Debagram

Debagram
Debagram
	Town
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia district
Named for	Veda sastra
Government
• Body	Debagram Gram panchyat
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population (2013)
• Total	33,757
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	741137
Telephone code	03474
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Krishnanagar (Mahua Moitra)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kaliganj (Hasanujjaman Mandal)

Debagram is a village under Kaliganj Police Station of Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The village is located on National Highway 34. The village is served by Debagram Railway Station that lies on the Sealdah–Ranaghat - Lalgola line under Eastern Railway.the village has two high school and one collage 1) DEBGRAM S.A. VIDYAPATI 2) Vivekananda Vidya Bhaban (বিবেকানন্দ বিদ্যা ভবন) collage name Kaliganj Government College and the village has one hospital located on 34no national Highway hospital ground .

History

Before eighteenth century (A.D.) Debagram was surrounded by jungle. This place was inhabited by few people of Bagdi caste (Barga Kshatriya). In first part of eighteenth century a Brahmin family (surname- Majumder) migrated to Debagram from Uttar Pradesh. Few years later Gopal Bandopadhyay of Ichapore married a girl of Majumder family and started to live at Debagram. Gopal Bandopadhyay and his successor Janakinath Bandopadhyay were close of Nawabs of Murshidabad. After that quickly they extended their Zamindari and wealth. At the same time many other people, mainly Brahmins, from different areas came here and a prosperous village was formed. It is believed that some Brahmins studied Vedas there. Hence the village was named ‘Bedgram'. Many years later gradually this name became ‘Debagram’. Famous scholar and writer Biswanath Ponchanan lived here.Until British invasion this was an important place for Hindu ritualistic script writers.

Geography

Latitude: 23°41' north, Longitude: 88°18' east

Debagram is a part of deltaic alluvial plain of west Bengal formed by river Ganga and its tributaries and distributaries. It has an average elevation of 18 meters. This flat area is characterized by some ponds and low lands. The nearest river of the village is Bhagirathi. It is about 9 km away from the village centre. Debagram is situated in the north west of Nadia District. Bethuadahari (12 km away), Plassey (12 km), Katwa (18 km) and Tehatta (24 km) is located respectively to the South, North, East and West of Debagram.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification System Debagram has a Tropical Wet and Dry or Tropical Savanna type climate. It features a long and hot Summer followed by- wet and humid Monsoon, cloudless and pleasant Autumn, mild and dry Winter, sunny and warm Spring.

MONTH	MEAN TEMPERATURE (°C)	MEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (°C)	MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (°C)	AVERAGE RAINFALL (MM)
JANUARY	18.9	26.3	11.6	13
FEBRUARY	21.4	29.0	13.9	14
MARCH	26.7	34.5	18.9	22
APRIL	30.6	37.8	23.4	36
MAY	30.5	36.1	25	80
JUNE	30.2	34.5	26	268
JULY	29.0	32.3	25.8	313
AUGUST	29.1	32.3	25.9	268
SEPTEMBER	29.2	32.7	25.7	213
OCTOBER	27.7	32.2	23.2	105
NOVEMBER	23.3	29.6	17.1	15
DECEMBER	19.7	26.8	12.7	3

Demography

Debagram had a population of 33757. There were 7817 households. Males constitute 51.48% of the total population, female constitute 48.52%. The Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes comprise about 15.83% and 0.92%, respectively, of Population. In Debagram village population of children with age 0-6 is 3837 which makes up 11.74% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Debagram village is 942 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Debagram as per census is 946, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Administration

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Debagram village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Debagram runs under the administrative area of Debagram Gram Panchayat, Kaliganj Panchyat Samity and Nadia Zilla Parishad. Debagram Gram Panchayat is composed of 28 members elected from different areas of Debagram. Examples of such areas are Satimaayer Vita, Netajee nagar, Shaktinagar (Chattagram Colony), Babupara, Siverdalan Para, Dakshin Para, Office Bagan Para, Paschim Para, Station Para, Ghosh Para, Vivekananda Para, Roy Para, Dutta Para, Power house Para, Meer Para, Danga Para, Chatterjee Para, Katwa More, Das Para, Debagram Chourasta, Panch matha More, Jampukur etc. Current Panchayat (2013 election) has 12 members of Communist Party of India (Marxist), 8 members of All India Trinamool Congress, 7 members of Bharatiya Janata Party and 1 member of Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist).

Economy

Agriculture is the backbone of economy at Debagram. Paddy and Jute are the principal crops grown at Debagram. Some other important crops are wheat, Potato, Sugarcane, Oilseed. During last decade remarkable progress has been seen in the production of Vegetables and Fruits. Now-a-days the occupational structure is changing rapidly. Modern era has encouraged the villagers to take up new occupation. These include cottage industry, Business (both wholesale and retail), Government Services, Educational Services, Private Sector Employment etc.

Banks :

Banks

There are branches of 1. State Bank of India (ADB), 2. Nadia District Central Cooperative Bank 3. United Bank of India 4. Bandhan Bank 5. Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank

Car Showroom

There are several car showrooms in this township like Maruti Suzuki, Hero, Yamaha, Honda,Royal Enfield. in the village.

