Sujapur, Malda Explained

Settlement Type:Populated place
Subdivision Type3:Division
Leader Name2:Isha Khan Choudhury
Sujapur
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type4:Railway Station
Subdivision Type2:District
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3#Asia
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Name2:Malda
Subdivision Name3:Malda
Subdivision Name4:Malda Town railway station, Jamirghata Station
Subdivision Type5:No. of Wards
Leader Title2:M.P
Government Type:Block
Governing Body:Kaliachak I
Leader Title1:MLA
Leader Name1:Md. Abdul Ghani
Subdivision Type1:State
Pushpin Label Position:right
Unit Pref:Metric
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Elevation M:17
Population Total:93266
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:IST
Demographics1 Info2:English
Demographics Type1:Languages (For language and religion details see Kaliachak I#Language and religion)
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali
Demographics1 Title2:Additional official
Area Footnotes:8 km2(Town)
Area Total Km2:12
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:732206
Area Code:91-3512-2xxxxx
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Registration Plate:WB-65/WB-66
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Blank1 Info Sec1:Maldaha Dakshin
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Sujapur
Blank3 Info Sec1:Ganga River
Blank3 Name Sec1:River

Sujapur is a populated place in the Indian state of West Bengal that was not identified as a separate entity in the 2011 Indian census.[1] It has the highest concentration of Muslims of any municipality or populated place in the Malda district and falls under the jurisdiction of the Kaliachak I block.

History

The area was settled during the reign of Shah Jahan by Said Rai, a North Indian Kayastha.

Sujapur is expected to be part of the upcoming Nai Mouza municipal area in the Malda district, along with the villages of Boro Sujapur CT, Gayeshbari CT, Mosimpur CT, Bamangram CT, Bhakharpur CT, Chama gram/Nazirpur CT, Chhoto Sujapur CT, and Chaspara CT. The government has announced plans to establish a police station in the area.

Geography

Sujapur is located at in the Malda district of West Bengal, with an average elevation of 17 metres (56 feet). It lies on the western bank of the Bhagirathi River. The climate is typically humid and tropical, with temperatures reaching up to 46 °C during the day in May and June and dropping as low as 4 °C overnight in December and January.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook Maldah, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . 15 August 2021 . Map of Kalichak I CD block and list of villages, page 639 . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.