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Swangrampur
Swangrampur
Census Town
	Swangrampur Location in West Bengal Swangrampur Location in India
	Coordinates: 22°14′21″N 88°21′16″E / 22.2393°N 88.3545°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
CD block	Magrahat II
Area
• Total	0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	5,699
• Density	5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali
• Additional official	English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743355
Telephone code	+91 3174
Vehicle registration	WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituency	Jaynagar (SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Magrahat Purba (SC)
Website	www.s24pgs.gov.in

Swangrampur is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Magrahat police station in the Magrahat II CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

8km
5miles

Hooghly River

Jatar Deul

T

Lakshmikantapur

R

Baribhanga Abad

R

Raidighi

R

Lalpur

CT

Purba Ranaghat

CT

Mathurapur

CT

Krishna Chandrapur

CT

Krishnapur

R

Mandirbazar

R

Purba Bishnupur

CT

Bangsidharpur

CT

Chandpur

CT

Magrahat

CT

Bilandapur

CT

Swangrampur

CT

Dihi Kalas

CT

Uttar Kalas

CT

Nainan

CT

Shyampur

CT

Dhamua

CT

Baneswarpur

R

Bamna

CT

Kalikapota

CT

Uttar Kusum

CT

Barijpur

CT

Usthi

CT

Ghola Noapara

CT

Uttar Bishnupur

CT

Sirakol

CT

Ajodhyanagar

CT

Cities and towns in the eastern part of Diamond Harbour subdivision (including Magrahat I & II, Mandirbazar, Mathurapur I & II CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, T: religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Area overview

Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the eastern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 24 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the eastern part of the district is a flat plain area with small towns, many in clusters. Location of places in the larger map varies a little. It is an OpenStreetMap, while we are using coordinates as in Google Maps.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Note: 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.

Location

Swangarmpur is located at 22°14′21″N 88°21′16″E / 22.2393°N 88.3545°E / 22.2393; 88.3545

Uttar Kalas, Dihi Kalas, Swangrampur and after a small gap Magrahat and Bilandapur form a cluster of census towns in the south-east corner of the Magrahat II CD block, as per the map of the Magrahat II CD block in the District Census Handbook for the South 24 Parganas. Dhamua, Shyampur and Nainan form another cluster of census towns closeby in the Magrahat II CD block.^[6]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Swangrampur had a total population of 5,699 of which 2,918 (51%) were males and 2,781 (49%) were females. There were 901 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate people in Swangrampur was 5,699 (67.22% of the population over 6 years).^[7]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Swangrampur covered an area of 0.9729 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 17 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved overhead tank. It had 293 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 maternity and child welfare centre, a dispensary/ health centre 1 km away, a family welfare centre 1 km away, a maternity home 1 km away, a veterinary hospital 1 km away and 5 medicine shops in the town. Among the educational facilities it had were 3 primary schools, the nearest secondary, senior secondary school, general degree college at Magrahat 1.5 km away. An important commodity it produced was embroidery work. It had the branch of a nationalised bank.^[8]

Transport

Bahirpuya Halt railway station is located nearby.^[9]

Healthcare

Magrahat Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Magrahat, is the major government medical facility in the Magrahat II CD block.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^ "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
^ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 13, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
^ "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
^ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 419 - Map of Magrahat II CD block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
^ "District Census Handbook South Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 999-1006 Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 1006-1010; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 1010-1015; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1015-1019; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1019-1027 Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1027- 1029: Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
^ "34814 Sealdah-Diamond Harbour Local". Time Table. India Rail Info. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics - Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 26 November 2019.