Sujapur, Malda
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Sujapur | |
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Populated place | |
 India's largest Eid Gah Field in Sujapur | |
  Sujapur Location in West Bengal, India  Sujapur Sujapur (India)  Sujapur Sujapur (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 24°54′34″N 88°05′12″E / 24.9095°N 88.0868°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Malda |
| Division | Malda |
| Railway Station | Malda Town railway station, Jamirghata Station |
| Government | |
| • Type | Block |
| • Body | Kaliachak I |
| • MLA | Md. Abdul Ghani |
| • M.P | Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury |
| Area 8 km²(Town) | |
• Total | 12 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 93,266 |
| • Density | 7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Maldabasi |
| Languages (For language and religion details see Kaliachak I#Language and religion) | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| • Additional official | English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 732206 |
| Telephone code | 91-3512-2xxxxx |
| Vehicle registration | WB-65/WB-66 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Maldaha Dakshin |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sujapur |
| River | Ganga River |
| Website | malda |
Sujapur is a populated place not identified in 2011 census as a separate place, in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] It is the most muslims populous majority area in Malda district. It is under jurisdiction of Kaliachak I block. It's popularly known for Nai Mouza that consists of 9 villages, namely, Boro Sujapur CT, Gayeshbari CT, Mosimpur CT, Bamangram CT, Bhakharpur CT, Chama gram/Nazirpur CT, Chhoto Sujapur CT, Chaspara CT. This is upcoming municipal area in Malda district. Govt declares establishing a police station very soon.
There is an announcement that Chanchal and Gazole would be amongst the 22 new municipalities to be formed in West Bengal.[2] The matter has also been reported in the press, but there has been no formal announcement/ notification.[3] There is no such report about Sujapur.
Note:For information on population growth in the area, see Kaliachak I#Population
Geography
Sujapur is located at 24°54′34″N 88°05′12″E / 24.9095°N 88.0868°E Malda district, West Bengal. It has an average elevation of 17 metres (56 feet). It is on the western bank of the river river Bhagirathi (old). As in much of Bengal, the weather is usually extremely humid and tropical. Temperatures can reach as high as 46 °C during the day in May and June and fall as low as 4 °C overnight in December and January.
History
This area was settled in the time of ShahJahan by Said Rai, a north Indian Kayastha.Sujapur is located in the boarder area of India and Bangladesh.
References
- ^ "District Census Handbook Maldah, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Kalichak I CD block and list of villages, page 639. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Decentralisation of Governance: 22 new municipalities to come up in Bengal". All India Trinamool Congress. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "West Bengal to have 22 new municipalities". Outlook 11 June 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
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