Lalgola

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Field	Value
name	Lalgola
settlement_type	census town
pushpin_map	India West Bengal
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in West Bengal, India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	West Bengal
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Murshidabad
established_title
government_type	Panchayat
unit_pref	Metric
area_total_km2	134
elevation_m	23
population_total	267563
population_as_of	2001
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	Bengali, English
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	742148
blank1_name_sec1	Sex ratio
blank1_info_sec1	955 ♀ / 1000 ♂
blank2_name_sec1	Lok Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1	Jangipur
blank3_name_sec1	Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank3_info_sec1	Lalgola
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Backdrop

Lalgola is a trading hub situated near Bangladesh-India border surrounded by a number of large and small lakes (dighis). It was a settlement which came into existence after the Permanent Settlement in Bengal in 1793 by the Zamindar employed by the British East India Company. It was one of the prominent businesses hubs in then Murshidabad. Mainly agricultural products were collected and exported to different corner of the country. The remnant of the Palaces, called Rajbari, is still present. In one of these palaces Lalgola Open Air Correctional Home is established. It is the oldest open air correctional home in West Bengal which runs here since 1987.

Geography

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Location

Lalgola is located at . It is located near the Padma River, which is the principal distributary of the Ganges, and which forms the border between India and Bangladesh in this area; thus Bangladesh bounds the town on the north and east. The average elevation is about 23 m

The climate is similar to the rest of Gangetic West Bengal. The maximum temperature during the summer is about 45 C; the minimum during the winter is between 8 and.

Border checkpoint

Lalgola is a border checkpoint on the Bangladesh-India border. On the other side is Godagiri, across the Padma.

Area overview

While the Lalbag subdivision is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district, Rarh and Bagri, the Domkal subdivision occupies the north-eastern corner of Bagri. In the map alongside, the Ganges/ Padma River flows along the northern portion. The border with Bangladesh can be seen in the north and the east. Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map). The Ganges has a tendency to change course frequently, causing severe erosion, mostly along the southern bank. The historic city of Murshidabad, a centre of major tourist attraction, is located in this area. In 1717, when Murshid Quli Khan became Subahdar, he made Murshidabad the capital of Subah Bangla (then Bengal, Bihar and Odisha). The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 90% of the population living in the rural areas.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

Police station

Lalgola police station has jurisdiction over Lalgola CD block.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Lalgola CD block are located at Lalgola.

Open Air Jail

Probably, the most special thing about Lalgola is that, the first 'Open Air Jail', officially Lalgola Open Air Correctional Home, was founded here in the year 1987. For this purpose Sri Birendra Narayan Roy, popularly known as Biren Roy, descendants of Lalgola Raj family and erstwhile king of Lalgola, gifted their residential palace to the Government. Royal residence made way first for female lunatic convicts and later, from 1987, the open-air correctional home. Open Air Correctional Home is a relatively new and revolutionary concept. Situated over 100 acre of land and mango garden containing about 1000 mango trees, this Open Air Jail is a correction home for the prisoners. Convicts sentenced to imprisonment for a period of 7 years or more and such of them as have already served 2/3 of their sentence and have maintained all along a good jail record are eligible for transfer to the open jail after thorough screening and personal interview by a board constituted for such selection.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Lalgola had a total population of 31,698, of which 16,147 (51%) were males and 15,551 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 4,290. The total number of literate persons in Lalgola was 19,797 (72.23% of the population over 6 years).

Economy

As a trading town and transit point for farm products, Lalgola is visited daily by hundreds of people from the surrounding villages.

Education

Lalgola College was established in 2006 and began offering courses in the 2007–08 academic year, under the University of Kalyani.

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Mahesh Narayan Academy provides education up to class XII. It was established in 1914 by Maharaja Jogendra Narayan Ray.
Rahmatullah High Madrasah was established in 1919. It was also patronized by Maharaja. Initially it was affiliated with Dhaka Board. It is now affiliated to West Bengal Board of Madrasa Education.
Sekhalipur High School (H.S)
Sailaja Memorial Girls' High School
Laskarpur High School (HS)
Shree Padmaprava Digamber Jain Vidyalaya
Synergy Mission School
Ramkrishna Vidyapith
Chamapara Primary School.

There is a public library, Mahesh Narayan Academy Town Library, was established in 1913.

Culture

Almost all major and minor Hindu and Muslim festivals are celebrated here. A popular Bengali proverb is baro mase tero parbon, translated as thirteen festivals in twelve months.

One of the main festivals is the Hindu Durga Puja, when pandals (ceremonial structures) are constructed throughout the town.

The Muslim Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha is also celebrated here. A number of local festivals are also held, including the local Flower Show and Exhibition, held every January since 1986 and also a Local Football event called Lalgola Challenge Cup which is organised by the local voluntary organization.

Healthcare

There is one hospital in the town, Krishnapur Primary Health Centre. A number of local and visiting doctors are also available for consultation. A local voluntary organisation, Lalgola Sanjeeban, works in health-related fields.

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