{{Short description|Village in West Bengal, India}} {{About|the settlement in West Bengal|the village in Uttar Pradesh|Ahiran, Pindra}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Ahiran | other_name = Ahiron | settlement_type = Village/City | image_skyline = Ahiran Ahiron Suti.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3 | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India | coordinates = {{coord|24.52|N|88.02|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = West Bengal | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Murshidabad | established_title = <!-- Established --> | unit_pref = Metric | area_total_km2 = 91.75 | population_total = 17079 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics1_info1 = Bengali, English | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 742223 | blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency | blank1_info_sec1 = Jangipur | blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency | blank2_info_sec1 = Jangipur | website = {{URL|murshidabad.nic.in/}} | iso_code = IN-WB | footnotes =
}} '''Ahiran''' is a village in the Suti I CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. It serves as the Headquarters of the Suti I administrative division.
==History== This is a historical village of Murshidabad district. The word Ahiran means "an area of Ahirs".<ref name="Gupta1982">{{cite book|author=Sivaprasad Das Gupta|title=Essays in Thematic Cartography: Papers Presented at the Third National Cartographic Conference, Calcutta, During 19-21 October 1981, by the Members of National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cEUmAAAAMAAJ|year=1982|publisher=The Organisation|page=166}}</ref> Gold coins belonging to Gupta period were found at Ahiran during road construction on National Highway 34 (India).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/gold-coins-of-gupta-era-found-in-west-bengal/article4774543.ece | title = Gold coins of Gupta era found in West Bengal | publisher = THE HINDU TODAY'S PAPER | access-date = 2013-05-02}}</ref>
==Geography== {{OSM Location map | width=400| height=550| zoom=11 | coord={{coord|24|26|0|N|88|6|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Cities, towns and locations in the southern portion of Jangipur subdivision, Murshidabad district (including Suti I, Raghunathganj I, Raghunathganj II, Sagardighi CD blocks)'''<br/> M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Facility<br/>Abbreviation- TPS: Thermal Power Station, AMU: Aligarh Muslim University<br/>Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly |mark-coord1={{coord|24|33|50|N|88|3|18|E}} | label-pos1=right|label1= Ramakantapur | numbered1=CT| mark-title1=Ramakantapur (CT)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1= #A40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2 |mark-coord2={{coord|24|31|52|N|88|4|6|E}} | label-pos2=right|label2= Fatellapur| numbered2=CT| mark-title2=Fatellapur (CT) |mark-coord3={{coord|24|34|8|N|88|2|13|E}} | label-pos3=left|label3= Madna| numbered3=CT| mark-title3=Madna, West Bengal (CT) |mark-coord4={{coord|24|33|0|N|88|3|46|E}} | label-pos4=right|label4= Nayabahadurpur| numbered4=CT| mark-title4=Nayabahadurpur (CT) |mark-coord5={{coord|24|28|2|N|88|2|2|E}} | label-pos5=left|label5= Ghorsala| numbered5=CT| mark-title5=Ghorsala (CT) |mark-coord6={{coord|24|27|36|N|88|3|0|E}} | label-pos6= bottom|label6= Srikantabati| numbered6=CT| mark-title6=Srikantabati (CT) |mark-coord7={{coord|24|27|0|N|88|4|45|E}} | label-pos7=right|label7= Charka| numbered7=CT| mark-title7=Charka, Jangipur (CT) |mark-coord8={{coord|24|26|35|N|88|6|9|E}} | label-pos8=left|label8= Dafarpur| numbered8=CT| mark-title8=Dafarpur (CT) |mark-coord9={{coord|24|26|9|N|88|6|24|E}} | label-pos9=right|label9= Ramnagar| numbered9=CT| mark-title9=Ramnagar, Murshidabad (CT) |mark-coord10={{coord|24|24|27|N|88|4|4|E}} | label-pos10=right|label10= Mirzapur| numbered10=CT| mark-title10=Mirzapur, Murshidabad (CT) |mark-coord11={{coord|24|30|30|N|88|4|36|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11= Giria| numbered11=CT| mark-title11=Giria, India (CT) |mark-coord12={{coord|24|29|11|N|88|4|57|E}} | label-pos12=right|label12= Mithipur| numbered12=CT| mark-title12=Mithipur (CT) |mark-coord13={{coord|24|28|20|N|88|5|37|E}} | label-pos13=left|label13= Jot Kamal| numbered13=CT| mark-title13=Jot Kamal (CT) |mark-coord14={{coord|24|27|54|N|88|5|44|E}} | label-pos14=left|label14= Osmanpur| numbered14=CT| mark-title14=Osmanpur (CT) |mark-coord15={{coord|24|0|36|N|88|28|36|E}} | label-pos15=right|label15= Sahajadpur| numbered15=CT| mark-title15=Sahajadpur (CT) |mark-coord16={{coord|24|27|45|N|88|6|27|E}} | label-pos16=right|label16= Khodarampur| numbered16=CT| mark-title16=Khodarampur (CT) |mark-coord17={{coord|24|27|21|N|88|7|22|E}} | label-pos17=right|label17= Donalia| numbered17=CT| mark-title17=Donalia (CT) |mark-coord18={{coord|24|26|55|N|88|7|53|E}} | label-pos18=right|label18= Teghari| numbered18=CT| mark-title18=Teghari, Murshidabad (CT) |mark-coord19={{coord|24|26|26|N|88|9|9|E}} | label-pos19=right|label19= Krishna Sali| numbered19=CT| mark-title19=Krishna Sali (CT) |mark-coord20={{coord|24|26|0|N|88|10|32|E}} | label-pos20=bottom|label20= Bara Jumla| numbered20=CT| mark-title20=Bara Jumla (CT) |mark-coord21={{coord|24|31|6|N|88|2|38|E}} | label-pos21=right|label21= AMU: Murshidabad Centre| numbered21=F| mark-title21= Aligarh Muslim University: Murshidabad Centre (F) |shape-color21=#967117 |mark-coord22={{coord|24|22|9|N|88|6|22|E}} | label-pos22=left|label22= Sagardighi TPS| numbered22=F| mark-title22= Sagardighi Thermal Power Station (F) |shape-color22=#967117 |mark-coord23={{coord|24|28|8|N|88|6|11|E}} | label-pos23=right|label23= Jangipur| numbered23=M| mark-title23=Jangipur, Murshidabad (M) | shape-color23= #800000 |mark-coord24={{coord|24|31|5|N|88|1|12|E}} | label-pos24=left|label24= Ahiran| numbered24=R| mark-title24= Ahiran (R) |shape-color24=black| 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|shape-color30=#C40000 |mark-coord31={{coord|24|17|50|N|88|5|5|E}} | label-pos31=right|label31= Sagardighi| numbered31=R| mark-title31= Sagardighi, Murshidabad (R) |shape-color31=#C40000 |mark-coord32={{coord|24|17|38|N|88|11|9|E}} | label-pos32=right|label32= Nurpur| numbered32=R| mark-title32= Nurpur, Murshidabad (R) |shape-color32=#C40000 |mark-coord33={{coord|24|25|56|N|88|5|4|E}} | label-pos33=left|label33= Rajnagar| numbered33=R| mark-title33= Rajnagar, Murshidabad (R) |shape-color33=#C40000 |mark-coord34={{coord|24|34|0|N|88|9|0|E}} | label34= Padma River| label-color34 = #77A1CB| label-angle34= 80| label-pos34=right| label-size34=10| mark-size34=0| mark-title34 =none |mark-coord35={{coord|24|35|0|N|87|58|20|E}} | label35= Farakka Feeder Canal | label-color35 = #77A1CB| label-angle35= 43| label-pos35=right| label-size35=10| mark-size35=0| mark-title35 =none |mark-coord36={{coord|24|33|20|N|87|58|40|E}}| label36=Bansloi River| label-color36 = #77A1CB| label-angle36= 30| 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===Location=== Ahiran is located at {{coord|24.52|N|88.02|E|format=dms|}} . The village is situated on the bank of Bansloi River.
===Area overview=== Jangipur subdivision is crowded with 52 census towns and as such it had to be presented in two location maps. One of the maps can be seen alongside. The subdivision is located in the Rarh region that is spread over from adjoining Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand. The land is slightly higher in altitude than the surrounding plains and is gently undulating.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A | work= Physiography, Page 13 |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 24 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://murshidabad.gov.in/About.aspx#2 | title= Murshidabad | work= Geography | publisher= Murshidabad district authorities| access-date = 24 July 2017}}</ref> The river Ganges, along with its distributaries, is prominent in both the maps. At the head of the subdivision is the 2,245 m long Farakka Barrage, one of the largest projects of its kind in the country.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://fbp.gov.in/ | title = Farakka Barrage Project | publisher = FBP | access-date = 12 September 2017}}</ref> Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map).<ref>{{cite web| url = https://edgeofhumanity.com/2020/12/27/child-labor-illnesses-lost-childhoods-indias-tobacco-industry/ |title = Child labour, illness & lost childhoods, India's tobacco industry |publisher= Edge of Humanity Magazine, 27 December 2020| access-date = 13 July 2021}}</ref> The subdivision has two large power plants - the 2,100 MW Farakka Super Thermal Power Station and the 1,600 MW Sagardighi Thermal Power Station.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://ntpc.co.in/power-generation/coal-based-power-stations/farakka | title= Power Generation | work= Farakka |publisher= NTPC| access-date = 7 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpdcl.co.in/wbpdcl/sagardighipowerstation.html | title = The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited | work = Sagardighi Thermal Power Project | publisher = WBPDCL | access-date = 15 August 2017 | archive-date = 23 August 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170823115439/http://www.wbpdcl.co.in/wbpdcl/sagardighipowerstation.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> According to a 2016 report, there are around 1,000,000 (1 million/ ten lakh) workers engaged in the beedi industry in Jangipur subdivision. 90% are home-based and 70% of the home-based workers are women.