Bagdah, North 24 Parganas
Bagdah (also called Bagdaha, as in census records) is a village in the Bagdah CD block in the Bangaon subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography. The Betna river flows past Bagdah. Area overview. The area shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883. At the time of Partition of Bengal (1947) the Radcliffe Line placed the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district. The renowned novelist, Bibhutibhushan  Bandopadhyay (of "Pather Panchali" fame) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area. It is a flat plain located in the lower Ganges Delta. In the densely populated area, 16.33% of the population lives in the urban areas and 83.67% lives in the rural areas. Civic administration. CD block HQ. The headquarters of Bagdah CD block are located at Bagdah. Demographics. According to the 2011 Census of India, Bagdaha had a total population of 6,424, of which 3,348 (52%) were males and 3,076 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years  was 573. The total number of literate persons in Bagdaha was 4,378 (74.82% of the population over 6 years). Transport. The Bangaon-Boyra Road links Bagdah to SH 3 at Helencha, Education. Bagdah High School is a Bengali-medium co-educational higher secondary school. It was established in 1957 and has arrangements for teaching from Class V to XII. Healthcare. Bagdah Rural Hospital with 30 beds is the main medical facility in Bagdah CD block. There are primary health centres at Mangalganj (Nataberia PHC with 6 beds), Sindrani (with 10 beds) and at Beara (Koniara PHC with 6 beds). Bagdah