Sagardighi (community development block)
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Sagardighi সাগরদীঘি সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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| Community development block | |
 Sagardighi
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| Coordinates: 24°17′N 88°06′E / 24.28°N 88.10°ECoordinates: 24°17′N 88°06′E / 24.28°N 88.10°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| • MLA | Subrata Saha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 345.20 km2 (133.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 310,461 |
| • Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 172,182 (65.27%) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 742226 (Sagardighi) |
| Telephone code | 91 3483 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-57, WB-58 |
| Sex ratio | 962 ♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jangipur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sagardighi |
| Website | murshidabad |
Sagardighi is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Sagardighi police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Sagardighi.
Sagardighi is about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-west of Baharampur by road.Morgram, the junction of NH 34 and Panagarh–Morgram Highway is part of Sagardighi block. An area steeped in history, it has been in focus because of the expansion programme of Sagardighi Thermal Power Station.
Small weapons made of stone, which are around 15,000-20,000 years old, have been discovered by archaeologists of the State Archaeology Department at Ekani Chandpara in Sagardighi. Apart from the weapons they also discovered raw materials and scrap, which indicates that the weapons were made at this place itself.
Sagardighi has many remains of the Pala dynasty. There is a lake of the name, which is the largest in the district. It was dug up by Mahipala.
Hussain Shah, the greatest of Sultans of Gauda, was associated with Chandpara or Ekani Chandpara in Sagardighi block. Sekherdighi is a large lake excavated by him.
During the British Raj, the Murshidabad leadership of the Nawabs became weak and the British gave charge of revenue collections to a few noble Rajput Marwari's. These nobles were given the title of 'Zamindar' (Land owners). The Kothari family reigned over Sagardighi from the time of Mir Qasim until the abolishment of the Zamindari system after the independence of India. The last ruling Zamindar of Sagardighi and the surrounding areas of Ratanpur was Bimal Singh Kothari. His family/descendants continue to live in Calcutta (now Kolkata).
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