Bulbulchandi is a village and a gram panchayat in the Habibpur CD block in the Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Bulbulchandi
Village
Bulbulchandi is located in West Bengal
Bulbulchandi
Bulbulchandi
Location in West Bengal, India
Bulbulchandi is located in India
Bulbulchandi
Bulbulchandi
Bulbulchandi (India)
Coordinates: 24°59′03″N 88°14′43″E / 24.9843°N 88.2452°E / 24.9843; 88.2452
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMalda
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,915
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
732122
Telephone/ STD code03511
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyMaldaha Uttar
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMaldaha
Websitemalda.nic.in

Geography

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Punarbhaba
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Ganges River
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Pandua
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Gazole
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Samsi
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Ratua
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Pukhuria
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Pipla Kasimpur
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Mashaldaha
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Malatipur
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Kharba
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Khanta
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Harishchandrapur
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Daulatnagar
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Araidanga
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Singhabad
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Pakuahat
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Maheshpur
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Hatimari
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Habibpur
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Bulbulchandi
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Old Malda
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Malda
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Sahapur
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Rangabhita
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Kendua
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Kachu Pukur
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Jhangra
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Chhatinamor
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Bandhail
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Baksinagar
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Aiho
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Chanchal
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Cities, towns and locations in the northern portion of Malda district (including Chanchal subdivision and Old Malda, Habibpur, Bamangola and Gazole CD blocks)
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Facility, H: historical centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

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Bulbulchandi is located at 24°59′03″N 88°14′43″E / 24.9843°N 88.2452°E / 24.9843; 88.2452.

Area overview

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The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the Barind in the east and the tal in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are "hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron." It lies to the east of the Mahananda River. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the tal, is a flat low land and "is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes." The tal area is prone to flooding by local rivers.[1] The total area is overwhelmingly rural.[2][3] There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area – Pandua and Jagjivanpur.[4]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

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According to the 2011 Census of India, Bulbulchandi had a total population of 2,915, of which 1,493 (51%) were males and 1,422 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 292. The total number of literate persons in Bulbulchandi was 6,524 (79.34% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Transport

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There is a station at Bulbulchandi on the Howrah-New Jalpaiguri line. It is 15 km from Old Malda Junction railway station.[6]

Healthcare

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R.N.Roy Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Bulbulchandi is a major government facility in Habibpur CD block.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Census of India 2011, Pages 13-15: Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda". Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Census of India 2011, Page 98: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Interest of the District. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  5. ^ "District Census Handbook, Maldah , Series 20, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 313135, page 224-225. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  6. ^ "BBCE Bulbulchandi". IndiaRailInfo. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.