Dogachhi


Dogachhi is a village and in Manigram gram panchayat in Sagardighi CD Block in Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Villages Dogachhi in Monigram gram panchayat are: Arazi Balarambati, Balarambati, Bhumihar, Chandpara, Dogachhi, Harirampur, Hatpara, Kantanagar, Karala, Kherur, Kismatgadi and Manigram.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Dogachhi had a total population of 2,565, of which 1,297 were males and 1,271 were females. There are about 538 houses in Dogachhi village.

Economy

Sagardighi Thermal Power Station

The Sagardighi Thermal Power Station of West Bengal Power Development Corporation, at Manigram, initially had a capacity of 2 x 300 MW, commissioned in 2008. It was subsequently expanded by 2 x 500 MW. The expansion units were commissioned in 2015 and 2017

Transport

Manigram is a station on the Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa loop line.

Education

Sagardighi Teachers’ Training College was established at Manigram in 2009. Affiliated with the University of Kalyani, it offers B Ed and D El Ed courses.
Dogachhi Junior High School at Dogachhi was established in 2008 at Dogachhi. It is a Bengali medium coeducational school teaching from class VI to XII.
Sagardighi Thermal Power School was established at Manigram in 2009. It is a coeducation institution with Bengali and English medium. It has classes from V to XII.
Don Bosco English Medium School Monigram was established at Manigram in 2005.