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46-640: Jalangi is a village, with a police station, identified in 2011 census, in Jalangi CD Block in Domkol subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal , India . The village is situated along the bank of the Padma River . Jalangi is located at 24°07′52″N 88°41′22″E  /  24.1311°N 88.6894°E  / 24.1311; 88.6894 . While the Lalbag subdivision

92-520: A South Korean firm to supervise construction, with the aim of finishing the project by 2018. The final (41st) span of the bridge was installed on 10 December 2020. The last road slab was installed on the span that linked the pillars 12 and 13 of the Padma bridge on 24 August 2021. In 2009, government plans also included rail lines on both sides of the Padma with a connection via the new bridge. The Lalon Shah Bridge and Hardinge Bridge also crosses

138-655: A mentioned in ancient Hindu scripts as a byname for the Goddess Lakshmi . The name Padma is given to the lower part of the course of the Ganges below the point of the off-take of the Bhagirathi River , another Ganges River distributary, also known as the Hooghly River . Padma had, most probably, flowed through a number of channels at different times. Some authors contend that each distributary of

184-463: A natural river border between India and Bangladesh. Jalangi area of the district was seriously affected by River bank erosion of Padma. Rajshahi is the largest city among the cities which is situated on the bank of Padma river. It is the third largest city in Bangladesh. It is a major city in the north Bengal. Rajshahi has a decorated embankment of Padma. Rajshahi Collegiate School is one of

230-540: A pucca approach road and 23 villages (58.97%) have transport communication (includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways). 4 villages (10.26%) have agricultural credit societies and 9 villages (23.08%) have banks. Persons engaged in agriculture in Jalangi CD block From 1977 onwards major land reforms took place in West Bengal. Land in excess of land ceiling was acquired and distributed amongst

276-532: A straight line to the south, ending in the Bay of Bengal. The Padma forms the whole of the southern boundary of the Pabna District for about 120 kilometres (75 mi). The Jalangi River is thrown off at the point where the mighty Padma touches the district at its most northernly corner, and flows along the northern border in a direction slightly southeast, until it leaves the district several kilometres to

322-415: A tendency to change course frequently, causing severe erosion , mostly along the southern bank. The historic city of Murshidabad , a centre of major tourist attraction, is located in this area. In 1717, when Murshid Quli Khan became Subahdar , he made Murshidabad the capital of Subah Bangla (then Bengal, Bihar and Odisha). The entire area is overwhelmingly rural, with over 90% of the population living in

368-723: Is 10 mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50 mg/ litre. All but one of the 26 blocks of Murshidabad district have arsenic contamination above the WHO level, all but two of the blocks have arsenic concentration above the Indian Standard value and 17 blocks have arsenic concentration above 300 mg/litre. The maximum concentration in Jalangi CD block is 2,040 mg/litre. [REDACTED] Murshidabad travel guide from Wikivoyage Padma River During monsoon season: During dry season: The Padma ( Bengali : পদ্মা , romanized :  Padmā Pôdma )

414-913: Is 53 km from the CD block headquarters. State Highway 11 , running from Mahammad Bazar (in Birbhum district) to Ranaghat (in Nadia district) passes through this CD block. Jalangi is well connected with district sadar town Baharampur , Murshidabad and Kolkata via Krishnanagar . Frequent bus services are there. In 2013–14, Jalangi CD block had 113 primary schools with 12,913 students, 25 middle schools with 4,733 students, 4 high schools with 4,790 students and 13 higher secondary schools with 22,169 students. Jalangi CD block had 1 general college with 1,236 students, four technical/ professional institutions with 379 students and 421 institutions for special and non-formal education with 22,168 students. Jalangi Mahavidyalaya

460-619: Is a major river in Bangladesh . It is the main distributary of the Ganges , flowing generally southeast for 356 kilometres (221 mi) to its confluence with the Meghna River near the Bay of Bengal . The city of Rajshahi is situated on the banks of the river. Since 1966, over 66,000 hectares of land has been lost to erosion of the Padma. The Padma, Sanskrit for lotus flower , is

