Debanandapur

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Debanandapur
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Debanandapur
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Debanandapur
Debanandapur (India)
Coordinates: 22°55′57″N88°22′23″E / 22.932611°N 88.372917°E / 22.932611; 88.372917
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
District Hooghly
Population
 (2011)
  Total3,449
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone/STD code03213
Lok Sabha constituency Hooghly
Vidhan Sabha constituency Chunchura
Website hooghly.gov.in

Debanandapur is a village beside Saraswati Rver and a gram panchayat in the Chinsurah Mogra CD block in the Chinsurah subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.

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The village has ancient temples like Radha Krishna Temple beside Saraswati River. The said temple is in dilapidated condition. [ citation needed ]

Geography

Debanandapur
Bandel-Saptagram Area as it is today
R: rural/ urban centre, F: facility, H: historical site
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Debanandapur is located at 22°55′57″N88°22′23″E / 22.932611°N 88.372917°E / 22.932611; 88.372917 .

Sarat Chandra Chatterjee’s birth place

Debanandapur is the birth place of the novelist Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. His dwelling house is now a library named Sarat Smriti Pathagar and a museum housing his belongings. It is 2 km from Bandel Junction railway station. [1] [2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Debanandapur had a total population of 3,449 of which 1,789 (52%) were males and 1,660 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 315. The total number of literate persons in Debanandapur was 2,481 (79.16% of the population over 6 years). [3]

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References

  1. "Debanandapur". Holiday IQ. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  2. "A visit to Debanandapur: The birth place of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay" . Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 July 2017.