Masagram

Masagram
village
Masagram
Location in West Bengal, India
Masagram
Masagram (India)
Coordinates: 23°08′18″N 88°01′51″E / 23.1383868°N 88.0307007°E / 23.1383868; 88.0307007Coordinates: 23°08′18″N 88°01′51″E / 23.1383868°N 88.0307007°E / 23.1383868; 88.0307007
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purba Bardhaman
Government
  Type Panchayati raj (India)
  Body Gram panchayat
Area
  Total 3.82 km2 (1.47 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 4,310 [1]
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 713401
Vehicle registration WB
Website bardhaman.gov.in

Masagram is a city in Ajhapur gram panchayat of Jamalpur block in Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Masagram is located at 23°08′18″N 88°01′51″E / 23.1383868°N 88.0307007°E / 23.1383868; 88.0307007.

It is located near the banks of the Damodar River. It is around 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of Palsit and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Saktigarh.[2]

Transport

Masagram railway station is 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Bardhaman Junction railway station and 72 kilometres (45 mi) from Howrah Station on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord.[3][4] On completion it will be a terminus station of the Bankura-Masagram line (under construction).[5]

It is located off NH 19 and a road leads to Memari on Grand Trunk Road.

References

  1. "Masagram Village".
  2. "Masagram". Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  3. Eastern Railway local time table
  4. Eastern Railway Time Table.
  5. "Bankura Damodar Rail to roll again from 14th Jan". Retrieved 2009-08-22.


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