Thakurnagar

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FieldValue
nameThakurnagar
native_name
settlement_typeCensus Town
image_skylineThakurnagar Matua Mahasangha.jpg
image_captionThakurnagar Matua Mahasangha Thakurbari
pushpin_mapIndia West Bengal#India
pushpin_map_captionLocation in West Bengal, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1West Bengal
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2North 24 Parganas
established_title
founderPramatha Ranjan Thakur
named_forHarichand Thakur
leader_titleMP
leader_nameShantanu Thakur
leader_partyBharatiya Janata Party
leader_title1MLA
leader_name1Subrata Thakur (Bharatiya Janata Party)
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demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Bengali, English
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code743287
area_code_typeTelephone/STD code
area_code03215
blank1_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1Bangaon
blank2_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1Gaighata
website
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Thakurnagar is a Census Town in Gaighata CD Block in Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

History

Thakurnagar is named after Pramath Ranjan Thakur, the great-grandson of the founder of the Hindu Matuan movement, Harichand Thakur. Due to the Thakurs' significance to the Matua Mahasangha, the village is considered the "Mecca of Matuas."

Today, Thakurnagar is best known for the nearby Thakur Bari ("House of the Thakurs" in English). Thakurnagar is also known for its large flower market. It hosts a famous Baruni Mela.

Geography

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Location

Thakurnagar is located 63.4 km northeast of Kolkata. It is to the east of the Bangladesh border.

There have been reports of the formation of a Thakurnagar municipality in near future. However, as of May 2018, no notification has been issued to that effect.

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. 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.

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.

Health concern

The ground water in North 24 Parganas district is affected by arsenic contamination.

Demographics

In the 2011 Census of India, Thakurnagar was not identified as a separate place. The population is included in that of nearby places, but it is not differentiated in the census records.

Notable people

References

References

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  2. Bagchi, Suvojit. (26 April 2016). "In West Bengal, the die is cast here". The Hindu.
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  4. "Decentralisation of governance: 22 new municipalities to come up in Bengal : All India Trinamool Congress".
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  7. "Bengal District Gazetteers, Jessore by L.S.S. O'Malley". Bengal Secretariat Book Depot, 1912.
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  10. "Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhyay". Banglapedia.
  11. "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.
  12. "District Statistical Handbook". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
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  14. "Arsenic in Ground Water of North 24 Parganas District, West Bengal {{!}} इंडिया वाटर पोर्टल (हिन्दी)".
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