 Parganas Dist. Police". Know Your Police Station. District Police. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of North Twenty Four Parganas with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 263. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Opposition bleeds in post-poll attacks in North 24-Parganas". The Times of India, 31 July 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Why cattle continues to be smuggled from West Bengal's border areas to Bangladesh". The Economic Times, 29 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Border fening puts brakes on cattle smuggling, trafficking". Free Press Journal, 28 March 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ a b Google maps
- ^ "Saheed Nurul Islam Mahavidyalaya". SNIM. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Saheed Nurul Islam Mahavidyalaya". College Admission. Retrieved 23 May 2018.