Shyamsundar
Shyamsundar | |
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Village | |
  Shyamsundar Location in West Bengal, India  Shyamsundar Shyamsundar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°06′16.8″N 87°51′59.0″E / 23.104667°N 87.866389°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,903 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 713424 (Shyamsundar) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03451 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman Purba |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Raina |
| Website | bardhaman |
Shyamsundar is a village in Raina I CD Block in Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
CD Block HQ
The headquarters of Raina I CD Block are located at Shyamsundar.[1]
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India Shyamsundar had a total population of 4,903, of which 2,469 (50%) were males and 2,434 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 446. The total number of literates in Shyamsundar was 3,707 (83.17% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Education
In 1947, at the time of independence there were only three colleges in Bardhaman district – at Bardhaman, Kalna and Asansol. Shyamsundar College was established in 1948.[3] Syamsundar College was founded by Raibahadur Bisalaksha Bose, a social worker of Shyamsundar. Amongst those who helped in establishing the college were: Abdus Sattar, Kalipada Mukherjee, Prafulla Chandra Sen and Jadabendra Nath Panja.[4] Subjects taught in the college include: physics, chemistry, mathematics, botany, zoology, microbiology, Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, geography, political science, education, philosophy, economics and commerce.[5]
Healthcare
There is a primary health centre at Shyamsundar.[6]
References
- ^ "District Census Handbook: Barddhaman" (PDF). Map of Barddhaman with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), Template:Bn icon, Vol I, pp. 560=561, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
- ^ "Shyamsundar College". College authorities. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Shyamsundar College". College Admission. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Bardhaman district". Medical Institutions. Bardhaman district administration. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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