Madhyamgram
| Madhyamgram মধ্যমগ্রাম | |
|---|---|
| Kolkata Metropolitan | |
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Madhyamgram Crossing (Chowmatha) on Jessore Road | |
  Madhyamgram Location in West Bengal, India | |
| Coordinates: 22°42′N 88°27′E / 22.70°N 88.45°ECoordinates: 22°42′N 88°27′E / 22.70°N 88.45°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Number of wards = 25 |
| Government | |
| • Municipality Chairman | Mr. Rathin Ghosh[1] |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2013[Approx]) | |
| • Total | 254,219 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 700129/700130 |
| Telephone code | 91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB 26 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barasat |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Madhyamgram |
Madhyamgram is a place and neighborhood in Kolkata within the Indian state of West Bengal and urban of Metropolitan City Kolkata, having Calcutta (Kolkata) postal code and telephone zone (33). It is also called the Fortune City of Kolkata. It is under the jurisdiction of Barasat sadar subdivision[2] within the limit of Madhyamgram police stations and under the local jurisdiction of Madhyamgram Municipality. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.[3]
History
Madhyamgram was in the Kingdom of Raja Protapaditya Roy, one of the twelve feudal provinces of Bengal and Ruler of Jessore during the Mughal regime.
On 20 December 1757 Mirzafar, the Nawab of Bengal presented twenty-four parganas to the East India Company as dowry which also included Madhyamgram, under Anwarpur Pargana adjacent to Barasat.
The first railway line from Madhyamgram to Duttapukur was commissioned in 1882 when the station was called Chandipur. Madhyamgram was then named as Majher Gaon, probably because the area was situated between Badu (Chakradharpur Mouza) and Sajirhat (Guchuria Mouza).
The present narrow Noai Canal now acting as dividing border line between New Barrackpore and Madhyamgram stretching from the South of Ganganagar to Sajirhat in the West used to be a wide river, once called Labanyabati, which through colloquial transformation became Noai river and after years of silt depositions turned into Noai Canal.
At that time Anwarpur Pargana was famous for tobacco trade and a special sweet smelling blended tobacco was manufactured in Madhyamgram.
Over and above Madhyamgram was also a big paddy growing area and Labanya river was a medium of navigation for export of those products. Madhyamgram was also famous for fine embroidery works that attracted appreciation from Delhi and Mumbai. Many Muslim families used to maintain livelihood through those works.
Climate
The climate is tropical, like the rest of the Gangetic West Bengal. The hallmark is the Monsoon—early June to mid September. The weather remains dry during the winter (mid-November to mid-February) and humid during summer.
Temperature :41 °C in May (max) and 8.3 °C in January (min)
Relative Humidity: Between 50% in March & 90% in July
Pin-700129 & 700130.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[4] Madhyamgram had a population of 198,964. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Madhyamgram has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 71%. In Madhyamgram, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Economy
There is a major textile mill and a rubber factory. The business of the city revolves around retailing, though there are dealers who supply mainly to the rest of the district. Madhyamgram also hosts an integrated computer hardware and software development unit. However, the major occupation of its residents is service. The neighbourhood is characterized by its close proximity of c. 15 minutes to an airport. A notable advantage of Madhyamgram is the transportation facility with Road mode and the local railway section. There are bus routes from Madhyamgram to various parts of Kolkata and towns and villages bordering to Bangladesh.
Transport
A large the part of the population of Madhyamgram depends on railways. The primary station is Madhyamgram Railway Station. Taxi services are one of the most popular forms of transportion to reach nearby towns like Sodepur, New Barrackpur and Barasat. Battery operated toto vans are also used for short distances. A railway connection links Madhyamgram with major areas and rest of Kolkata.
Jessore Road is seen as the most important road connection with other parts of city. One can easily reach Kolkata Airport via Jessore Road. Madhyamgram's Sodepur Road leads to BT road, an important transport link to the heart of Kolkata from the north. Sodepur Road is treated as the connecting road between Jessore and BT Road.
Other regular transport services like private and governmental public transport busses, taxis, and rented car services are also available in Madhyamgram. Because of the growing importance of Madhyamgram, now the latest type of Volvo large air-conditioned bus services are also available during peak office hours.
As a part of the future projects of the West Bengal Metro Rail, there a route from Barasat to Dumdum is planned. This route includes Madhyamgram as one of the primary stops to minimise heavy traffic during office time.
Education and culture
Madhyamgram has a number of secondary and higher secondary schools and two graduate colleges, namely the Vivekananda College and the Acharya Prafulla Chandra College. The latter, though territorially in the New Barrackpur municipality, has a close relationship with Madhyamgram, especially in student composition. The two most well-known schools are Madhyamgram High School and Madhyamgram Girls High School. There's also Acharya Prafulla Chandra Girls High School and Acharya Prafulla Chandra Boys High School. The Acharya Prafulla Chandra Vidyayatan has become one of the best schools in Madhyamgram. The popular English medium schools are Julien Day School in Ganganagar and Sudhir Memorial Institute near Doltala, St. Judes Higher Secondary School at Basu Nagar. The engineering college Camellia Institute of Technology and the management college Camellia School Of Business Management are also located here.
Painter Shri Jahar Dasgupta resides in Madhyamgram, who has created a sculpture of poet Rabindranath Tagore placed near Madhyamgram Railway station. He has ran the art school Senjuti for young kids and students since 1984 and this school has been a major contributor to the art and culture of Madhyamgram.
Sports
Madhyamgram High School has won the Subroto Cup, an all-India inter-school soccer competition, an undisputed record number of seven times, which includes a hat-trick (the years 1981, 1982, and 1983).
There are two Football coaching camps. One, in ward no. 19 at Pallishree playground, was founded on 2 December 2005, and the other, in ward no. 7 at Basunagar playground, was founded on 18 September 2005. Both are organised and managed by the Madhyamgram municipality.
There are several playgrounds in the city. There are two Cricket Coaching Camps. One in between Ward no. 22 and Ward no. 11 at Basunagar Ground, and another in Ward no.12 at Udayrajpur Ground.
There is one swimming in Pool at Ward no. 4 where veteran coaches coach children all year.
There are two well known quiz clubs, MIND KRUSHERZ' and SHOCK-Q.
Table tennis star Mouma Das was born in Madhyamgram.
Football players;-Khokon Ghosh, Abhijit Roy Chowdhury and Sanjib Bhattacherjee belong to Madhyamgram.
Cricket Players Prasenjit Banerjee, Preetam Ghosh, Debasish Bose, Goutam Ghosh, and Uddipan Mukherjee belong to Madhyamgram.
References
- ↑ Official District Administration site Archived January 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ District-wise list of statutory towns, Archived March 19, 2005, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
External links
Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage
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