Panagarh


Panagarh is the easternmost suburb of Durgapur, a small town in the Kanksa CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal.

Geography

Location

Panagarh is located at. It has an average elevation of.
The Asansol-Durgapur region is composed of undulating laterite soil. This area lies between two mighty rivers – the Damodar and the Ajay. They flow almost parallel to each other in the region – the average distance between the two rivers is around 30 km. 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.

Urbanisation

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 census towns.

Indian Air Force base

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.

Cantonment

One of the 62 cantonments in the country is located at Panagarh.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Panagar had a total population of 5,510, of which 2,796 were males and 2,714 were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 650. The total number of literates in Panagar was 3,836.

Transport

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.
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.
State Highway 14 passes through Panagarh. The Dubrajpur-Panagarh sector of SH 14 is part of Panagarh-Morgram Highway.

Education

Panagarh has five primary schools, Rama Krishna Ashrama Vidyapitha, the Kendriya Vidyalaya, Secondary School and two higher secondary schools.

Professional Education

Panagarh has two engineering colleges viz. Aryabhatta Institute of Engineering & Management Durgapur and Techno India, Durgapur.

Healthcare

Panagarh Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Kanksa CD block. There are primary health centres at Malandighi, Shibpur, Shyambazar and Silambazar.