Katwa
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| Katwa | |
  Katwa
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| State - District(s) |
West Bengal - Bardhaman |
| Coordinates | |
| Area - Elevation |
334.36 km² - 150 m |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
272380[1] - 815/km² |
| Municipality Chairman | Rabindra Nath Chatterjee |
| Codes - Postal - Telephone - Vehicle |
- 713130 - +03453 - WB-? |
Katwa is a subdivision in the district of Bardhaman, West Bengal. The area has a rural charm and natural beauty, but many trading and other business activities has made it clumsy and congested. It is a good middle class residential area.
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[edit] History
The small town has a historical background of five hundred years. The earliest name of Katwa was Indranee Pargana. Later the name was changed to 'Kantak Nagari' and became the fort area of the Murshid Kuli Khan, Nawab of Bengal. Katwa was invaded by the Bargis (break-away Maratha gropus several times.
[edit] Geography
It is situated between the rivers Ajay and Bhagirathi (a branch of the Ganges) and thus the east, west and north of the town is bounded by water. It is at the eastern end of the district and is 150km from Kolkata and 56km from Barddhaman Town.
The weather/climate is similar to the rest of Gangetic West Bengal. One can have a good feel of all the six seasons.
[edit] Economy
[edit] Health-Care
Katwa is visited by the populace from its surrounding habitats and villages everyday in hundreds. They are used to their regular trips to this busy town mainly to avail the medical services offered at this place. Late Dr. Sanat Kumar Konar, Late Dr.S.K.Roy and Late Dr. Nandagopal Chattopadhaya were pioneers for professional medical services in the town.
Katwa is one of the areas of Bardhaman district which is affected by arsenic contamination of ground water. [1]
Katwa also acts as an important transit point for farm products, which are transported to the cities after being brought here from nearby villages.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Katwa had a population of 71,573. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Katwa has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 69%. In Katwa, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Steady flow of refugees from East Pakistan swelled the population of the area in the fifties. [2]
[edit] Culture
[edit] Festivals
Durga Puja is widely celebrated here, but Katwa is more famous for its traditional Kartik Puja. Which is rather known as "KARTIK LARAHAI". The whole town comes alive with pandals in each and every street. The celebration is not restricted to the townsfolk. People come in large niumbers from neighbouring villages. The entire atmosphere rivals that of a carnival. Apart from this all the other local festivals are celebrated widely.
[edit] Education
[edit] High schools
- Katwa Kashiram Das Institution [2]
- Katwa Bharati Bhavan High School
- Katwa D. D. C. Girls' High School
- Katwa Janakilal Bidyamandir
- Katwa Ramkrishna high school
- Katwa Balika Vidalaya
- Kaseswari Girls school
[edit] Colleges
[edit] Politics
Rabindranath Chatterjee of INC won the Katwa assembly seat in 2006, 2001, 1996 defeating his nearest rivals, Sudipta Bagchi, Kanak Kanti Goswami and Anjan Chatterjee, all of CPI (M) in the respective years. Anjan Chatterjee of CPI (M) won the seat in 1991 and 1987 defeating Rabindranath Chatterjee of INC. Haramohan Sinha of CPI (M) won the seat in 1982 and 1977 defeating Subrata Mukherjee of INC and Nityananda Thakur of JNP in the respective years. [3]
Subrata Mukherjee of INC won the Katwa assembly seat in 1972. [4] Haramohan Sinha of CPI (M) won it in 1971. [5] Nityananda Thakur of INC won it in 1969. [6] Subodh Chowdhury of CPI (M) won it in 1967. [7] Subodh Chowdhury, representing CPI, won the seat in 1962. [8] Tarapada Cahudhuri of INC won it in 1957. [9] Subodh Chowdhury, representing CPI, won the seat in 1951. [10]
Mahboob Zahedi of CPI (M) won in the Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency) in 2004.
[edit] References
- ^ Arsenic contamination
- ^ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (Bengali) , Vol I, p57, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
- ^ Election Commission Assembly election results 1977-2006. Click on Party-wise Performance of Political Parties for details.
- ^ Assembly elections 1972
- ^ Assembly elections 1971
- ^ Assembly elections 1969
- ^ Assembly elections 1967
- ^ Assembly elections 1962
- ^ Assembly elections 1957
- ^ Assembly elections 1951
[edit] See also
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