Bhagawangola

Bhagawangola is a growing town with a police station, not identified in 2011 census as a separate place, in the Bhagwangola I CD block in the Lalbag subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Bhagawangola
Town
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Coordinates: 24.3324°N 88.3067°E / 24.3324; 88.3067
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	742135 (Bhagawangola)
Lok Sabha constituency	Murshidabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bhagabangola
Website	murshidabad.gov.in

History

Bhagwangola was an important river port on the Ganges in the 18th century. It was 18 miles from Murshidabad. As a result of its strategic location it became an important trade and commerce centre. Bhagwangola controlled the trend of market prices in the entire region till Calcutta Port took over towards the end of the 18th century.^[1]

Geography

8km
5miles

B

A

N

G

L

A

D

E

S

H

Kiriteswari Temple

H

Rosnaiganj

H

Nashipur

H

Baranagar

H

Gorba
Nala

Bhairab
River

Jalangi
River

Padma River

Bhagirathi River

Khushbagh

H

Shaikhpara

R

Sagarpara

R

Sadikhanr Diar

R

Raninagar

R

Kasbagoas

R

Jalangi

R

Domkal

R

Bhagirathpur

R

Ranitala

R

Nasipur

R

Nabagram

R

Lalgola
border checkpost

R

Krishnapur

R

Kismattatla

R

Bhagawangola

R

Azimganj

M

Jiaganj

M

Murshidabad

M

Islampur

CT

Harharia Chak

CT

  

Cities, towns and locations in the Lalbag and Domkal subdivisions, Murshidabad district
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical place
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Bhagwangola is located at 24.3324°N 88.3067°E / 24.3324; 88.3067.

Area overview

While the Lalbag subdivision is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district, Rarh and Bagri, the Domkal subdivision occupies the north-eastern corner of Bagri. In the map alongside, the Ganges/ Padma River flows along the northern portion. The border with Bangladesh can be seen in the north and the east. Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map). The Ganges has a tendency to change course frequently, causing severe erosion, mostly along the southern bank.^[2][3][4][5] The historic city of Murshidabad, a centre of major tourist attraction, is located in this area. In 1717, when Murshid Quli Khan became Subahdar, he made Murshidabad the capital of Subah Bangla (then Bengal, Bihar and Odisha).^[6] The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 90% of the population living in the rural areas.^[7]

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

Civic administration

Police station

Bhagawangola police station has jurisdiction over Bhagawangola I CD block.^[8]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Bhagwangola I CD block are located at Bhagwangola.^[9]

Transport

SH 11A, runs from Bhagwangola to Raghunathganj.^[10]

Bhagwangola railway station is situated on the Ranaghat-Lalgola branch line.^[11]

See also

• River bank erosion along the Ganges in Malda and Murshidabad districts

References

1. Chattopadhyay, Arindam. "Socio Economic Development: A Case Study of Bhagawangola I and Bhagawangola II Blocks of Murshidabad District in W.B.". Background of the Study Area. Review of Research, 2012. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.300.8564.
2. "Types and sources of floods in Murshidabad, West Bengal" (PDF). Swati Mollah. Indian Journal of Applied Research, February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
3. "District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Physiography, Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
4. "Murshidabad". Geography. Murshidabad district authorities. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
5. "Child labour, illness & lost childhoods, India's tobacco industry". Edge of Humanity Magazine, 27 December 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
6. "District Gazeteer" (PDF). (in Bengali) Chapter 3: History. Murshidabad District Administration. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
7. "District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, Series 20, Part XII B" (PDF). District Primary Census Abstract page 26. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
8. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad". Table 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
9. "District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Murshidabad with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
10. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
11. "6314 Lalgola-Sealdah Memu". Tie Table. Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2017.