Panagarh

Panagarh is the easternmost suburb of Durgapur, identified in 2011 census as a village in Kanksa CD Block in Durgapur subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal.GeographyPanagarh is located at. It has an average elevation of 58m.The Asansol-Durgapur region is composed of undulating latterite 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.Indian Air Force basePanagarh Airport 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.CantonmentOne of the 62 cantonments in the country is located at Panagarh.DemographicsAs per the 2011 Census of India Panagar had a total population of 5,510, of which 2,796 (51%) were males and 2,714 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 650. The total number of literates in Panagar was 3,836 (78.93% of the population over 6 years).