Gangadharpur
Gangadharpur | |
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 Gangadharpur street view | |
  Gangadharpur Location in West Bengal, India  Gangadharpur Gangadharpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°46′N 88°13′E / 22.76°N 88.22°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Nearest city | Serampore |
| Government | |
| • Type | Gram panchayat |
| • Body | Gangadharpur gram panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.19 km2 (0.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,862 |
| • Density | 3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 712306 |
| Telephone code | 03212 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Sex ratio | 979 females/1000 males ♂/♀ |
| Literacy rate | 83.52 % |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Serampore |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chanditala |
| Website | Gangadharpur |
Gangadharpur is a census town in the Chanditala I CD block located in the Srirampore subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.[1]
Geography
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M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly.
Location
[edit]Gangadharpur is located at 22°46′N 88°13′E / 22.76°N 88.22°E.[2] It has an elevation of 14 metres (46 feet) and is located in the Chanditala–I community development block under the Srirampore subdivision of the Hooghly district. The Chanditala police station serves this town. There is a small river in the locale that is called Kana Nadi "(Bengali:কানা নদী)", which means "blind river."
It is 26 km from the district headquarters of Hooghly and 30 km from the state capital Kolkata.[3]
According to the District Census Handbook of 2011, Gangadharpur covered an area of 2.193 km2.[4]
Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Jangalpara, Dudhkalmi, Nababpur, Bhagabatipur, Kumirmora and Ramanathpur form a cluster of census towns in the Chanditala I CD block.[5]
Urbanisation
[edit]The Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population lives in urban area and 26.88% lives in rural areas. The subdivision has six municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Rishra Municipality and Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore had a population that was 76% urban, Chanditala I am population that was 42% urban, Chanditala II a population that was 69% urban and Jangipara a population that was 7% urban.[6][7]
Gram panchayat
[edit]The Gangadharpur gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village.[citation needed] The panchayat is divided into wards, each represented by an elected ward member. The ward members are headed by a sarpanch.
The villages and census towns in Gangadharpur gram panchayat are Bankrishnapur, Gangadharpur, Malipukur and Manirampur.[8]
Area
[edit]Gangadharpur has an area of 2.19 km2.
Market
[edit]The Ganngadharpur Bazaar[9] caters to the town.
Demographics
[edit]As of 2011[update],[10] Gangadharpur had a population of 7,862. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Gangadharpur had an average literacy rate of 83.5%, higher than the state average of 76.26%; with 87.72% of the literates being male and 79.27% being female. Nine percent of the population was under 6 years of age.
Dankuni Urban Agglomeration
[edit]As per the 2011 census, the Dankuni Urban Agglomeration includes Dankuni (M), Purba Tajpur (CT), Kharsarai (CT), Begampur (CT), Chikrand (CT), Pairagachha (CT), Barijhati (CT), Garalgachha (CT), Krishnapur (CT), Baruipara (CT), Borai (CT), Nawapara (CT), Basai (CT), Gangadharpur (CT), Manirampur (CT), Janai (CT), Kapashanria (CT), Jaykrishnapur (CT), Tisa (CT), Baksa (CT), Panchghara (CT) and Naiti (CT).[11]
Politics
[edit]Kalyan Banerjee of All India Trinamool Congress is the representative in Parliament, and Swati Khandekar of All India Trinamool Congress is the Member of Legislative Assembly.
Festivals
[edit]Like other parts of West Bengal, Durga Puja is the biggest festival of Gangadharpur. Kali Puja is one of the famous festivals celebrated in Gangadharpur. Additionally, Lakshmi Puja, Viswakarma Puja, Saraswati Puja, Poila Boisakh-Ganesh Puja, Kartik Puja and Dol Yatra are widely celebrated at Gangadharpur.
Temples
[edit]- Siv temple (Nimtala Gangadharpur south)
- Durga Temple (Mannapara, Gangadharpur south)
- Tarama Temple (Santrapara, Gangadharpur south )
- Kali Temple (Gangadharpur Bazaar)
- Radha Gobindo Temple (Radha Gobindo Tala, Gangadharpur Bazaar)
- Sitola Temple (Manna para Gangadharpur south)
- Shubochandi Temple (Shubochanditala Gangadharpur)
Ashrams
[edit]- Saradaghata Ashram (Pakirapara Gangadharpur south)
- Kultala Ashram (Daspara Gangadharpur south)
Transport
[edit]Transportation is mainly based on public transport like bus services and small vehicles like autos.
Air
[edit]The nearest airport is the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Dum Dum, Kolkata.
Rail
[edit]The nearest railway station, Baruipara railway station, on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line, is 26 km from Howrah Station and is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.[12][13]
Road
[edit]The main road is 31 Number Road. It is the main artery of the town and it is connected with Ahilyabai Holkar Road (Sehakhala), National Highway 19 (Bora), State Highway 13 (Milki Badamtala) and State Highway 6/ G.T. Road (Nabagram).[13]
There is 31 Number Private Bus from Jangipara bus stand to Serampore bus stand via Furfura Sharif, Sehakhala, Banmalipur, Gangadharpur, Baruipara, Bora and Milki Badamtala. Another road renovated under Gangadharpur-Singur Road is connected to State Highway 2. There is auto and trecker service from Singur and Baruipara to Masat via Gangadharpur. Gangadharpur-Jangalpara Road is also connected with State Highway 15.
Economy
[edit]Textiles
[edit]Gangadharpur's textile industry is the main cotton weaving center in West Bengal. They are involved in the weaving of fine-textured saris and dhotis. The saris of Gangadharpur have deep and bright colours.[14]
Other livelihoods
[edit]Most of the people are goldsmiths, and the rest are dependent on farming, with a few service men.
Healthcare
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Gangdharpur has a Primary Health Centre with 10 beds.[15][16]
Gallery
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Kultala Ashram Gangadharpur -
Gangadharpur gram panchayat -
Gangadharpur Saradaghata Asharam -
Baruipara railway station is 1.5 km from Gangadharpur. -
Gangadharpur Bazaar, 31 Number Road, Hooghly -
Gangadharpur Primary Health Centre -
Gangadharpur Saradaghata Ashram -
Gangadharpur street view -
Gangadharpur gram panchayat
References
[edit]- ^ "Mouza Information". Land & Land Reforms Department, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Google maps location of Gangadharpur". Google maps. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Hugli district census handbook" (PDF). Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "District Census Handbook Hugli, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 853-855 Statement I: Growth History. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly" (PDF). Map of Chanditala I CD Block, page 649. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Gangadharpur". Indian Village Directory. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Primary Hats/Markets of District". Hooghly. West Bengal State Marketing Board. Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
- ^ "Constituents of urban Agglomerations Having Population 1 Lakh & above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "36811 Howrah Bardhaman Local (via Chord)". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ a b Google maps
- ^ "Directorate of Textiles, Handlooms, Spinning Mills, Silk Weaving & Handloom Based Handicrafts Division". Textiles of West Bengal.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Hooghly.gov.phc". Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
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