Nayagram

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Nayagram | type = city | latd = 22.03 | longd = 87.18
locator_position = right | state_name = West Bengal
district = Paschim Medinipur
leader_title =
leader_name =
altitude = 52
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 123929 | population_density = 246
area_magnitude=
area_total = 503.15
area_telephone =
postal_code =
vehicle_code_range =
sex_ratio = 980
unlocode =
website =
footnotes = CD Block

Nayagram ( _bn. নয়াগ্রাম) is a town, a community development block and a Police station in Paschim Medinipur in the Indian state of West Bengal. Most of the people's occupation is to make rope from sabai grass.

Geography

Nayagram is located at coord|22.03|N|87.18|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Nayagram.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nayagram] ] . It has an average elevation of 15 metres (52 feet).

Demographics

In the 2001 census, Nayagram community development block had a population of 123,929 out of which 62,588 were males and 61,341 were females. Decadal growth for the period 1991-2001 was 16.38% for Nayagram, against 15.68% in (erstwhile) Medinipur district. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84%. [cite web | url =http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_15.htm | title = Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4, (erstwhile) Medinipur District | accessdate = 2007-08-23 | last = | first = | work = Census of India 2001 | publisher = Census Commission of India]

Nayagram Bloc had a total scheduled caste population of 25,200 and a scheduled tribe population of 49,691. [cite web | url = http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/HouseListingF/SCST/All_distSCST(TRU1)15.htm | title = TRU for all Districts (SC & ST and Total) | accessdate = 2008-08-22 | last = | first = | work = Census 2001 | publisher =Census Commission of India ]

Politics

Nayagram is part of Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency). [cite web
url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S25/WB_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
title = Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies
accessdate = 2008-10-02
work = West Bengal
publisher = Election Commission of India ]

References

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