Bangaon

Template:Infobox Indian urban area Bangaon is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Bangaon is one of the five sub-divisions of the District Of North 24 Parganas. Other sub-divisions are Barasat, Barrackpore, Basirhat and Bidhan Nagar.

Geography

Bangaon is located at 23.07°N 88.82°E / 23.07; 88.82. It has an average elevation of 7 metres (22 feet).

Geo-political significance

Bongaon has border with Bangladesh. In Bongaon it is called Petrapole and in the Bangladesh side it is called Benapole. It is the most favoured road check post. The Indian Railway has started a weekly goods rail transport of 35 wagons, Sonar Bangla, from Bongaon. It was started by the then Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee under the NDA government. The route was established in 1884 and the Barisal Express operated passenger services till 1947. After the partition, a mixed service (passenger and goods) continued till the Indo- Pakistan war of 1965. With the creation of Bangladesh, the goods train service was reintroduced for two years from 1972 but again closed for lack of goods. India and Bangladesh signed an agreement in July last to re- establish the train link. This was in line with the initiatives of the previous BNP Government, which formed a committee in 1994 to assess the feasibility. Officials said the route would cut short 63 km compared to the Darshana-Gethe track to Dhaka and facilitate smooth traffic of 7 lakh metric tonnes of expected import-export items in a year. According to the agreement, goods train from both sides would be allowed at Benapole and Petrapole from where the Bangladesh Railway and the Indian Railway would take wagons of their counterparts to the destination.

Climate

• Rainfall - 1,579mm(normal)
• Temperature - Max 41 °C in May and Min 10 °C in January
• Relative Humidity - Between 50% in March & 90% in July
• Soil Status - varies from sandy to clay loam
• Ratio of Land - High:Medium:Low = 17:44:39

Demographics

As of 2001 India censusTemplate:GR, Bangaon had a population of 102,115. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bangaon has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Government and politics

Bongaon is one of the State Assembly Constituency ( No-085 ). Present Member of Legislative Assembly is Mr. Saugata Roy ( M.L.A ) a All India Trinamool Congress candidate. The Municipality is presently headed jointly by the Trinamool Congress and Indian National Congress Party.

Education

Among the schools Bongaon High School for boys and Kumudini Girls School for girls are one of the most sort after by students, though there are many good schools. At Bongaon High school, Phone No- 03215 255144, Government Aidded West Bengal Youth Centre imparts Computer Training Centre. There is a college namely Dinabandhu Mahavidyalaya, Phone No.- 03215 255044.

Healthcare

Bongaon has one of the best Government aided Hospitals namely Dr. J.R.Dhar Sub Divisional Hospital, Phone & Fax No.-03215 255073. It has 200 beds and 30 doctors. As most of the people of this region are Below Poverty Line they get free treatments here.