About Department
The Department of Geography aspires to be a center of excellence in teaching, research and training along with understanding, explaining and improving communities and human conditions at different spatial scales.
Vision
Department of Geography was initially established in the year 1944 when Ravenshaw was a college affiliated to Patna University (Bihar). Sri D. Chatterjee was the founder Head of the Department. Since the beginning, teaching in the department has its focus on the applied components of geographical knowledge and hence, when teaching at post-graduate level was introduced in the year 1981, it was renamed as Department of Applied Geography. The department has created a niche for itself in eastern India during a short span of four decades of PG level teaching.
Mission
- Conducting disciplinary & integrative research and promoting excellence in geographic scholarship that spans local to global scales, with an emphasis on a geospatial perspective of our changing planet and its sustainability.
- Equipping undergraduate and graduate students with real-world skills and competency development to meet the challenges associated with the continuing evolution of geographic science while providing them with vibrant and fulfilling educational experiences.
- Applying geographic science to societal and environmental issues in our state, the nation and the global community.
- Furthermore, the Department is aimed at nurturing the finest professionals and individuals through various academic, extra and co-curricular activities.
Sibabrata Das
Head of Department
Email: sibabrata2007@gmail.com
Courses Offered
| Serial No | Courses Offered | Number of Seats | Duration | Download Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.A. in Geography | 32 | 2years | |
| 2 | B.A. in Geography | 30 | 3years | |
| 3 | B.Sc. in Geography | 10 | 3years |
Faculty
Publications
| Serial No | Author | Title | Name of the Publisher | Journal Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rabiul Ansary | Ansary, R., & Anwaruzzaman, A. K. M. (2024). Overweight/Obesity transition and its determinants in India, 2005–06 to 2015–16. Population Geography, 46(2), 41–58. | POPULATION GEOGRAPHY UGC-CARE Listed |
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| 2 | Rabiul Ansary | Ansary, R. and Das, B. (2024). Pattern, reasons and determinants of circular mobility and migration: A case study of Murshidabad District, West Bengal, Demography India, IASP, India. | Demography India UGC-CARE Listed,Scopus Indexed |
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| 3 | Rabiul Ansary | Dey, R. K., Halder, P., Nandy, S., & Ansary, R. (2025). Identifying Groundwater Potential Zones using Multi-Criteria Approach in Agriculture-Dominated Landscapes of Malda district, India. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 101497. | Groundwater for Sustainable Development Scopus Indexed,SCI / SCIE / ESCI Indexed,Web of Science Indexed |
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| 4 | Rabiul Ansary | Ansary, R., Feroze Khan and Siddiqui, Z.M (2025). A comparative analysis of Aspirational and non- aspirational districts in select indicators of SDG: Evidence, EPW, India. | Economic and Political Weekly Scopus Indexed |
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| 5 | Sibabrata Das | Das, S (2025) Odisha@100: The Challenges and Opportunities of Demographic Change, Social Science Spectrum, Vol. 11(1):19-27 | Peer-reviewed (Non-indexed) |
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| 6 | Sibabrata Das | Jally, S K, Kumar, R, & Das, S (2024). Integrating Satellite Data and In-situ Observations for Trophic State Assessment of Renuka Lake, Himachal Pradesh, India, Nature, Environment and Pollution Technology, 23(4), 2025-2038. | Technoscience Publications Scopus Indexed |
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| 7 | Sibabrata Das | Das, S & Das, S. (2024). Cyclone Vulnerability Assessment of Coastal Odisha: A Sub-district Level Analysis. Journal of Integrated Disaster Risk Management, 14(1), 142–168. https://doi.org/10.5595/001c.119011 | International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM Society Scopus Indexed |
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| 8 | Sibabrata Das | Bera, S and Das, S. (2024). Trends and patterns of fertility and contraception in Odisha. Population Geography, 46(1), 107–126 | ASSOCIATION OF POPULATION GEOGRAPHERS OF INDIA UGC-CARE Listed |
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| 9 | Sibabrata Das | Bera, Sumita and Das, Sibabrata (2022) “Patterns and Reasons of Migration to Urban Odisha”. ,68(4) | National Geographical Society of India Peer-reviewed (Non-indexed) |
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| 10 | Sibabrata Das | Das, U and Das, S (2021) Relationship between Household Wealth Inequality and Child Health Status in Odisha, 2015-16, Health and Population: Perspectives and Issues, 44(4):208-230 | National Institute of Health and Family Welfare Peer-reviewed (Non-indexed) |
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| 11 | Sibabrata Das | Das S and Bera, S (2020) Population age structure and sustainable development in Odisha, India. Transactions of Institute of Indian Geographers, 22(2): 217-234 | IIG Scopus Indexed |
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| 12 | Sibabrata Das | Das, S and SaHoo, H (2019) Caesarean Section Delivery in India: Public Private Dichotomy, 48(1), 36-48 | Indian Association for the Study of Population UGC-CARE Listed |
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| 13 | Sibabrata Das | Das, S (2018) Urbanisation in Odisha: recent trends and emerging patterns, 34(2),21-39 | Geographical Society of the North Eastern Hill Region UGC-CARE Listed |
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| 14 | Sibabrata Das | Das, S and Sahoo, H (2011) An Investigation into Factors Affecting Child Nutrition in Madhya Pradesh”, 13 (3):227-233 | Taylor and Francis Scopus Indexed |
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| 15 | Sibabrata Das | Das, Sibabrata (2008) “Childhood Undernutrition: A Comparative Analysis of Scheduled Tribes and others in Mid-Indian Tribal Region”, 38(1): 64-83 | Sage Scopus Indexed |
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