Guskara

Guskara
Town
Traditional arrangement for stocking rice
Traditional arrangement for stocking rice
Guskara is located in West Bengal
Guskara
Guskara
Location in West Bengal, India
Guskara is located in India
Guskara
Guskara
Guskara (India)
Coordinates: 23°30′N 87°45′E / 23.50°N 87.75°E / 23.50; 87.75
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Bardhaman
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyGuskara Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total
21.15 km2 (8.17 sq mi)
Elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
35,888
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationWB42A0000
Lok Sabha constituencyBolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyAusgram
Websitepurbabardhaman.gov.in

Guskara is a town and a municipality under the Ausgram police station in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

Guskara railway station

The area between the Damodar and Ajay was previously known as Gopbhum.[2][3]

Geography

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5miles
Ajay River
Damodar River
Palsit
R
Palsit (R)
Saktigarh
R
Saktigarh, Bardhaman (R)
Dwariapur
C
Dwariapur (C)
Randiha
W
Randiha (H)
Pandu Rajar Dhibi
H
Pandu Rajar Dhibi (H)
Adrahati
R
Adrahati (R)
Jamtara
R
Jamtara, Bardhaman (R)
Kurmun
R
Kurmun (R)
Pursha
R
Pursha (R)
Bononabagram
R
Bononabagram (R)
Hatgobindapur
R
Hatgobindapur (R)
Barshul
R
Barshul (R)
Kamnara
R
Kamnara (R)
Amrargar
R
Amrargar (R)
Galsi
R
Galsi, Bardhaman (R)
Bhatar
R
Bhatar (R)
Ausgram
R
Ausgram, Bardhaman (R)
Mankar
R
Mankar (R)
Sukdal
CT
Sukdal (CT)
Bud Bud
CT
Bud Bud (CT)
Raipur
CT
Raipur, Purba Bardhaman (CT)
Gangpur
CT
Gangpur (CT)
Nari
CT
Nari, Purba Bardhaman (CT)
Mirzapur
CT
Mirzapur, Bardhaman (CT)
Bahir Sarbamangala
CT
Bahir Sarbamangala (CT)
Goda
CT
Goda, Purba Bardhaman (CT)
Guskara
M
Bardhaman
M
Bardhaman (M)
Cities and towns in the Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical site, W: river project, C: craft centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Guskara is located at 23°30′N 87°45′E / 23.50°N 87.75°E / 23.50; 87.75. It has an average elevation of 38 metres (125 feet). Guskara is located in the alluvial flood plains of several rivers.[4] Kunur River flows past it.[5]

Urbanisation

73.58% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision lives in rural areas. Only 26.42% of the population lives in urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.[6] The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full-screen map.

Guskara Airfield

Guskara Airfield is a former wartime United States Army Air Forces airfield in India used during the Burma Campaign 1944–1945. Guskara was a photo-recon base for the Tenth Air Force. Several aircraft including Northrop P-61 Black Widow and Lockheed P-38 Lightning operated from this airfield. It is now abandoned.[7]

Economy

Guskara has a wholesale market.[8] The area thrives on brick kilns, woodcraft, and cloth sales.[9] This area depends on the agro-based economy. Potato, Paddy, and Arum are the main agricultural produce of the area. Arum of this area is famous for its taste. Huge amounts of potato and paddy are produced in this area. As fish cultivation and breeding is becoming more popular, fishery is becoming a larger factor within the local economy. Poultry farms are becoming another factor in the growing economy of this area.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Guskara had a total population of 35,888, of which 18,573 (51%) were males and 17,315 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 3,544. The total number of literates in Guskara was 25,525 (72.13% of the population over 6 years).[10]

As of 2001 India census,[11] Guskara had a population of 31,863. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Guskara has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 59%. In Guskara, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The steady flow of refugees from East Pakistan increased the population of the area in the fifties.[12] Recently, an influx of people from outskirt villages has further increased the population of the area.

Education

Guskara has sixteen primaries, one upper primary, one secondary, and three higher secondary schools. It also has one college.[citation needed]

Gushkara Mahavidyalaya was established at Guskara in 1955. It offers honors courses in Bengali, Sanskrit, English, history, geography, political science, philosophy, physics, chemistry, mathematics, botany, zoology, nutrition, and B.Com.[13]

Guskara Purnananda Public Institution, a coeducational institution, is affiliated with West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education.[14] The school has got a very good academic record. It got President's Medal during the decade of the 1950s and was received by former Head Master of the school Nirod Boron Mahata.

Sushila Jangeswar Public High School, a coeducational institution, is affiliated with West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education.[15]

Guskara Balika Vidyalaya is affiliated with West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education.[16]

A private polytechnic college was established in 2010 "Gobindapur Sephali Memorial Polytechnic" which is recognized by the West Bengal state council of technical education.[17]

Art

The area is renowned for its dhokra art castings.[18] The craftsmen and craftswomen are very poor. Middlemen buys dokra artifacts from them and sell them in markets. The middlemen earn the profit. The poor craftsmen and women cannot gain much from their produce as they cannot reach prospective markets to sell their products themselves. Moreover, the craftsmen and women usually take loans from the nearby grocery shops for their daily needs of sustenance. The grocery or shop owners take artifacts from the craftsmen and women as a mortgage for loans. The craftsmen and women are unable to repay the loan. So, the mortgage items become the items of sale in the grocery or shop owners. The last but not the least of the problem that has beset the craftsmen and women is the lack of health and sanitary consciousness.

Transport

Train

Guskara (station code-GKH) is well connected with Bardhaman, Howrah, and Sealdah station on down line & Bolpur, Rampurhat, Malda Town & New Jalpaiguri on up line by train. 20 pairs of train run through Guskara railway station every day. It is a part of the Sahibganj Loop of Eastern Railway. It consists of two platforms and has features like waiting room, pay and use washroom and one station one product stall.

Road

National Highway named NH114 (previously named as NH2B) passes through which connects Bardhaman & Kolkata on the south, Bolpur & Rampurhat on the north. Another State Highway named SH14 is also going through Guskara which connects Mankar & Durgapur on the west, Balgona & Katwa on the east.

Bus

One bus-depot (Guskara Bus Stand) is here. Many buses of different routes go from here. The common routes are Guskara-Bardhaman (mainly via Orgram & some via Galsi), Guskara-Asansol (via Mankar), Guskara-Durgapur (via Mankar), Guskara-Katwa (mainly via Balgona & some via Natunhat) & Guskara-Bolpur.

E-Rickshaw

There are many toto (e-rickshaw) which are convenient and affordable for intra-town transport.

Rented Taxis

There are rented taxi available without prior booking at taxi stand at Guskara railway station (beside platform 1). It is useful for personalized destination.

References

  1. ^ "Guskara Info".
  2. ^ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, pp. 150-151
  3. ^ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p. 482
  4. ^ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (in Bengali), Vol I, p18, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
  5. ^ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p. 35
  6. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  7. ^ Suman Chakraborti (21 January 2018). "West Bengal: West Bengal to revive WWII airstrips | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  8. ^ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p673
  9. ^ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, pp. 664-666
  10. ^ "2011 Census - Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  12. ^ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p. 57
  13. ^ "Gushkara Mahavidyalaya". GM. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  14. ^ "West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education". Budwan. WBCHSE. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  15. ^ "West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education". Budwan. WBCHSE. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  16. ^ "West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education". Budwan. WBCHSE. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  17. ^ "GSMP - Gobindapur Sephali Memorial Polytechnic | Youth4work". youth4work.com. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  18. ^ Dokra Art Archived 2009-01-30 at the Wayback Machine
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