Ausgram, Bardhaman

Ausgram
Ausgram
Village
	Ausgram Location in West Bengal, India Ausgram Ausgram (India)
	Coordinates: 23°32′08.5″N 87°39′42.5″E / 23.535694°N 87.661806°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Bardhaman
Population (2011)
• Total	5,533
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone/STD code	03452
Lok Sabha constituency	Bolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ausgram
Website	purbabardhaman.gov.in

Ausgram is a village in Ausgram I CD block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Overview

Ausgram lies in the Kanksa Ketugram Plain, in the northern part of the district. Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision extends from the Kanksa Ketugram plain, which lies along the Ajay on the north to the Bardhaman Plain, the central plain area of the district, with the Damodar on the south and the east.^[1]^[2]

Geography

8km
5miles

Ajay River

Damodar River

Palsit

R

Saktigarh

R

Dwariapur

C

Randiha

W

Pandu Rajar Dhibi

H

Adrahati

R

Jamtara

R

Kurmun

R

Pursha

R

Bononabagram

R

Hatgobindapur

R

Barshul

R

Kamnara

R

Amrargar

R

Galsi

R

Bhatar

R

Ausgram

R

Mankar

R

Sukdal

CT

Bud Bud

CT

Raipur

CT

Gangpur

CT

Nari

CT

Mirzapur

CT

Bahir Sarbamangala

CT

Goda

CT

Guskara

M

Bardhaman

M

Cities and towns in the Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical site, W: river project, C: craft centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Urbanisation

73.58% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision lives in the rural areas. Only 26.42% of the population lives in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.^[3] The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Police station

Aushgram police station has jurisdiction over Guskara municipality and parts of Ausgram I and Ausgram II CD Blocks. The area covered is 198.90 km².^[4]^[5]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Ausgram had a total population of 5,533, of which 2,826 (51%) were males and 2,707 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 212. The total number of literates in Ausgram was 3,542 (66.57% of the population over 6 years).^[6]

Education

Ausgram High School was established in 1954. A co-educational Bengali medium school it has arrangements for teaching from Class V to Class XII.^[7]

Healthcare

Bononabagram Rural Hospital at Bononabagram (with 30 beds) is located nearby.^[8]

References

^ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (in Bengali), Vol I, p18,28, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
^ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Barddhaman" (PDF). Physiography, pages 13-14. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
^ "Purba Bardhaman District Police". Police Station. West Bengal Police. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
^ "Ausgram High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2019.