Baisnabnagar, Malda
Baisnabnagar is a village in the Kaliachak III CD block in the Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Baisnabnagar is located at.Dariapur with headquarters of Kaliachak III CD block, is located nearby.
Area overview
The area shown in the adjoining map is the physiographic sub-region known as the diara. It "is a relatively well drained flat land formed by the fluvial deposition of newer alluvium." The most note-worthy feature is the Farakka Barrage across the Ganges. The area is a part of the Malda Sadar subdivision, which is an overwhelmingly rural region, but the area shown in the map has pockets of urbanization with 17 census towns, concentrated mostly in the Kaliachak I CD block. The bank of the Ganges between Bhutni and Panchanandapur, is the area worst hit by left bank erosion, a major problem in the Malda area. The ruins of Gauda, capital of several empires, is located in this area.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.
Civic administration
Police station
Baisnabnagar police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Kaliachak III CD Block.Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Baisnabnagar had a total population of 15,695, of which 8,875 were males and 6,820 were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 2,424. The total number of literate persons in Baisnabnagar was 8,519.Transport
Baisnabnagar is on National Highway 12.There is a station at nearby Chamagram on the New Farakka-Malda section of Howrah-New Jalpaiguri line.