Mahendrapur

Mahendrapur is a census town in the Suti II CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Mahendrapur
Census Town
Mahendrapur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Mahendrapur Mahendrapur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24.6185°N 88.0198°E / 24.6185; 88.0198
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Area
• Total	0.4087 km2 (0.1578 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,506
• Density	16,000/km2 (41,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	742201
Telephone/STD code	03485
Vehicle registration	WB-57, WB-58
Lok Sabha constituency	Jangipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Suti
Website	murshidbad.nic.in

Education

Mahendrapur has one high school and one primary school. It has also some private schools.

Aurangabad High Madrasha

Mahendrapur Junior Basic primary School

Geography

5km
3miles

B

A

N

G

L

A

D

E

S

H

J

H

A

R

K

H

A

N

D

Tarapur

R

Farakka
Feeder Canal

Padma River

Ganges River

Nabarun

R

Suti

R

Nimtita

R

Mahesail

R

Farakka

R

Farakka Super TPS

F

Farakka Barrage

F

Dhuliyan

M

Bhabki

CT

Khidirpur

CT

Khanpur

CT

Kakramari

CT

Chakmeghoan

CT

Ichhlampur

CT

Paschim Punropara

CT

Dafahat

CT

Hafania

CT

Mahendrapur

CT

Aurangabad

CT

Debipur

CT

Jagtaj

CT

Basudebpur

CT

Jaykrishnapur

CT

Bhasaipaikar

CT

Kohetpur

CT

Serpur

CT

Dhusaripara

CT

Chachanda

CT

Uttar Mahammadpur

CT

Kankuria

CT

Jafrabad

CT

Anup Nagar

CT

Mahadeb Nagar

CT

Pranpara

CT

Mamrejpur

CT

Sibnagar

CT

Arjunpur

CT

Farakka Barrage
Township

CT

Benia Gram

CT

Srimantapur

CT

  

Cities, towns and locations in the northern portion of Jangipur subdivision, Murshidabad district (including Farakka, Samserganj, Suti II CD blocks)
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Facility
Abbreviation- TPS: Thermal Power Station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Mahendrapur is located at 24.6125°N 88.0198°E / 24.6125; 88.0198.

According to the map of Suti II CD block in the District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, Dafahat, Jagtaj, Debipur, Aurangabad, Hafania, Mahendrapur, Paschim Punropara, Bhabki, Khidirpur, Khanpur, Ichhlampur, Chakmeghoan and Kakramari, form a cluster of census towns.^[1]

Area overview

Jangipur subdivision is crowded with 52 census towns and as such it had to be presented in two location maps. One of the maps can be seen alongside. The subdivision is located in the Rarh region that is spread over from adjoining Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand. The land is slightly higher in altitude than the surrounding plains and is gently undulating.^[2][3] The river Ganges, along with its distributaries, is prominent in both the maps. At the head of the subdivision is the 2,245 m long Farakka Barrage, one of the largest projects of its kind in the country.^[4] Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map).^[5] The subdivision has two large power plants - the 2,100 MW Farakka Super Thermal Power Station and the 1,600 MW Sagardighi Thermal Power Station.^[6][7] According to a 2016 report, there are around 1,000,000 (1 million/ ten lakh) workers engaged in the beedi industry in Jangipur subdivision. 90% are home-based and 70% of the home-based workers are women.^[8][9][10] As of 2013, an estimated 2.4 million people reside along the banks of the Ganges alone in Murshidabad district. Severe erosion occurs along the banks.^[11]

Note: The two maps present some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the maps are linked in the larger full screen maps.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Mahendrapur had a total population of 6,979, of which 3,482 (50%) were males and 3,497 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,1475. The total number of literate persons in Mahendrapur was 3,631 (65.97% of the population over 6 years).^[12]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Mahendrapur covered an area of 0.6597 km² The protected water-supply involved hand pump. It had 507 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre. Among the educational facilities, it had 4 primary school, 1 senior secondary school, general degree college at Aurangabad 1 km away. It had 2 non-formal education centres (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan).^[13] Mahendrapur has one high school-Aurangabad High Madrasah.

Healthcare

Suti II CD block is one of the areas of Murshidabad district where ground water is affected by a high level of arsenic contamination. The WHO guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10 mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50 mg/ litre. The maximum concentration in Suti II CD block is 1,852 mg/litre.^[14]

References

1. "District Census Handbook Murshidabad, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 195, Map of Suti II CD block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
2. "District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Physiography, Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
3. "Murshidabad". Geography. Murshidabad district authorities. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
4. "Farakka Barrage Project". FBP. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
5. "Child labour, illness & lost childhoods, India's tobacco industry". Edge of Humanity Magazine, 27 December 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
6. "Power Generation". Farakka. NTPC. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
7. "The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited". Sagardighi Thermal Power Project. WBPDCL. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
8. Kar, Sunirmal. "Child workers in household industry: a study of beedi industry in Murshidabad district of West Bengal" (PDF). Viswa Bharati University thesis, page 5. Shodhganga. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
9. "The 'Poor man's cigarette'". Gurvinder Singh. The Statesman, 22 January 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
10. "Beedi workers of Jangipur hold key". Indrani Dutta. The Hindu, 1 May 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
11. "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 5 September 2017.
12. "District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, Series 20, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 313982, page 26-27. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
13. "District Census Handbook Murshidabad, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 981-987: Statement I: Growth History, Pages 990-993: Statement III: Civic & Other Amenities, Pages 993-995: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 995-1001 Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities; Pages 1001- 1002: Statement VI: Industry & Banking. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
14. "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )". Murshidabad. SOES. Retrieved 4 August 2017.