506-457: Is an important cottage industry from the era of the Nawabs. The main areas where this industry has flourished are Khagra and Jiaganj. 99% of ivory craft production is exported. In more recent years sandalwood etching has become more popular than ivory carving. Bell metal and Brass utensils are manufactured in large quantities at Khagra, Berhampore, Kandi and Jangipur. Beedi making has flourished in

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552-401: Is at Sahebrampur, Jalangi. Gram panchayats of Jalangi block/ panchayat samiti are: Choapara, Debipur, Faridpur, Ghoshpara, Jalangi, Katabari, Khairamari, Sadikhan's Dearh, Sagarpara and Sahebnaga. According to the 2011 Census of India , Jalangi CD block had a total population of 252,477, all of which were rural. There were 129,430 (51%) males and 123,047 (49%) females. The population in

598-660: Is located at 24°08′N 88°43′E  /  24.13°N 88.71°E  / 24.13; 88.71 Jalangi CD block lies in the Raninagar plain at the north-eastern corner of the Bagri region in Murshidabad district . The Bhagirathi River splits the district into two natural physiographic regions – Rarh on the west and Bagri on the east. The Padma River separates Murshidabad district from Malda district and Chapai Nawabganj and Rajshahi districts of Bangladesh in

644-506: Is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district, Rarh and Bagri, the Domkal subdivision occupies the north-eastern corner of Bagri. In the map alongside, the Ganges / Padma River flows along the northern portion. The border with Bangladesh can be seen in the north and the east. Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous and notoriously crime-prone international border (partly shown in this map). The Ganges has

690-769: The Farakka Barrage on the Ganges River in West Bengal , the maximum flows in the Padma River were reduced significantly. The flow reduction caused many problems in Bangladesh, including the loss of fish species, the drying of Padma's distributaries, increased saltwater intrusion from the Bay of Bengal, and damage to the mangrove forests of the Sundarbans . The Padma Bridge is the Bangladesh's largest, estimated at US$ 3 billion to finish. The bridge

736-672: The Hooghly and the Padma at Giria in Murshidabad district of India . Further downstream, in Goalando, 2,200 kilometres (1,400 mi) from the source, the Padma is joined by the Jamuna (Lower Brahmaputra ) and the resulting combination flows with the name Padma further east, to Chandpur . Here, the widest river in Bangladesh, the Meghna joins the Padma, continuing as the Meghna almost in

782-640: The Meghna ( Bengali : মেঘনা ) near Chandpur and adopts the name "Meghna" before flowing into the Bay of Bengal . Rajshahi , a major city in western Bangladesh, is situated on the north bank of the Padma. The Ganges originates in the Gangotri Glacier of the Himalaya, and runs through India and Bangladesh to the Bay of Bengal. The Padma enters Bangladesh at Shibganj in the district of Chapai Nababganj . The Ganges branches into two distributaries,

828-456: The 2011 census, in Jalangi CD block, Muslims numbered 184,980 and formed 73.27% of the population, Hindus numbered 67,089 and formed 26.57% of the population. Others numbered 408 and formed 0.16% of the population. In Jalangi CD block while the proportion of Muslims increased from 68.15% in 1991 to 70.94% in 2001,the proportion of Hindus declined from 31.84% in 1991 to 28.90% in 2001. Murshidabad district had 4,707,573 Muslims who formed 66.27% of

874-451: The 2011 census, the total number of literate persons in Jalangi CD block was 148,291 (67.35% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 78,389 (69.36% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 69,902 (65.24% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 4.12%. See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate In

920-662: The Ganges continue to be affected. As for example, during the year 2006–07, 1,354 families are shifted as a result of river bank erosion and consequent flooding in Jalangi block and 3 mouzas were fully washed away. See also - River bank erosion along the Ganges in Malda and Murshidabad districts Jalangi CD block has an area of 210.63 km . It has 1 panchayat samity , 10 gram panchayats , 171 gram sansads (village councils), 53 mouzas and 39 inhabited villages. Jalangi police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD block

