Debanandapur

Debanandapur
Village
Birth place of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Debanandapur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Debanandapur Debanandapur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°55′57″N88°22′23″E / 22.932611°N 88.372917°E / 22.932611; 88.372917
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,449
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone/STD code	03213
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.

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

Geography

3km
2miles

Hooghly River

Sahaganj

R

Bansberia

R

Debanandapur

R

Bandel

R

Bandel Rly Stn

F

Iswar Gupta Setu

F

Tribeni

H

Saptagram

H

  

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

Debanandapur is the birthplace 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]

Gallery

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  Birthplace and house of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
• 
  Sarat Smriti Mandir, a library and research center
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  Old Shiva temple, Debanandapur
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  Heritage plaque at Debanandapur
• 
  Temple and Sarat statue
• 
  Debanandapur Post Office

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.

External links

• Media related to Debanandapur at Wikimedia Commons