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About Bongaon
Bongaon (বনগাঁ)
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| A map View of Bongaon |
"Bangaon (Bengali: বনগাঁ) is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Bangaon is headquarters of Bangaon subdivision. Sankar Adhya is the present chairperson of the municipality."- Wikipedia.
* The most popular spelling of the city is 'Bongaon' though you may find 'Bangaon' in some spelling; both are correct. So don't worry much about the spelling.
* This city is also known as a border area, as the Indo-Bangladesh border is just situated in here; The Petrapole Border of india and Benapole Border of Bangladesh.
* It has well developed public transports with a Railway junction (It is the last station on the Sealdah-Bangaon section of Eastern Railway, 77 km from Sealdah Station), 3 Bus stations and other services. So if you're in Bongaon You don't have to worry about how to get home early.
* Bongaon is also famous for the Durga Puja festival. Almost every local clubs in here arrange the Durga Puja very well. And Bongaon can easily stand beside Kolkata in this matter. I shall say, you must visit Bongaon at least once to see the Durga Puja here. I'm sure you would love it.
* Education is Bongaon is really developed enough (Bangaon has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate). The Oldest School here is the Bongaon High School. The Bongaon High School has been a place of excellence in education in the Sub-Division of Bongaon commencing its educational journey in 1864 in pursuance of the Wood's Despatch during the British era.
And also other Schools are available here(I will update later). The one and only college of Bongaon is the Dinabandhu Mahavidyalay (Bongaon College).
* One More important fact about Bongaon is that the Asia's Largest Land Port is the Petrapole which is situated in Bongaon.
And Lots of other facts are there about Bongaon I'll need days to describe so if I missed something don't forget to comment that.
Some Informations From The Wikipedia
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| A satelite view of Bongaon's Map |
Geography
Bangaon is located at 23.07°N 88.82°E. It has an average elevation of 7 metres (22 feet). It is the last station on the Sealdah-Bangaon section of Eastern Railway, 77 km from Sealdah Station. It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. The Sealdah – Bangaon railway was built between 1882 and 1884. Arsenic contamination is a major concern in this area.
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Bangaon municipality had a population of 110,668, out of which 56,416 were males and 54,252 were females. The 0–6 years population was 8,452. Effective literacy rate for the 7+ population was 90.25 per cent.
See also: List of cities in West Bengal (Wikipedia Link)
As of 2001 India census, Bangaon had a population of 102,115. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bangaon has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Education
Dinabandhu Mahavidyalay is the only degree college in Bangaon which is currently affiliated to West Bengal State University(formerly affiliated to University of Calcutta)
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