966-400: The Ganges has changed its course and that at different times each of the distributaries might have been the carrier of its main stream. The bed of the Padma is wide, and the river is split up into several channels flowing between constantly shifting sand banks and islands. It is navigable at most seasons of the year by steamers and country boats of all sizes and until recently ranked as one of

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1012-476: The Ganges in its deltaic part is a remnant of an old principal channel, and that starting from the westernmost one, the Bhagirathi (Uttarakhand, India) each distributary to the east marks a position of a newer channel than the one to the west of it. Eighteenth-century geographer James Rennell referred to a former course of the Ganges north of its present channel, as follows: Appearances favour very strongly

1058-988: The Human Development Report 2004 for West Bengal, the rural poverty ratio in Murshidabad district was 46.12%. Purulia, Bankura and Birbhum districts had higher rural poverty ratios. These estimates were based on Central Sample data of NSS 55th round 1999–2000. In Jalangi CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 18,826 and formed 21.89%, agricultural labourers numbered 42,431 and formed 49.33%, household industry workers numbered 4,553 and formed 5.29% and other workers numbered 20,207 and formed 23.49%. There are 39 inhabited villages in Jalangi CD block. 100% villages have power supply and 37 villages (34.97%) had drinking water supply. 14 villages (35.90%) have post offices. 39 villages (100%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones). 14 villages (35.90%) have

1104-776: The Jangipur subdivision. In 2013–14, Jalangi CD block had offices of 7 commercial banks and 3 gramin banks . Murshidabad district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from the Backward Regions Grant Fund . The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress regional imbalances in development. As of 2012, 272 districts across the country were listed under this scheme. The list includes 11 districts of West Bengal. Jalangi CD block has 2 ferry services and 7 originating/ terminating bus routes. The nearest railway station

1150-436: The age range 0–6 years numbered 32,313. Scheduled Castes numbered 31,831 (12.61%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 2,918 (1.16%). As per 2001 census, Jalangi block has a total population of 215,538, out of which 111,267 were males and 104,271 were females. Jalangi block registered a population growth of 24.55 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 23.70 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal

1196-417: The district headquarters Baharampur . Jalangi Mahavidyalaya was established in 2010 at Jalangi. Subjects taught in the college are: Bengali, English, history, geography, and education. It also refers M.A. Distance This article about a location in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Jalangi (community development block) Jalangi

1242-490: The east of Kushtia . It carries immense volumes of water and is very wide in places, constantly shifting its main channel, eroding vast areas on one bank, throwing chars on the other, giving rise to many disputes as to the possession of the chars and islands which are thrown up. Murshidabad District situated on the western bank of The Padma. It flows dividing the Rajshahi and Murshidabad District of West Bengal and created

1288-511: The eastern part of the district is a low lying alluvial plain with the shape of an isosceles triangle . The Ganges/Padma and the Bhagirathi form the two equal sides; the Jalangi forms the entire base; other offshoots of the Ganges meander within the area. It is liable to be flooded by the Bhagirathi and other rivers. The main rivers of this region are Bhairab, Jalangi, Chhoto Bhairab, Sialmari and Gobra Nala. All these rivers are distributaries of

1334-490: The headquarters of Rajshahi district , Puthia and Natore in the same district and Jaffarganj in the district of Dhaka . The place last named were shown in a map of the Mymensingh district dated 1861, as a subdistrict (thana) headquarters, about 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Bera Upazila police station. It is now known as Payla Jaffarganj and is close to Elachipur opposite Goalunda . Authorities agree that

1380-424: The hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD block. Jalangi CD block has Sadikhanr Diara Rural Hospital at Sadikhanr Diar (with 30 beds), Faridpur Primary Health Centre (with 4 beds) and Sagarpara PHC (with 10 beds). Jalangi 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

