Ausgram I is an administrative division in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision

Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision

Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision is a subdivision of the Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Bardhaman municipality, Guskara municipality and six community development blocks: Ausgram — I, Ausgram–II, Bhatar, Burdwan–I, Burdwan–II and...

 of Bardhaman district

Bardhaman District

'Bardhaman district is a district in West Bengal. The headquarter of the district is Bardhaman, though it houses other important industrial towns like Durgapur and Asansol...

 in the India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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. Ausgram police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Guskara.

Geography

Ausgram is located at 23.5178°N 87.6602°E.

Ausgram I community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

 has an area of 164.50  km².

The uneven laterite territory in the western part of Bardhaman district extends up to Ausgram and then the alluvial flood plains commence. The entire Durgapur-Kanksa-Faridpur

Faridpur, Durgapur

Faridpur-Durgapur is an administrative division in Durgapur subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Faridpur and New Township police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Loudaha. Sarpi, Mandarbani and Sirsha are urban areas in this...

-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

Damodar Valley Corporation

The Damodar Valley Corporation, popularly known as DVC, is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India. The corporation came into being on July 7, 1948 by an Act of the Constituent Assembly of India . It is modelled on the Tennessee Valley Authority of the USA. Jawaharlal...

 led to destruction of much of the forests in the area, but some still remain.

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Ausgram I block/panchayat samiti

Panchayat samiti

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 are: Ausgram, Berenda, Billagram, Dignagar I, Dignagar II, Guskara II and Ukta.

Medieval history

The area between the Damodar

Damodar River

Damodar River originates near Chandwa village, Palamau district, on the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Jharkhand state in eastern India, and flows eastward for about 592 km through the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the estaury of the River Hooghly...

 and Ajay

Ajay River

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 was known as Gopbhum, where the Sadgope kings ruled for many centuries, prior to the advent of the Muslims. The Sur kings also occupy a somewhat mythical position in the region. Adi Sur of this dynasty is credited with having brought the five Brahmins and Kayasthas (two important upper castes in Bengal) from Kannauj in what is now Uttar Pradesh.

In the 18th century the area faced massive attacks of the Bargi

Bargi

Bargis indulged in large scale plundering of the countryside dominated western part of Bengal for about ten years . Bargi invasions took place almost as an annual event.- Etymology :...

 warriors.

Administrative set ups

In 1846, when Bud Bud

Bud Bud

Bud Bud is a town and police station in Durgapur subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located on Grand Trunk Road, and is near Mankar railway station on the Bardhaman-Durgapur stretch of the Howrah-Delhi track...

 subdivision was created, Ausgram was one of the three thanas or police stations, the other two being Bud Bud and Sonamukhi

Sonamukhi

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. In Peterson’s District Gazeteer of 1910, Ausgram is mentioned as one of the police stations of Bardhaman

Bardhaman

'Bardhaman or Burdwan , is a city of West Bengal state in eastern India. It is the headquarters of Bardhaman District....

 subdivision.

Movements

This being a canal-irrigated area it had faced agitations against the imposition of taxes for canal water.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Ausgram I block had a total population of 106,813, out of which 54,623 were males and 52,190 were females. Ausgram I block registered a population growth of 13.75 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Bardhaman district was 14.36 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.

Scheduled castes at 39,576 formed around one-third the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 14,191.

Literacy

As per 2001 census, Ausgram I block had a total literacy of 62.53 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 71.85 per cent female literacy was 52.77 per cent. Bardhaman district had a total literacy of 70.18 per cent, male literacy being 78.63 per cent and female literacy being 60.95 per cent.

Health

Ausgram I CD Block is one of the areas of Bardhaman district which is affected by arsenic contamination of ground water.

Art

The area is renowned for its dhokra art castings. In particular, Dariapur

Dwariapur, Bardhaman

Dwariapur is a village under Dignagar II gram panchayat of Ausgram I block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Dwariapur is located at .-Demographics:...

village in the area is famous for its dhokra metal craft.