20-732: Magrahat is a census town and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Magrahat police station in the Magrahat II CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal . Once upon a time this place was occupied by Mog pirates . They set up a Hat (village market). That Hat are well known in the name of Mograhat or Magrahat. The inhabitant of Arakan Province of present-day Myanmar
40-404: A 1,676 mm ( 5 ft 6 in )-wide broad-gauge railway from Baruipur Junction to Diamond Harbour via Magra Hat. Electrification from Baruipur Junction to Diamond Harbour including Magra Hat was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66. The platform is well sheltered. The station possesses facilities including water and sanitation. There is an approach road to
60-1790: A census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population has attained urban characteristics. Census towns are governed by gram panchayats , unlike statutory towns. They are characterized by the following: Examples of Indian census towns include Kapsi in Chhattisgarh , Avinissery in Thrissur District of Kerala , Greater Noida , Chakeri and Manauri in Uttar Pradesh , Indranagar in Tripura , Begampur , Chandpara , Nandigram , Chittaranjan and Beliatore in West Bengal , Chevella in Telangana , Amini in Lakshadweep , Deolali in Maharashtra , Ghatshila in Purbi Singhbhum District of Jharkhand , BGR Township ( Bongaigaon Refinery Township ) in Bongaigaon Urban Agglomeration of Assam , Pileru in Andhra Pradesh , Chikhli in Gujarat and Ichgam in Jammu and Kashmir . The number of census towns (CTs) in India grew from 1,362 in 2001 to 3,894 in 2011. As per Pradhan (2013), these CTs account for 30% of
80-468: A general course in arts. Magrahat Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Magrahat, is the major government medical facility in the Magrahat II CD block. Census town In India and some other countries, a well developed village is designated as a village where all basic facilities like health, education road connectivity, rail connectivity and other basic infrastructure is easily available. In India,
100-485: A greater number of statutory towns, the states would be able to get more money from the Centre as per the 14th Finance Commission Report. Additionally, under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), 50% weightage is given to the number of statutory towns in the state/UT to determine the allocation of funds to these states/UTs. Following this notification, Maharashtra state government converted 19 CTs in
120-746: Is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Station on the Diamond Harbour Branch line . It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division in the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways . Magra Hat railway station is situated beside Dakshin Barasat Road, Magrahat , South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal . In 1883, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed
140-560: Is a nucleus of either thirty occupied houses on both sides of the road or twenty occupied houses on one side of the Road". Census towns were distinct from municipal towns ; the latter, which had legally defined boundaries and local government powers, were abolished by the Local Government Reform Act 2014 . Census towns were replaced by built up areas in the 2022 census . Magra Hat railway station Magra Hat railway station
160-401: Is located at 22°14′31″N 88°22′42″E / 22.2420°N 88.3784°E / 22.2420; 88.3784 . It has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 ft). Uttar Kalas , Dihi Kalas , Swangrampur and after a small gap Magrahat and Bilandapur form a cluster of census towns in the south-east corner of the Magrahat II CD block, as per the map of the Magrahat II CD block in
180-503: Is required to ensure planned development of these areas. In this notification, Rajiv Gauba, Secretary (Urban Development) notes: The opportunity of planned urban development might get lost if unplanned construction and ad hoc provisioning of infrastructure is allowed to take place over a long time. Additionally, the Ministry, in the notification, has informed the states that they stand to gain from according statutory status to these towns. With
200-534: Is situated in the Ganges Delta and the eastern part of the district is a flat plain area with small towns, many in clusters. Location of places in the larger map varies a little. It is an OpenStreetMap, while we are using coordinates as in Google Maps. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Magrahat
220-525: The District Census Handbook for the South 24 Parganas. Dhamua , Shyampur and Nainan form another cluster of census towns closeby in the Magrahat II CD block. According to the 2011 Census of India , Magrahat had a total population of 17,392, of which 8,643 (50%) were males and 8,749 (50%) were females. There were 2,264 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literates in Magrahat
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#1733202931434240-480: The District Human Development Report for the South 24 Parganas , “The district is typically at the lower rung of the ladder in terms of district per capita income compared to other districts of West Bengal… This place also houses the largest proportion of backward people compared to the state… So far as the crime scenario is concerned the economically weaker group, i.e. the women and children, suffer
260-434: The creek of Sundarban islands). About hundred years ago Magrahat was well connected with Jaynagar Majilpur by a canal. Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the eastern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 24 census towns . The entire district
280-421: The educational facilities it had were 7 primary schools, 1 middle school, 2 secondary schools, 1 senior secondary school, 1 general degree college. It had 1 recognised shorthand, typewriting and vocational training institution. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 cinema theatre. An important commodity it produced was embroidery work. It had the branch of 1 nationalised bank. According to
300-621: The most in this district.” Magrahat is on the Usthi-Magrahat-Dakshin Barasat Road. Magra Hat railway station is on the Sealdah–Diamond Harbour line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005-06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) commuters use the Kolkata Suburban Railway system daily. After
320-604: The partition of India, refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily. Magrahat College , established in 1996, is affiliated with the University of Calcutta . It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, education, history, geography and political science, and
340-404: The state to statutory ULBs. These 19 CTs are in close proximity to the town of Pune and this conversion is expected to lessen the infrastructure and population pressures on the town. According to Ireland's Central Statistics Office , a census town by definition was a "cluster of fifty or more occupied dwellings, not having a legally defined boundary, in which within a distance of 800 m there
360-449: The urban growth in the last decade. Pradhan also notes that the largest increase in the number of CTs was in the states of West Bengal and Kerala. The Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, in May 2016 asked the 28 states in India to take action to start the process of recognizing CTs as urban areas. The argument given for this conversion was that a statutory Urban Local Body (ULB)
380-619: Was 11,259 (74.40% of the population over 6 years). Magrahat police station covers an area of 135.184 sq km. It has jurisdiction over the Magrahat II CD block. The headquarters of the Magrahat II CD block are located at Magrahat. According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Magrahat covered an area of 3.021 km. Among the civic amenities, it had 12 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved overhead tank. It had 310 domestic electric connections. Among
400-616: Was called as Mog . Portugease pirates helped them to come here. According to a researcher, Mogra is a such place where different flow of rivers meet each other. Such type of place we find in Mogra in Hooghly district near Tribeni . Another Mogra we find in Sagar Island . One of inland transport river Banai flowed from here. This oblivion river touched Mandirbazar , Lakshmikantapur , Beluni, Chandipur and at last met with Gobdia Gang (one of
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