Madanpur, India

Madanpur মদনপুর
Suburb
Madanpur Madanpur Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°01′N 88°29′E / 23.02°N 88.48°ECoordinates: 23°01′N 88°29′E / 23.02°N 88.48°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	13,675
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	741245
Vehicle registration	WB
Website	nadia.nic.in

Madanpur is a suburb under Chakdaha block and Chakdaha police station of Kalyani subdivision in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1] It is located around 53 km away from Kolkata - the capital of West Bengal. Madanpur has been transformed rapidly from a village to a suburb/census town in last 15 years. Madanpur is famous for its cultivation.

History

In the middle of eighteenth century when the railway was yet to come in Bengal, this area was full of grass land and lash green on the bank of Yamuna river. This area was surrounded by "Sadgope Para", "Das Para" and "Ghosh Para" in the east and "Dule Para" in the West. There were only 5-7 Mukherjee/Bhattacharya that time. The current station area was totally in the river bed. After 1750, Madangopal with Sri Radha used to take rest at this place on the way to Krishnanagar via Chandirampur. The people of the village was very much happy with this and they started worshiping Madangopal. From then, people started calling this place as Madanpur which means place for Madangopal. We still have Madangopal temple near Birohi.^[2] Before this people use to call this place as "যমুনাপাড়" (situated on the bank of Yamuna river) village.There are three Higher secondary school Alaipur Manorama Siksha Niketan(H.S)co- ed, Madanpur Kendriya Adarsha Vidyalaya (H.S) for Girl's and Madanpur Kendriya Adarsha Vidyalaya (H.S),for Boy's.Alaipur baltola bazar and there have a beautiful temple in Alaipur 'Jamunapara' (Tar Maa)and also a beautiful natural beauti picnic spot and a Kali Maa Mandir.

Geography

Madanpur is located at 23°01′N 88°29′E / 23.02°N 88.48°E.^[3] It has an average elevation of 9 m (30 ft). It is situated on the bank of Ganges which is called Hoogly River in this place. Madanpur is full of highly fertile agricultural land. It is spread till Kaliganj in the North, Ishwaripur in the West, Birohi in the East and Kalyani in the South. Madanpur has wide marsh area. Yamuna river, a feeder of Ganges flows through the hart of Madanpur to meet Ichhamoti. The source place of Yamuna river is called Tribeni. But, nowadays this river is almost in dying condition. The nearest Bangladesh border (Petrapole) is just about 51 km from Madanpur.

Most of the areas are full of lash green with various types of flora.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,^[4] Madanpur had a population of 13,675. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Madanpur has an average literacy rate of 83%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 79%. In Madanpur, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Madanpur station is on the Sealdah-Ranaghat Line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway. Rickshaws and Auto-rickshaws are used for local conveyance.

Education

Madnpur's schools are run by the state government. Bengali is the primary language of instruction. Schools follow the "10+2" plan. There are two Higher Secondary Schools, four Secondary Schools and several Primary Schools.

The Higher Secondary Schools are

1. Madanpur K. A Vidyalaya (for boys)

2. Madanpur K. A Vidyalaya (for girls)

3. Alaipur Monorama Siksha Niketan (co-ed)

Attractions of Madanpur

1. Majdia Picnic area - Saheb Bagan - Old forest area developed by British officers.
2. Temple of Madangopal ( Lord Krishna) - Birohi,34 National Highway, 6 km away from Madanpur Railway Station.
3. Sayantani More Kali Mandir - Near Sarkar Bag Centre
4. House of actor Bikash Roy

Financial Services

There are nationalized banks, cooperatives and micro financing institutions supporting the agrarian economy of the region. However, unorganized money lenders dominant the financing needs of the small traders in urgent need of money. There are two major banks :

1. State Bank of India (Near Indira More)
2. United Bank of India (Near Indira More)
3. Six ATM Counters

References

1. "District Wise List of Statutory Towns". Census of India 2011, Urban Frame. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Archived from the original on 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
2. বিবর্তনের ধারায় মদনপুর. তরুলতা প্রকাশনী. 1999. p. 4.
3. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Madanpur
4. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

Jogen Sharma