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.
Balgona | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Balgona Location in West Bengal, India  Balgona Balgona (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°26′50″N 87°56′16″E / 23.447111°N 87.937889°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,203 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman-Durgapur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bhatar |
| Website | purbabardhaman |
Demographics
editAs 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
editBalgona 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
editSusundighi 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
editNangteswar Shiva temple at Babladihi
editA 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
editThere is a primary health centre at Balgona.[7]
References
edit- ^ "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.