?Madhyamgram
West Bengal • India
Coordinates: 22°42′N 88°27′E / 22.7, 88.45
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 15 m (49 ft)
District(s) North 24 Parganas
Population 155,503 (2001)
Municipalit Chairman Mihir Dasgupta [1]
Codes
• Pincode
• Telephone
• Vehicle
• 700129
• +91 33
• WB 26
Website: north24parganas.nic.in/

Coordinates: 22°42′N 88°27′E / 22.7, 88.45 Madhyamgram (Bengali: মধ্যমগ্রাম) is a small town in the district of North 24 Parganas within the Indian state of West Bengal and suburban of Metropolitan City Kolkata, having Calcutta postal code and telephone zone (33). It is under the jurisdiction of Barasat sadar subdivision [2] within the limit of Barasat and Airport police stations and under the local jurisdiction of Madhyamgram Municipality. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.[3].

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Geography

Madhyamgram is located at 22.70° N 88.45° E[4]. It has an average elevation of 15 m (49 ft).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census[5], Madhyamgram had a population of 155,503. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Madhyamgram has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 71%. In Madhyamgram, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Even being a comparatively smaller town, Madhyamgram boasts a number of secondary and higher secondary schools and two graduate colleges, namely, the Vivekananda College and the Acharya Prafulla Chandra College. The latter, though territorially in the New Barrackpur municipality, has a close relationship with Madhyamgram, especially in student composition. The two most famous schools are Madhyamgram High School and Madhyamgram Girls School.

Sports

Madhyamgram High School is famous for winning the Subrata Cup, all-India inter-school soccer competition, a record number of times. There are quite a few footballers who hail from Madhyamgram.

Table Tennis star Mouma Das belongs to Madhyamgram.

Climate

The climate is tropical, like the rest of the Gangetic West Bengal. The hallmark is the Monsoon—early June to mid September. The weather remains dry during the winter (mid-November to mid-February) and humid during summer.

Temperature :41 °C in May(Max) and 10 °C in January(Min)

Relative Humidity: Between 50% in March & 90% in July

Economy

Madhyamgram crossing on Jessore Road; traffic jam, including the "cycle-van"s
Madhyamgram crossing on Jessore Road; traffic jam, including the "cycle-van"s

There is a major textile mill and a rubber factory. The business of the city centres around retailing, though there are dealers who supply mainly to the rest of the district. Madhyamgram also hosts an integrated computer hardware and software development unit. However, the major occupation of its residents is service. The proximity to Kolkata helps residents commute daily to Kolkata. The major advance of Madhyamgram is the transportation facility with Road mode and the Local Railway Section. Literally, you can find any bus route direct or connecting from Madhyamgram to and fro Kolkata and bordering towns and villages to Bangladesh.

Places of interest

  1. Kolkata Snake Park at Badu host variety of snakes.
  2. Sukanta Sayer Park at Rishi Aravinda Road, near Arati Cinema Hall.

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. [6] There are two major Hospitals and many Health centres in Madhaymgram.

References

  1. ^ Official District Administration site
  2. ^ District-wise list of statutory towns,
  3. ^ "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
  4. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Madhyamgram
  5. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
  6. ^ "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )". Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.

See also

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhyamgram"


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