1426-541: The main branch of the Ganges. The rivers are in their decaying stages. A major problem is river bank erosion . As of 2013, an estimated 2.4 million people reside along the banks of the Ganges alone in Murshidabad district. Between 1931 and 1977, 26,769 hectares have been eroded and many villages have been fully submerged. 1980-1990 was a decade of erosion for this district and during the decade Giria, Sekhalipur, Khejustala, Mithipur, Fajilpur, Rajapur, Akheriganj, Parashpur villages were badly affected. Many families living along

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1472-440: The main winter crop from 3,954 hectares, 14,219 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 3,569 hectares, 1,935 toones of Aus paddy (summer crop) from 667 hectares, 23,144 tonnes of wheat from 7,834 hectares, 535 tonnes of maize from 207 hectares, 180,928 tonnes of jute from 12,308 hectares, 28,758 tonnes of potatoes from 1,246 hectares and 15,743 tonnes of sugar cane from 59 hectares. It also produced pulses and oilseeds. In 2013–14,

1518-581: The most frequented waterways in the world. But during the rain season, the current is very strong and even steamers may find difficulty in making headway against it. It is spanned near Paksey by the great Hardinge Bridge over which runs one of the main lines of the Bangladesh Railway . The Padma enters Bangladesh from India near Nawabganj and meets the Jamuna ( Bengali : যমুনা Jamuna ) near Aricha and retains its name, but finally meets with

1564-568: The north. The Raninagar plain lies between the Jalangi and Bhairab rivers. It is a low-lying area and is characterized by the nature of inundation along with many swamps Jalangi CD block is bounded by Charghat and Bagha upazilas in Rajshahi District of Bangladesh, across the Padma , and Daulatpur Upazila in Kushtia District of Bangladesh, in the north and in the east, Karimpur I CD block, in Nadia district, in

1610-472: The oldest schools in Indian Subcontinent, situated on Padma river bank. The school was endangered three times by the disintegration of the Padma river. Padma Food Garden, A.H.M. Kamaruzzaman Central Park and Zoo, Barokuthi Nandan Park, Muktamancha, and T-shaped embankment (Bengali: টি বাঁধ) are best tourist spot in Rajshahi which are situated on the bank of Padma river. After the construction of

1656-553: The opinion, that the Ganges had its former bed in the tract now occupied by the lakes and morasses between Nattore and Jaffiergunge, striking out of the present course at Bauleah ... to a junction with the Burrampooter or Megna near Fringybazar; where the accumulation of two such mighty streams probably scooped out the present amazing bed of the Megna. The places mentioned by Rennell proceeding from west to east are Rampur Boali ,

1702-610: The peasants. Following land reforms land ownership pattern has undergone transformation. In 2013–14, persons engaged in agriculture in Jalangi CD block could be classified as follows: bargadars 4,621 (5.99%), patta (document) holders 12,030 (15.59%), small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 3,508 (4.55%), marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 14,558 (18.87%) and agricultural labourers 42,431 (55.00%). Jalangi CD block had 103 fertiliser depots, 3 seed stores and 44 fair price shops in 2013–14. In 2013–14, Jalangi CD block produced 11,750 tonnes of Aman paddy ,

1748-437: The population, 2,359,061 Hindus who formed 33.21% of the population, and 37, 173 persons belonging to other religions who formed 0.52% of the population, in the 2011 census. While the proportion of Muslim population in the district increased from 61.40% in 1991 to 63.67% in 2001, the proportion of Hindu population declined from 38.39% in 1991 to 35.92% in 2001. Murshidabad was the only Muslim majority district in West Bengal at

1794-538: The rural areas. 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. Jalangi police station has jurisdiction over the Jalangi CD block. The headquarters of the Jalangi CD block are located at Jortala, Jalangi. State Highway 11 running from Mohammad Bazar (in Birbhum district) to Ranaghat (in Nadia district) passes through Jalangi. Buses are available to

