Mongalkote (community development block)
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Mongalkote মঙ্গলকোট |
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| Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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 Mongalkote
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| Coordinates: 23°30′51″N 87°53′28″E / 23.51417°N 87.89111°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Parliamentary constituency | Bolpur |
| Assembly constituency | Mangalkot |
| Area | |
| • Total | 141.10 sq mi (365.44 km2) |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 263,240 |
| • Density | 1,900/sq mi (720/km2) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5.30) |
| PIN | 713147 (Mongalkote/ Nutanhat) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03453 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-37,WB-38,WB-41,WB-42,WB-44 |
| Literacy Rate | 67.97 per cent |
| Website | http://bardhaman.gov.in/ |
Mongalkote (also spelled variously as Mangalkot, Mangolkot, Mongolkot etc.) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Katwa subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Damage to embankments of the Ajay and consequent flooding was a regular problem in the Ausgram and Mangalkot area. The devastating flood of 1943 caused immense suffering and lead to a mass movement for restoration/ repair of the embankments. A massive meeting was organised at Guskara in 1944, with Uday Chand Mahtab, Maharaja of Bardhaman. However, the government did not take any action. Ultimately, the Communist Party, which had been at the forefront of agitations for some years, provided a huge work force for the purpose and completed the repair work. It laid the foundation for the party’s popularity in the area.
Mongalkote is located at 23°30′51″N 87°53′28″E / 23.5141379°N 87.8912258°E.
Mangolkote CD Block is part of the Kanksa Ketugram plain, which lies along the Ajay. The river forms a boundary with Birbhum district on the north for a long stretch and then forms the boundary between Managolkote and Ketugram I & II CD Blocks. The uneven laterite territory found in the western part of Bardhaman district extends up to Ausgram and then the alluvial flood plains commence. The entire Durgapur-Kanksa -Faridpur-Ausgram area was densely forested even in more recent times. The influx of refugees from East Pakistan and their rehabilitation in the area, and irrigation facilities extended by Damodar Valley Corporation led to destruction of much of the forests in the area, but some still remain.
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