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Panagarh is an industrial town and an Indian Air Force base in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
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5km 3miles
Garh Jungle
H
Sibpur
R
Malandighi
R
Bankati
R
Gourangapur
H
Damodar River
Ajay River
Durgapur Projects Limited
Alloy Steels Plant
Durgapur Steel Plant
Durgapur Barrage
B
Panagarh Airport
A
Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport
A
ECL Kajora Area Office
Rajbandh
R
Panagarh
R
Durgapur
MC
Baska
CT
Andal
CT
Dignala
CT
Palashban
CT
Harishpur
CT
Kajora
CT
Dakshin Khanda
CT
Mahira
CT
Ukhra
CT
Khandra
CT
Siduli
CT
Prayagpur
CT
Debipur
CT
Kanksa
CT
Amlajora
CT
Bamunara
CT
Gopalpur
CT
Arra
CT
Cities and towns in the southern and eastern portions of Durgapur subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, R: rural centre, A: airport, B: barrage, H: historical site Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The sole municipal corporation in the Durgapur subdivision is located at Durgapur and the subdivision has 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).[4]
Economy
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Due to its proximity to the Asansol-Durgapur industrial belt, Panagarh has attracted many investments over the years. Emami cements has built a cement grinding plant at Panagarh.[5] Gainwell Engineering, in association with global giant Caterpillar, has a plant at Panagarh for manufacturing coal mining and soft non-ferrous metal mining equipment.[6] H & R Johnson also has a tile manufacturing plant.[7] Dhunseri group has a polyester manufacturing plant in the Panagarh industrial park.[8] Bergers paints has also set up a manufacturing unit at the industrial park.[9] Matrix fertilizer and chemicals has an integrated gas-based Urea plant in Panagarh.[10] Apart from these, many other manufacturing units of Sova Solars, Alcogain distillar, Wacker Metroark Chemicals, etc. are also present at Panagarh.[11]
Indian Air Force base
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Panagarh Airport was constructed in 1944, during the Second World War. It serves as a base for the Indian Air Force. In 2016, it was renamed as Air Force Station Arjan Singh.[12]
Cantonment
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One of the 62 cantonments in the country is located at Panagarh.[13]
Demographics
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According to the 2011 Census of India, Panagar had a total population of 5,510, of which 2,796 (51%) were males and 2,714 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 650. The total number of literates in Panagar was 3,836 (78.93% of the population over 6 years).[14]
Transport
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Panagarh is a station on the Bardhaman–Asansol section, which is a part of Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line, Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line and Howrah–Delhi main line.[15]
Earlier, National Highway 19 passed through Panagarh Bazar. A bypass was constructed in 2016, avoiding the crowded bazar area. The old Grand Trunk Road continues to pass through the town.[16]
State Highway 14 passes through Panagarh. The Dubrajpur–Panagarh sector of SH 14 is part of Panagarh–Morgram Highway.[17][18]
Education
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Panagarh has five primary schools, Rama Krishna Ashrama Vidyapitha, the Kendriya Vidyalaya, Secondary School (Panagarh Railway Colony School) and three higher secondary schools (Panagarh Bazar Hindi High School, Kanksa High School and Kanksa Girls' High School).[19]
Professional education
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Panagarh has two engineering colleges viz. Aryabhatta Institute of Engineering & Management Durgapur[20] and Techno India, Durgapur.
Healthcare
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Panagarh Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Kanksa CD block. There are 4 nonbedded primary health centres at Malandighi, Shibpur, Shyambazar and Shilampur and 26 health wellness centres.[21][22]
^All India Education Survey 2003. National Informatics Centre (Burdwan District Unit), Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, India. bardhaman.gov.in,
Cities, towns and locations in Paschim Bardhaman district, Burdwan division
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