Basudebpur

24°38′03″N 87°58′54″E / 24.6341°N 87.9817°E / 24.6341; 87.9817Country IndiaStateWest BengalDistrictMurshidabadArea • Total1.9975 km² (0.7712 sq mi)Population • Total12,599 • Density6,300/km² (16,000/sq mi)Languages • OfficialBengali, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PINTelephone/STD code03485Vehicle registrationWBLok Sabha constituencyMaldaha DakshinVidhan Sabha constituencySamserganjWebsitemurshidbad.nic.in

Basudebpur is a census town in the Samserganj CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Basudebpur is located at 24°38′03″N 87°58′54″E / 24.6341°N 87.9817°E / 24.6341; 87.9817.

According to the map of Samserganj CD block in the District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, Anup Nagar, Jafrabad, Kankuria, Kohetpur, Jaykrishnapur, Uttar Mahammadpur, Chachanda, Basudebpur and Dhusaripara form a series of census towns from Dhuliyan, a municipal town.^[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, Basudebpur had a total population of 6,830, of which 3,497 (51%) were males and 3,333 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,273. The total number of literate persons in Basudebpur was 3,607 (64.91% of the population over 6 years).^[12]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Basudebpur covered an area of 1.3571 km². It had 1 km roads. The protected water-supply involved hand pump, tube well/ bore well. It had 662 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 veterinary hospital. Among the educational facilities, it had 3 primary schools, 2 secondary schools, the nearest general degree college at Aurangabad 5 km away. Among the social, cultural & recreational facilities it had a cinema theatre. It produced beedi. It had the branch offices of 1 nationalised bank.^[13]

Transport

v t e Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop incl. Nalhati–Azimganj branch line
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km km Sahibganj loop Barharwa Junction 00 Sahibganj loop 5 Bonidanga Bansloi River 9 Bindubasini Halt Jharkhand West Bengal border Farakka-Kahalgaon NTPC freight loop 13 Tildanga NTPC Farakka 18 Barsoi–New Farakka section Farakka Feeder Canal Farakka Barrage across Ganges River Farakka 23 18 New Farakka 23 Ballalpur 28 Sankopara Halt NH 33 33 Dhulian Ganga 36 Hausnagar 39 Basudebpur Halt 43 Nimtita 49 Sujnipara Farakka Feeder Canal 56 Ahiran Halt 63 Jangipur Road 69 Gankar Sonar Bangla Cement Factory Siding 74 STPS Siding 77 Manigram 82 Naopara Mahishasur 86 Mahipal Halt 88 Mahipal Road 92 Poradanga Gosaingram 04 96 0 Azimganj City Barala 10 98 Azimganj Junction Sagardighi 18 to Jiaganj (under construction) NH 12 102 Dahapara Dham Halt Morgram 25 104 Lalbag Court Road Lohapur 31 110 Niyalish Para Takipur 37 NH 12 Sahibganj loop 112 Khagraghat Road 118 Jibanti Nalhati Junction 44 123 Karna Subarna Sahibganj loop 130 Kanthaliya Road Sainthia Junction 81 0 Andal–Sainthia branch line Sahibganj loop Kandi 40 Chowrigacha–Sainthia new line (planned) 133 57 Chowrigacha Dwarka River 137 Kazipara Halt 140 Bazarsau 143 Miangram Dwarka River 147 Tenya 151 Malihati Talibpur Road 154 Salar 157 Jhamatpur Baharan Sahibganj loop 160 Gangatikuri Ahmadpur Junction 94 0 163 Shiblun Ahmadpur–Katwa line Sahibganj loop 167 48 Nabagram Kankurhati Halt Ajay River Bardhaman–Katwa line 171 52 Katwa Bandel–Katwa line km km

Basudebpur is a station on the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop.

Healthcare

Samserganj 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 Samserganj CD block is 287 mg/litre.^[14]

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