Work Profile

In Debagram village out of total population, 10282 were engaged in work activities. 86.41% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.59% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10282 workers engaged in Main Work, 1252 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2916 were Agricultural labourer.

Transport

Debagram is connected to the rest of the country by Debagram railway station and NH-34. Buses operated by SBSTC, CSTC, NBSTC and many other private buses provide reliable means of road transportation. Long distance Buses connect Debagram to main cities of west Bengal, such as- Kolkata (145 km), Siliguri (432 km), Howrah(153 km), Coochbehar(559 km), Durgapur(175 km), Malda(179 km), Digha(316 km) . The other means of road transport in the village include Rickshaws, Totos, Vans, Cycles, bikes, cars etc.

Debagram comes under Eastern Railways of Indian Railway. Several trains pass through Debagram station and provide connection with many cities including Kolkata, Kalyani (91 km), Ranaghat (66 km), Krishnagar (40 km), Baharampur (46 km). Other areas connected with state highway from debagram to Tehatta, kaligunj & Katwa.

Trains passing through Debagram

UP			DOWN
TRAIN NO.	DEPARTURE TIME	TRAIN ROUTE	TRAIN NO.	DEPARTURE TIME	TRAIN ROUTE
53181	02:57	SEALDAH-LALGOLA	53172	00:28	LALGOLA-SEALDAH
63131	06:24	KRISHNAGAR-BAHARAMPUR	53152	05:16	LALGOLA-RANAGHAT
53171	07:17	SEALDAH-LALGOLA	53174	06:27	LALGOLA-SEALDAH
53151	09:29	RANAGHAT-LALGOLA	13104(Express)	07:26	LALGOLA-SEALDAH
53173	11:18	SEALDAH-LALGOLA	53176	08:57	LALGOLA-SEALDAH
53153	13:21	RANAGHAT-LALGOLA	63132	09:59	BAHARAMPUR-KRISHNAGAR
63101 (Except Sunday)	14:24	SEALDAH-LALGOLA	53178	11:06	LALGOLA-SEALDAH
53175	15:53	SEALDAH-LALGOLA	63104	12:40	LALGOLA-SEALDAH
53179	17:08	KOLKATA-LALGOLA	53154	13:54	LALGOLA-RANAGHAT
53155	18:26	RANAGHAT-LALGOLA	53180	16:04	LALGOLA-KOLKATA
53177	19:41	SEALDAH-LALGOLA	53182	18:57	LALGOLA-SEALDAH
13103 (Express)	21:01	SEALDAH-LALGOLA	63102(Except SUNDAY)	19:53	LALGOLA-SEALDAH
63103	22:24	SEALDAH-LALGOLA	53156	20:28	LALGOLA-RANAGHAT
63105	23:08	SEALDAH-BAHARAMPUR	63106	09:31	BAHARAMPUR-SEALDAH

Education

Debagram village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Debagram village was 73.79% compared to 76.26% of West Bengal. In Debagram Male literacy stands at 76.27% while female literacy rate was 71.15%.

Colleges

Kaliganj Govt. College (Estd. 2015)

Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools

Debagram S.A. Vidyapith (Estd. 1949)
Debagram D.K. Girls High School (Estd. 1952)
Vivekananda Vidyabhaban High School (Estd. 1972)
Dingel Madrasah Siksha Kendra (Estd. 1982)
Jompukur Kalidas Bandopadhyay MSK (Estd. 2005)
Jompukur Obaydul Memorial Girls Academy ( Estd. 2013)

Primary and Junior High Schools

Gaharapota primary school(Estd.1927)
Debagram High Primary School (Estd. 1928)
Dingel Primary School (Estd. 1932)
Debagram Annapurna Primary School (Estd. 1943)
Jompukur Primary School (Estd. 1954)
Sibnagar Primary School (Estd. 1960)
Chattagram Colony Primary School (Estd. 1962)
Netaji Nagar Primary School (Estd. 1972)
Kabi Rabindra Sishu Niketan (Estd. 1985)
Khadijatul Kubra Girls Academy (Estd. 1995)
Debagram Bagdipara SSK (Estd. 1999)
Debagram Office Bagan Para SSK (Estd. 2000)
Debagram Netaji Nagar SSK (Estd. 2000)
Debagram Dangapara SSk (Estd. 2001)
Office Bagan Para Primary School (Estd. 2001)
Netaji Sishu Shiksha Niketan (Estd. 2003)
Jompukur Firoza Begam Primary School (Estd. 2005)
Sultan Smriti Jr. High Madrasah (Estd. 2006)
Station Para CLS (Estd. 2008)
Jompukur Hazi Abdul Odud Primary (Estd. 2008)
ADARSHA SISHU SHIKSHA NIKETAN (DEBAGRAM KATWA MORE TEHATTA ROAD - ESTD 2011)
Medows English School (Estd. 2014)
Bond International School (Estd. 2015)
New Dingel Primary School (Estd.2018)

Media

News papers:- Anandabazar Patrika, Bartaman, Ei Somoy, Sangbad Protidin, Aajkal, Khobor 365, Ganashakti, Times Of India(TOI), The Telegraph, The Statesman, The Hindu.

Radio Stations:- Akashbani Kolkata

Television:- Doordarshan & several private channel via Cable, DTH etc.

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