Mandirbazar
Mandirbazar | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Mandirbazar Location in West Bengal  Mandirbazar Location in India | |
| Coordinates: 22°09′48″N 88°19′33″E / 22.1633°N 88.3258°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| CD Block | Mandirbazar |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743395 |
| Telephone code | +91 3174 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mathurapur (SC) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Mandirbazar (SC) |
| Website | www |
Mandirbazar is a village within the jurisdiction of the Mandirbazar police station in the Mandirbazar CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
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5miles
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, T: religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Area overview
[edit]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 eastern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 24 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the eastern part of the district is a flat plain area with small towns, many in clusters. Location of places in the larger map varies a little. It is an OpenStreetMap, while we are using coordinates as in Google Maps.[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
[edit]Mandirbazar is located at 22°09′48″N 88°19′33″E / 22.1633°N 88.3258°E.
Mandirbazar is not identified as a separate place in 2011 census. The map of CD block Mandirbazar on page 627 in the District Census Handbook for the South 24 Parganas shows the Madirbazar police station in Krishnadebpur mouza. The same map shows the block headquarters as being located in Ramnathpur.[6] However, West Bengal government has put the location as PO Mandirbazar.[7]
Civic administration
[edit]Police station
[edit]Mandirbazar police station covers an area of 128.07 km2. It has jurisdiction over parts of the Mandirbazar CD block.[8][9]
CD block HQ
[edit]The headquarters of Mandirbazar CD block are located at PO Mandirbazar.[7]
Transport
[edit]Mandirbazar stands around the junction points of the Lakshikantapur-Hansuri Road (locally popular as the Diamond Harbour Road/ Sangrampur station Road) and the Hatuganj-Karbala More road (connecting to the National Highway 12 and the State Highway 1).[10]
Mathurapur Road railway station is located nearby.[10]
Education
[edit]Jagdishpur Siti Kanta Institution is a Bengali-medium coeducational (boys only?) institution established in 1927. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It is housed in a government building and has 10 computers.[11][12]
Mandirbazar Saradeswari Balika Bidyalaya is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1957. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X. It is housed in a government building.[13][14]
Healthcare
[edit]Naiyarat Rural Hospital at Krishnapur, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Mandirbazar CD block.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 13, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 627 - Map of Mandirbazar CD block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ a b "BDO Offices under South 24 Parganas District". West Bengal Public Library Network, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Mandirbazar". Sundarban police district. West Bengal police. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South 24 Parganas". Table No. 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ a b Google maps
- ^ "Jagadishpur SK Institution". Jagdishpur SK High School. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Jagdishpur Sitikanta Institution". Schoolspedia. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "MbSaradeswari BB Up Secondary School". ICBSE. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Mandirbazar Saradeswari Balika Bidyamandir". Entrance India. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