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/10603/28080/6/06_chapter%201.pdf| title = Child workers in household industry: a study of beedi industry in Murshidabad district of West Bengal | first= Sunirmal| last= Kar| work = Viswa Bharati University thesis, page 5 | publisher = Shodhganga | access-date = 28 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thestatesman.com/features/the-poor-man-s-cigarette-1485045757.html | title = The 'Poor man's cigarette' | work = Gurvinder Singh | publisher = The Statesman, 22 January 2017 | access-date = 28 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/Beedi-workers-of-Jangipur-hold-key/article16588097.ece#! | title = Beedi workers of Jangipur hold key | work = Indrani Dutta | publisher = The Hindu, 1 May 2009 | access-date = 28 August 2017}}</ref> As of 2013, an estimated 2.4 million people reside along the banks of the Ganges alone in Murshidabad district. Severe erosion occurs along the banks.<ref name="erosion1">{{cite web | url = http://gangawaterway.in/assets/7-murshidabad.pdf | title = Types and sources of floods in Murshidabad, West Bengal | work = Swati Mollah | publisher = Indian Journal of Applied Research, February 2013 | access-date = 5 September 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170820073737/http://gangawaterway.in/assets/7-murshidabad.pdf | archive-date = 20 August 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
<small>Note: The two maps present some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the maps are linked in the larger full screen maps.</small>
==Demographics== The population of Ahiran village, as per the 2011 Census by the Government of India, was 17,079 with 8,691 males and 8,388 females.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/313929-ahiron-west-bengal.html | title = Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. | access-date = 2011-01-20 | work =Census of India 2011 | publisher = Census Commission of India }}</ref>
==Civic administration== ===CD block HQ=== The headquarters of Suti I CD block are located at Ahiran.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A | work= Map of Murshidabad with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 27 August 2017}}</ref>
===Offices=== Some of the government offices located in this area are: Suti I (community development block) * B.D.O Office * Sub Inspector Of Schools * [Integrated Child Development Services] (ICDS) * Suti I Block Youth Office * B.L and L.R.O,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://banglarbhumi.gov.in/banglarbhumi/(S(lrp1q55pxywfidxxm14vzsfx))/ASP%20PAGES/view_bllro.aspx | title = Land & Land Reforms Department | publisher = Government of West Bengal | access-date = 2011-02-17 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150616060410/http://banglarbhumi.gov.in/banglarbhumi/(S(i4oq4jcsnvibxpo5wrqfpdwg))/ASP%20PAGES/view_bllro.aspx | archive-date = 16 June 2015 | url-status = dead }}</ref> * Ahiran Hospital, Ahiran * Post Office, * Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank, * Bank of India,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://bankifsccode.com/bank_of_india/WEST_BENGAL/MURSHIDABAD/AHIRAN | title = Details of BANK OF INDIA, AHIRAN | publisher =All Bank Branches in India | access-date = 2014-02-17}}</ref> * Office of the Assistant Director of Agriculture * Ahrion electric bill collection office and mini electronic supply centers were established at Suti 1 block (WBSEDCL - AHIRAN CCC).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbsedcl.in/irj/go/km/docs/internet/new_website/TenderBids.html | title = Details of wbsedcl, AHIRON | publisher =Mini Power supply | access-date = 2018-06-11}}</ref>
==Transport== * Ahiran is connected through NH 34 and Ahiran railway station is situated in Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop line of Indian Railway.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/ahiran-ahn/5323 | title = Ahiran Railway Station | publisher = AHN/Ahiran (1 PFs) Railway Station Map - India Rail Info | access-date = 2015-06-12}}</ref> * Ahiran Halt Bus Stop and * Ahiran Haat Bus Stop.
==Education== The few schools situated in the village include the Ahiran Hemangini Vidyaytan School (H.S.), Ahiran Schinananda Girl High School and Bangabari High School. * Ahiran Model School, Suti - I block. * Aligarh Muslim University Center Murshidabad. * CWSN Resource Room, a school for child with special needs.
==Healthcare== * Ahiran Primary Health Center, under the B.M.O.H. Ahiran BPHC<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbhealth.gov.in/medical-directory/BPHC.pdf | title = Name of the Institution (Hospital) | publisher = Government of West Bengal Health & Family Welfare Department | access-date = 2011-02-17}}</ref> Suti-1, Murshidabad, near Jangipur Sub-Divisional Hospital. * Veterinary Dispensaries/ Hospital -BLDO Suti-1 Block Animal<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbard.gov.in/| title = Block Animal Health Centre | publisher = Department of Animal Resources Development, Govt. of WB | access-date = 2012-02-17}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{URL|facebook.com/ahiranwestbengalindia|Ahiran on Facebook}}
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