Balgona
Village in West Bengal, India
23°26′50″N 87°56′16″E / 23.447111°N 87.937889°E / 23.447111; 87.937889
India (2011)
Balgona (also spelled Balgana) is a village in Bhatar CD block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India Balgana had a total population of 7,203, of which 3,717 (52%) were males and 3,486 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 832. The total number of literates in Balgana was 4,505 (70.71% of the population over 6 years).[1]
Transport
Balgona railway station is situated on the Bardhaman-Balgona sector. EMU trains are being operated on this section from 2012.[2] Burdwan Katwa Railway was undergoing gauge conversion from 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in). The Bardhaman-Katwa line, after conversion from narrow gauge to electrified broad gauge, was opened to the public on 12 January 2018.[3]
State Highway 14 running from Dubrajpur (in Birbhum district) to Betai (in Nadia district) passes near Balgona.[4]
Education
Susundighi HP High School at PO Nityanandapur, near Balgona railway station, was established in 1898. It is a Bengali-medium coeducational school with facilities for teaching from class V to XII.[5]
Culture
Nangteswar Shiva temple at Babladihi
A 3 feet tall black stone idol of Mahavira Tirthankara is worshipped as Nangteswar Shiva at Babladihi nearby. A big fair is organised during Maha Shivaratri. [6]
Healthcare
There is a primary health centre at Balgona.[7]
References
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "35013 Barddhaman Balgona EMU Local". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Baro rail Katwae, jamlo bhidr (Big railway in Katwa, crowd gathers)". Bengali. Ananda Bazar Patrika, 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Susundighi HP High School". School Square. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (in Bengali), Vol II, page 857, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
- ^ "Bardhaman district". Medical Institutions. Bardhaman district administration. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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