Thakurnagar

Thakurnagar
Thakurnagar
Town
	Thakurnagar Matua Mahasangha Thakurbari.
	Thakurnagar Location in West Bengal, India Thakurnagar Thakurnagar (India)
	Coordinates: 22°55′28″N 88°46′40″E / 22.92444°N 88.77778°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24 Parganas
Founded by	Pramath Ranjan Thakur
Reserved	SC
Government
• Type	Census Town
• MP	Mamta Thakur (All India Trinamool Congress)
• MLA	Phulin Binary Roy ( TMC )
Population (2011)
• Total	45,000
Languages
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743287
Telephone	03215
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Vehicle registration	WB-23, WB-24, WB-25, WB-26
Official Languages	Bengali, English
Presidency	Kolkata
Vidhanshabha Constituency	Gaighata
Lokshaba Constituency	Bangaon
Website	http://www.north24parganas.nic.in

Thakurnagar is a town in the Indian state of West Bengal. The town is close to the border with Bangladesh.

History

Thakurnagar is named after Pramath Ranjan Thakur, the great-grandson of the founder of Matuan, Harichand Thakur. Due to the Thakurs' significance to the Matua Mahasangha, the village is considered the "Mecca of Matuas."^[1]

Today, Thakurnagar is best known for the nearby Thakur Bari ("House of the Thakurs" in English). Thakurnagar is also known for its large flower

Geography

Thakurnagar is located 63.4 km northeast of Kolkata. It is to the east of the Bangladesh^[2] border.

There have been reports of the formation of a Thakurnagar municipality in near future.^[3] However, as of May 2018, no notification has been issued to that effect.^[4]^[5]

Health care

The ground water in North 24 Parganas district is affected by arsenic contamination.^[6]

Demographics

In the 2011 Census of India, Thakurnagar was not identified as a separate city. The population is included in that of nearby cities, but it is not differentiated in the census records.^[7]^[8]

Education

Schools

Thakurnagar High Secondary School
Thakurnagar Girls High School
Shimulpur Anandapara Narahari Vidyapith
Kaya Pir Abdur Sobahan High School
Ramchandrapur Palli Mangal Vidyapith
Grand Gems Public School
ST Stephens School
Don Bosco English Medium School
The Assembly of God Church
Guru Nanak Nursery & KG School
Mother Mary English School
P.R Thakur School
Shimulpur FP School
Manikhira FP School
Kaya FP School

Colleges

References

^ Bagchi, Suvojit (2016-04-26). "In West Bengal, the die is cast here". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
^ "Bangladesh", Wikipedia, 2018-08-24, retrieved 2018-08-29
^ "Decentralisation of governance: 22 new municipalities to come up in Bengal : All India Trinamool Congress". aitcofficial.org. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
^ "দুই জেলায় নতুন তিন পুরসভার ঘোষণায় উচ্ছ্বাস (Announcement of three new municipalities in two districts greeted)" (in Bengali). Ananda Bazar Patrika, 14 June 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
^ "West Bengal to have 22 new municipalities". Outlook 11 June 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
^ "Arsenic in Ground Water of North 24 Parganas District, West Bengal | इंडिया वाटर पोर्टल (हिन्दी)". hindi.indiawaterportal.org (in Hindi). Retrieved 2018-07-04.
^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
^ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 227: Map of Gaighata CD Bloc. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 27 May 2018.

External links

ঠাকুরনগর
"দুই জেলায় নতুন তিন পুরসভার ঘোষণায় উচ্ছ্বাস - Anandabazar". www.anandabazar.com. Retrieved 2018-05-19.

[1] Bagchi, Suvojit (2016-04-26). "In West Bengal, the die is cast here". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-07-08.

[2] "Bangladesh", Wikipedia, 2018-08-24, retrieved 2018-08-29

[3] "Decentralisation of governance: 22 new municipalities to come up in Bengal : All India Trinamool Congress". aitcofficial.org. Retrieved 2018-07-04.

[4] "দুই জেলায় নতুন তিন পুরসভার ঘোষণায় উচ্ছ্বাস (Announcement of three new municipalities in two districts greeted)" (in Bengali). Ananda Bazar Patrika, 14 June 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

[5] "West Bengal to have 22 new municipalities". Outlook 11 June 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

[6] "Arsenic in Ground Water of North 24 Parganas District, West Bengal | इंडिया वाटर पोर्टल (हिन्दी)". hindi.indiawaterportal.org (in Hindi). Retrieved 2018-07-04.

[census2011-7] "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 May 2018.

[8] "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 227: Map of Gaighata CD Bloc. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 27 May 2018.

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