Bagdaha

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Bagdaha | type = city | latd = 23.22 | longd =88.88
locator_position = right | state_name = West Bengal
district = North 24 Parganas
leader_title = MLA
leader_name = Dulal Chandra Bar
altitude = 8
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population_total = 219812| population_density =
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website = north24parganas.nic.in/
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Bagdaha ( _bn. বাগদহ) is a town with a police station, community development block (Bagda) and an assembly constituency in Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located near the border with Bangladesh.

Geography

Bagdaha is located at coord|23.22|N|88.88|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Bagdaha.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bagdaha] ] . It has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 feet).

Demographics

In 2001 census, Bagda community development block under Bagdaha police station had a total population of 219,812, of which 112.595 were males and 107.217 were females. [cite web | url = http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_11.htm
title = Census of India 2001| accessdate = 2007-08-24 | last = | first = | work = Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal, Table 4| publisher = Census Commission of India ]

Politics

In the 2005 state assembly elections Dulal Chandra Bar of AITC won the Bagdaha (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Kamalakshmi Biswas AIFB. Kamalakshmi Biswas of FBL defeated Dulal Chandra Bar of AITC in 2001, Kalidas Adhikari of INC in 1996, Ram Chandra Bose of INC in 1991. Apurba Lal Majumdar of INC defeated Kamalakshmi Biswas of FBL in 1987. Kamalakshmi Biswas of FBL defeated Apurba Lal Majumdar of INC in 1982 and Ind in 1977. [cite web | url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp84.htm
title = Partywise comparison since 1977| accessdate = 2007-08-24 | last = | first = | work = 89 – Bagdaha (SC) Assembly Constitiuency| publisher = Election Commission of India ]

Bagdaha is part of Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency). [cite web | url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S25/WB_ACPC.pdf
title = General election to the Legislative Assembly, 2001 – List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies | accessdate = 2007-09-19
last = | first = | work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India]

Healthcare

Bagdaha is one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. [cite web | url = http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm
title = Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study ) | accessdate = 2007-08-24 | last = | first = | work = Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India | publisher = SOES]

References

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