Country India District Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency Murshidabad Elevation 15 m | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Vidhan Sabha constituency Jalangi | |
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Sagarpara is a Small town in Jalangi subdivision of Murshidabad district in the India . It has a population of around 25,000, mostly agricultural workers, and supports both Hindu and Muslim communities. It lies at the geographic co-ordinates of latitude 24.238609, longitude 88.697776.
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Map of Sagarpara, West Bengal
There is a masjid situated near Sagarpara Bazaar, opposite Sagarpara High School. Sagarpara is located under Jalangi police station in West Bengal. It is 2.5 kilometres from the Padma River.
History
Like many other small towns in Ganges Delta, Sagarpara was a small river port during the time of Mughal. Until the year of Indian independence in 1947, it was just a small village backed by a port to ferry jute through Jalangi River, a tributary of Padma River. The Partition of India saw Sagarpara grow due to an influx of settlers from East Bengal. The Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 saw another surge of refugees in this town located only 2.5 kilometres from the Bangladesh border.
Population and commerce in Sagarpara was growing fast after 1971 due to new settlers who preferred to build a house in this town due to its high land surrounded by small rivers. The town does not get flooded because it is located on the high natural barrage side of the river. It survived like a water-locked island during devastating floods of 1978 and 1997, which forced its neighboring population to migrate into the town.
Economy
The local commerce is based on export of jute, banana, cucumber, brinjal, onion, other vegetables, grain and betel leaves. The town has nearly 3000 shops and 120 small industrial units (SIU). The city is home to large number of Marwari population who traditionally control the jute business.
Education
Sagarpara has four schools: Sagarpara High School, Sagarpara Girls High School, Ananda Marga Primary School and Sagarpara Primary School. There is a polytechnic college named Nibedita Institute of Technology. Many other study centres of open universities are available.
Communication
The village is situated about 2.5 kilometres from the international border between India and Bangladesh, and is crossed by West Bengal State Highway 11. Mainly, communication depends on bus route from Krishnanagar, Nadia to Sagarpara (via Karimpur). From the other end, Sagarpara can be accessed by Baharampur to Sagarpara (via Sekhpara or Domkal) bus route. Either way, the bus journey takes between two and three hours.