Shyamsundar

Shyamsundar
Village
Shyamsundar
Location in West Bengal, India
Shyamsundar
Shyamsundar (India)
Coordinates: 23°06′16.8″N 87°51′59.0″E / 23.104667°N 87.866389°E / 23.104667; 87.866389Coordinates: 23°06′16.8″N 87°51′59.0″E / 23.104667°N 87.866389°E / 23.104667; 87.866389
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purba Bardhaman
Population (2011)
 • Total 4,903
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 713424 (Shyamsundar)
Telephone/STD code 03451
Lok Sabha constituency Bardhaman Purba
Vidhan Sabha constituency Raina
Website bardhaman.gov.in

Shyamsundar is a village in Raina I CD Block in Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Raina I CD Block are located at Shyamsundar.[1]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Shyamsundar had a total population of 4,903, of which 2,469 (50%) were males and 2,434 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 446. The total number of literates in Shyamsundar was 3,707 (83.17% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Education

In 1947, at the time of independence there were only three colleges in Bardhaman district – at Bardhaman, Kalna and Asansol. Shyamsundar College was established in 1948.[3] Syamsundar College was founded by Raibahadur Bisalaksha Bose, a social worker of Shyamsundar. Amongst those who helped in establishing the college were: Abdus Sattar, Kalipada Mukherjee, Prafulla Chandra Sen and Jadabendra Nath Panja.[4] Subjects taught in the college include: physics, chemistry, mathematics, botany, zoology, microbiology, Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, geography, political science, education, philosophy, economics and commerce.[5]

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Shyamsundar.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Barddhaman" (PDF). Map of Barddhaman with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (in Bengali), Vol I, pp. 560=561, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
  4. ↑ "Shyamsundar College". College authorities. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Shyamsundar College". College Admission. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Bardhaman district". Medical Institutions. Bardhaman district administration. Retrieved 6 March 2017.


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