Bangaon (Bengali: বনগাঁ) is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Bangaon is headquarters of Bangaon subdivision.
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Geography
Bangaon is located at 23.07°N 88.82°E..
It has an average elevation of 7 metres (22 feet). It is the last
station on the Sealdah-Bangaon section of Eastern Railway, 77 km from Sealdah Station. It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. The Sealdah – Bangaon railway was built between 1882 and 1884.
Geo-political significance
Bangaon is near the border with Bangladesh. The railway route to East Bengal was established in 1884 and the Barisal Express
operated passenger services till 1947. After the partition, a mixed
service (passenger and goods) continued till the Indo-Pakistan war of
1965. With the creation of Bangladesh, the goods train service was
reintroduced for two years from 1972 but again closed for lack of goods.
India and Bangladesh
signed an agreement in July last to re- establish the train link. This
was in line with the initiatives of the previous BNP Government, which
formed a committee in 1994 to assess the feasibility. Officials said the
route would cut short 63 km compared to the Darshana-Gethe track to Dhaka
and facilitate smooth traffic of 7 lakh metric tonnes of expected
import-export items in a year. According to the agreement, goods train
from both sides would be allowed at Benapole and Petrapole from where
the Bangladesh Railway and the Indian Railway
would take wagons of their counterparts to the destination.Petrapole
Border is the most Profitable Border among the whole Indo-Bangladesh
border. Most Business of Bangladesh come from this Border. This is
Asia's largest land Port. And recently India Government has decided to
transfer the port into a modern Port.
Climate
- Rainfall - 1,579mm(normal)
- Temperature - Max 43 °C in May and Min 9 °C in January
- Relative Humidity - Between 50% in March & 90% in July
- Soil Status - varies from sandy to clay loam
- Ratio of Land - High:Medium:Low = 17:44:39
River
The Ichamati River flows past Bangaon. Ray Bridge and Rakhaldas Setu connects the two side of the town.
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Bangaon municipality had a population of 110,668,
out of which 56,416 were males and 54,252 were females. The 0–6 years
population was 8,452. Effective literacy rate for the 7+ population was
90.25 per cent.
See also: List of cities in West Bengal
As of 2001 India census,Bangaon had a population of 102,115. Males constitute 51% of the
population and females 49%. Bangaon has an average literacy rate of 76%,
higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and
45% of females literate. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Municipality
The Municipality is one of the oldest municipalities in West Bengal.
It was established in 1954. Smt. Jyotsna Adhya is the present
chairperson of the municipality.
Road
National Highway No. 35, or Jessore Road goes past Bangaon to Jessore in Bangladesh. Chakdah Road (state highway no. 1) connects the town with Chakdaha.
Area of contamination
Bangaon is one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.
Education
All the schools are affiliated to West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (for secondary education) and West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (for higher secondary education).
Schools
- Bongaon High School
- Kumudini Girls' High School
- Bongaon Kabi Keshoblal Vidyapith
- Saktigarh High School
- New Bongaon High School
College
Dinabandhu Mahavidyalay is the only degree college in Bangaon which is currently affiliated to West Bengal State University (formerly affiliated to University of Calcutta).
Healthcare
Bangaon has a Government aided Hospital namely Dr. J. R. Dhar Sub
Divisional Hospital. It has 200 beds and 30 doctors. This hospital
serves the need of the people of the entire region.
Festival
Durga Puja is the main festival of Bangaon. The second largest
Durga Puja is held in Bangaon after Kolkata. Some other important
festivals are Kali Puja,Rathjatra etc.
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