1840-487: The south and Raninagar I , Raninagar II and Domkal CD blocks in the west. Murshidabad district has a 125.35 km long international border with Bangladesh of which 42.35 km is on land and the remaining is riverine. There are 9 blocks – Samserganj, Suti I, Suti II, Raghunathganj II, Lalgola, Bhagawangola I, Bhagawangola II, Raninagar II and Jalangi - along the Bangladesh-India border . The Bagri or

1886-564: The time of partition of India in 1947. The proportion of Muslims in the population of Murshidabad district in 1951 was 55.24%. The Radcliffe Line had placed Muslim majority Murshidabad in India and the Hindu majority Khulna in Pakistan, in order to maintain the integrity of the Ganges river system In India. Bengali is the predominant language, spoken by 99.76% of the population. As per

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1932-513: The total area irrigated in Jalangi CD block was 13,364 hectares, out of which 136 hectares were irrigated with river lift irrigation, 628 hectares by deep tube well and 12,600 hectares by other means. Murshidabad is famous for its silk industry since the Middle Ages. There are three distinct categories in this industry, namely (i) Mulberry cultivation and silkworm rearing (ii) Peeling of raw silk (iii) Weaving of silk fabrics. Ivory carving

1978-1002: Was 13.93%. The decadal growth rate of population in neighbouring Rajshahi District , across the Ganges, in Bangladesh, was 13.48% for the decade 2001–2011, down from 21.19% in the decade 1991–2001. The decadal growth rate of population in neighbouring Kushtia District in Bangladesh was 11.88% for the decade 2001–2011, down from 15.85% in the decade 1991-2001 and 21.52% in the decade 1981–1991. There are reports of Bangladeshi infiltrators entering Murshidabad district. Large villages in Jalangi CD block were (2011 population in brackets): Khayramari (18,943), Debipur (17,877), Natial (10,719), Dhanirampur (6,851), Kazipara (10,522), Sahebnagar (4,376), Sagarpara (27,385), Godagari (6,061), Ghanashyam Chak (6,814), Narasinghapur (4,939), Bara Bil Raghunathpur (11,314), Joykrishnapur (13,122), Muradpur Jalangi (10,890), Paschim Sahebrampur (25,005), Sadikhanr Diar (4,531), Bilaspur Nachharerpara (6,112), Faridpur (20,041) and Tikar Bariakalkihara (7,433). As per

2024-404: Was 17.84 per cent. Decadal Population Growth Rate (%) Sources: The decadal growth of population in Jalangi CD block in 2001-2011 was 17.11%. The decadal growth rate of population in Murshidabad district was as follows: 33.5% in 1951–61, 28.6% in 1961–71, 25.5% in 1971–81, 28.2% in 1981–91, 23.8% in 1991-2001 and 21.1% in 2001–11. The decadal growth rate for West Bengal in 2001-11

2070-841: Was established in 2010 at Jalangi . Subjects taught in the college are: Bengali, English, Hindi, history, physics and zoology . Murshidabad Minority B Ed College at Sadikhanr Diar , affiliated to the University of Kalyani , offers a course in B Ed. In Jalangi CD Block, amongst the 39 inhabited villages, 2 villages do not have a school, 28 villages have more than 1 primary school, 23 villages have at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 15 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school. In 2014, Jalangi CD block had 1 block primary health centre and 2 primary health centres with total 44 beds and 3 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 33 family welfare subcentres. 8,243 patients were treated indoor and 91,862 patients were treated outdoor in

2116-593: Was inaugurated on 25 June 2022. It was supposed to be open to the public in 2013. However, the future of the project became uncertain when in June 2012 the World Bank cancelled its $ 1.2 billion loan over corruption allegations. In June 2014, the government of Bangladesh, proceeding without the loan, hired a Chinese firm to construct the 6.15-kilometre (3.82 mi) main part of the bridge; in October 2014, it hired

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