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Khargram is a village, with a police station, in the Khargram CD block in the Kandi subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Khargram is located at Template:Coord.
Area overview
The area shown in the map alongside, covering Berhampore and Kandi subdivisions, is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district, Rarh and Bagri.[1][2]The headquarters of Murshidabad district, Berhampore, is in this area.[3]The ruins of Karnasubarna, the capital of Shashanka, the first important king of ancient Bengal who ruled in the 7th century, is located Template:Convert south-west of Berhampore.[4][5][6] The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 80% 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.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Khargram had a total population of 11,209, of which 5,705 (51%) were males and 5,504 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,308. The total number of literate persons in Khargram was 5,976 (60.36% of the population over 6 years).[8]
Civic administration
Police station
Khargram police station has jurisdiction over Khargram CD Block. [9]
Transport
State Highway 7 running from Rajgram (in Birbhum district) to Midnapore (in Paschim Medinipur district) passes through Khargram.[10]
Healthcare
Khargram Rural Hospital, with 50 beds, is a major government medical facility in Kahragram CD block.[11]
See also - Healthcare in West Bengal
References
- ↑ District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ↑ Murshidabad. Murshidabad district authorities. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ↑ Murshidabad. Murshidabad district authorities. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ↑ Ray, Nihar Ranjan, Bangalir Itihas Adi Parba, Template:In lang, 1980 edition, pp. 160-161, Paschim Banga Niraksharata Durikaran Samiti
- ↑ Sengupta, Nitish, History of the Bengali-speaking People, p.25, UBS Publishers’ Distributors Pvt. Ltd.
- ↑ Majumdar, Dr. R.C., History of Ancient Bengal, first published 1971, reprint 2005, pp. 5-6, Tulshi Prakashani, Kolkata, Template:ISBN.
- ↑ District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, Series 20, Part XII B. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ↑ C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA). Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ↑ District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ↑ List of State Highways in West Bengal. West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ↑ Health & Family Welfare Department. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 19 September 2017.