Bedrabad

Bedrabad is a village in the Kaliachak III CD block in the Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Location
Bedrabad is located at 24.81781°N, 87.99533°W.

Area overview
The area shown in the adjoining map is the physiographic sub-region known as the diara. It "is a relatively well drained flat land formed by the fluvial deposition of newer alluvium." The most note-worthy feature is the Farakka Barrage across the Ganges. The area is a part of the Malda Sadar subdivision, which is an overwhelmingly rural region, but the area shown in the map has pockets of urbanization with 17 census towns, concentrated mostly in the Kaliachak I CD block. The bank of the Ganges between Bhutni and Panchanandapur (both the places are marked on the map), is the area worst hit by left bank erosion, a major problem in the Malda area. The ruins of Gauda, capital of several empires, is located in this area.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Bedrabad had a total population of 15,123, of which 7,706 (51%) were males and 7,417 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 2,460. The total number of literate persons in Bedrabad was 6,473 (51.12% of the population over 6 years).

Education
Bedrabad High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1980. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has 5 computers for teaching and learning purposes.

Healthcare
Bedrabad Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, is the main government medical facility in Kaliachak III CD block.