Bhagabatipur is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Bhagabatipur
Census Town
Bhagabatipur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Bhagabatipur Bhagabatipur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22.6937623°N 88.193603°E / 22.6937623; 88.193603
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Nearest City	Serampore
Population  (2011)
• Total	7,068
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	712701
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Serampore
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chanditala
Website	wb.gov.in

Geography

Location

Bhagabatipur is located at 22.69376°N 88.19360°E / 22.69376; 88.19360.

Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Jangalpara, Dudhkalmi, Nababpur, Bhagabatipur, Kumirmora and Ramanathpur form a cluster of census towns in Chanditala I CD Block.[1]

Urbanisation

Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are: Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Rishra Municipality and Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above).[2][3]All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Gram panchayat

Villages and census towns in Bhagabatipur gram panchayat are: Bhadua, Bhagabatipur, Jalamadul, Kanaidanga, Metekhal and Singjor.[4]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Bhagabatipur had a total population of 7,068 of which 3,586 (51%) were males and 3,482 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 831. The total number of literates in Bhagabatipur was 5,566 (89.24 % of the population over 6 years). [3]

Economy

Livelihood

Most of the people are goldsmiths and rest are dependent on cultivation. And few are service men.

Politics

Kalyan Banerjee of All India Trinamool Congress is the Member of Parliament and Swati Khandekar of All India Trinamool Congress is the Member of Legislative Assembly.

Transport

Transportation is mainly based on public transport like Bus service (Bhagabatipur-Dakshineshwar) and small vehicles like magic van. The nearest airport is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and the nearest rail stations are Dakshinbari railway station (Howrah-Amta line). The nearest junction station is Dankuni railway station (Howrah-Bardhaman chord line) which is 13km approx.

Education

Bhagabatipur Milan Vidyapith is the oldest school in Bhagabatipur. Nearby English Medium School are

●St. Stephen's School

●H.S Memorial School

●Happy Children's School

●Little Anges K.G. School

• S.M Memorial School

Nearby Colleges are:

Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya

Raja Peary Mohan College

Azad Hind Fouz Smriti Mahavidyalaya

Lalbaba College

Indian Statistical Institute

References