Masagram
Masagram | |
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Village | |
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PIN | 713401 |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Website | purbabardhaman |
Masagram is a village in Ajhapur gram panchayat of
Geography
Location
Masagram is located at 23°08′18″N 88°01′51″E / 23.1383868°N 88.0307007°E.
It is located near the banks of the Damodar River. It is around 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of Palsit and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Saktigarh.[1]
Urbanisation
95.54% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 4.46% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.[2] 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.
Demographics
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Transport
It is located off National Highway 19 and State Highway 15 links it to Memari on Grand Trunk Road.
Education
Masagram High School is a coeducational high school affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education.[7]
Culture
Masagaram celebrates the Gajan of Dharmathakur. Raksha Kali is worshipped with a newly made idol on the last Tuesday of the Bengali month of Vaisakha. There are nine Shiva temples built in different architectural styles.[8]
David J. McCutchion mentions the 18th-century Praneswara temple and the octagonal temple with duplicated chala (curved roof) at Masagram.[9]
References
- ^ "Masagram". India9. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ Eastern Railway local time table
- ^ Eastern Railway Time Table.
- ^ "78056 Bankura-Masagram DEMU". India Rail Info. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "West Bengal Board of Secondary Education". Burdwan. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ISBN 81-85459-36-3
- ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2