Mahammad Bazar

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Mahammad Bazar | type = city | latd = 24.1 | longd = 87.5
locator_position = right | state_name = West Bengal
district = Birbhum
leader_title =
leader_name =
altitude =
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 139,478| population_density = 445
area_magnitude=
area_total = 313.40
area_telephone = 91 3462
postal_code = 731127
vehicle_code_range =
sex_ratio = 953
unlocode =
website = birbhum.gov.in/
footnotes = CD Block

Mahammad Bazar (also spelt Mohammad Bazar) ( _bn. মহম্মদবাজার) is a town with a police station, community development block and an assembly constituency in Suri subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Demographics

In the 2001 census, Mahammad Bazar community development block had a population of 139,478 out of which 71,430 were males and 68,048 were females. Decadal growth for the period 1991-2001 was 19.91% for Mahammad Bazar, against 17.88% in Birbhum district. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84%. [cite web | url =http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_8.htm | title = Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4, Murshidabad District | accessdate = 2007-08-22 | last = | first = | work = Census of India 2001 | publisher = Census Commission of India]

Mahammad Bazar Bloc had a total scheduled caste population of 38,510 and a scheduled tribe population of 28,994. [cite web | url = http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/HouseListingF/SCST/All_distSCST(TRU1)8.htm | title = TRU for all Districts (SC & ST and Total) | accessdate = 2008-08-22 | last = | first = | work = Census 2001 | publisher =Census Commission of India ]

Administration

Mahmmad Bazar is an intermediate panchayat (local self government) under Birbhum Zilla Parishad. Village panchayats under Mahmmad Bazar intermediate panchayat are: Angargaria, Bharkata, Bhutura, Charicha, Deucha, Gonpur, Hinglow, Kapista, Mahammad Bazar, Puranagram, Rampur, Sekedda. [cite web | url = http://panchayat.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumr.asp?selstate=3217000000&pno=2&ptype=V | title = Admin Reports of NPP| accessdate = 2007-09-12 | last = | first = | work = Details of West Bengal till Village Panchayat Tier | publisher = Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India]

Politics

In the 2001 assembly elections, Dhiren Bagdi of CPI(M) won the Mahammad Bazar seat defeating Biswajit Mukherjee of INC. Dhiren Sen of CPI(M) held the seat from 1977 to 2001, defeating Sailen Mahata of AITC in 2001, Rajaram Ghosh of INC in 1996, Nirmal Chandra Mandal of BJP in 1991, Tapan Mukherjee of INC in 1987, Sunil Das of INC in 1982, and Nitaipada Ghosh of INC in 1977. [cite web | url = http://eci.gov.in/electionanalysis/AE/S25/partycomp289.htm | title = 289 - Mahammad Bazar Assembly Constituency | accessdate = 2007-09-21 | last = | first = | work = Partywise comparison since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India]

Mahammad Bazar is part of Birbhum (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.]

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