Manigram

Manigram
Village
Manigram
Location in West Bengal, India
Manigram
Manigram (India)
Coordinates: 24°21′13″N 88°06′51″E / 24.3537°N 88.1142°E / 24.3537; 88.1142Coordinates: 24°21′13″N 88°06′51″E / 24.3537°N 88.1142°E / 24.3537; 88.1142
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Elevation 35 m (115 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 4,162
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 742237 (Manigram)
Telephone/STD code 03463
Lok Sabha constituency Jangipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Sagardighi
Website murshidabad.gov.in

Manigram (also spelled Monigram) is a village and a gram panchayat in Sagardighi CD Block in Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Villages in Monigram gram panchayat are: Arazi Balarambati, Balarambati, Bhumihar, Chandpara, Dogachhi, Harirampur, Hatpara, Kantanagar, Karala, Kherur, Kismatgadi and Manigram.[1]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Manigram had a total population of 4,162, of which 2,124 (51%) were males and 2,038 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 535. The total number of literates in Manigram was 2,378 (65.56% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Economy

Sagardighi Thermal Power Station

The Sagardighi Thermal Power Station of West Bengal Power Development Corporation, at Manigram, initially had a capacity of 2 x 300 MW, commissioned in 2008.[3] It was subsequently expanded by 2 x 500 MW. The expansion units were commissioned in 2015[4] and 2017[5]

Transport

Manigram is a station on the Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa loop line.[6]

Education

Sagardighi Teachers’ Training College was established at Manigram in 2009. Affiliated with the University of Kalyani, it offers B Ed and D El Ed courses.[7]

Karaiya High School at Manigram was established in 1943 at Manigram. It is a Bengali medium coeducational school teaching from class VI to XII.[8]

Sagardighi Thermal Power School was established at Manigram in 2009. It is a coeducation institution with Bengali and English medium. It has classes from V to XII.[9]

Don Bosco English Medium School Monigram was established at Manigram in 2005.

References

  1. ↑ "Indian Village Directory". Manigram. Village Info. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited". Sagardighi Thermal Power Project. WBPDCL. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Bhel commissions thermal unit in West Bengal". Business Standard, 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "BHEL commissions 500 MW thermal unit in West Bengal". Business Standard, 16 January 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "53433 Azimganj Barharwa Passenger". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Sagaradighi Teachers' Training College". College Admission. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Karaiya High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Sagardighi Thermal Power School". Acadym. Retrieved 3 September 2017.


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