Bamangram

Bamangram is a census town and gram panchayat in the Kaliachak I CD block in the Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Bamangram
Census Town
Bamangram Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Bamangram Bamangram (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24.896517°N 88.098165°E / 24.896517; 88.098165
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Malda
Area
• Total	1.9015 km2 (0.7342 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	13,550
• Density	7,100/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Languages (For language and religion details see Kaliachak I#Language and religion)
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	732206
Telephone/ STD code	03512
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Maldaha Dakshin
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Sujapur
Website	malda.nic.in

Geography

8km
5miles

B

A

N

G

L

A

D

E

S

H

J

H

A

R

K

H

A

N

D

CT

Birodhi

f

Kalindri
River

e

Tangon River

d

Ganges River

c

Mahananda
River

H

Gauda

R

Sultanganj

R

Sattari

R

Pubarun

R

Panchanandapur

R

Mathurapur

R

Mothabari

R

Manikchak

R

Mahadipur
checkpoint

R

Kaliachak

R

Dariapur

R

Bhutni

R

Bedrabad

R

Bangitola

R

Baisnabnagar

F

Farakka Barrage

M

Old Malda

M

Malda

CT

Sonatala

CT

Silampur

CT

Nazirpur

CT

Milki

CT

Krishnapur

CT

Karari Chandpur

CT

Jalalpur

CT

Jagannathpur

CT

Jadupur

CT

Chhota
Suzapur

CT

Chaspara

CT

Bara Suzapur

CT

Bamangram

CT

Alipur

CT

Baliadanga

CT

Bagbari

   

Cities, towns and locations in the southern portion of Malda district (including Kaliachak I, Kaliachak II, Kaliachak III, Manikchak and English Bazar CD blocks)
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Facility, H: historical centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Bamangram is located at 24.896517°N 88.098165°E / 24.896517; 88.098165.

According to the map of Kaliachak CD block in the District Census Handbook, Maldah, 2011, Chhota Suzapur, Bara Suzapur, Chaspara, Nazirpur, Bamangram and Jalalpur form a cluster of census towns.^[1]

Area overview

The area shown in the adjoining map is the physiographic sub-region known as the diara. It "is a relatively well drained flat land formed by the fluvial deposition of newer alluvium." The most note-worthy feature is the Farakka Barrage across the Ganges.^[2] The area is a part of the Malda Sadar subdivision, which is an overwhelmingly rural region, but the area shown in the map has pockets of urbanization with 17 census towns, concentrated mostly in the Kaliachak I CD block.^[3][4] The bank of the Ganges between Bhutni and Panchanandapur (both the places are marked on the map), is the area worst hit by left bank erosion, a major problem in the Malda area.^[5] The ruins of Gauda, capital of several empires, is located in this area.^[6]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bamangram had a total population of 13,550, of which 6,905 (51%) were males and 6,645 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 2,213. The total number of literate persons in Bamangram was 8,195 (72.29% of the population over 6 years).^[7]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook, Maldah, 2011, Bamangram covered an area of 1.9015 km². It had 2 km roads with covered drains. The protected water-supply involved tap water from treated sources, uncovered well. It had 1,668 domestic electric connections. Among the educational facilities, it had 3 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school in town, the nearest senior secondary school at Sujapur 5 km away, the nearest general degree college at Malda 15 km away. It had 6 non-formal education centres (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). It produced silk, beedi.^[8]

Education

Bamongram HMAM High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1982. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 2,379 books, and 15 computers for teaching and learning purposes.^[9]