Iswarchandrapur

Iswarchandrapur
Iswarchandrapur
	Village
	Iswarchandrapur Location in West Bengal, India Iswarchandrapur Iswarchandrapur (India)
	Coordinates: 23°42′N88°33′E / 23.7°N 88.55°E Coordinates: 23°42′N88°33′E / 23.7°N 88.55°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Government
• Body	Hanspukuria GP
Population (2011)
• Total	2,471
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	741160
Telephone code	91 3471
Sex ratio	921 females/1000 males
Lok Sabha constituency	Krishnanagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Palshipara

Last updated November 20, 2019

Iswarchandrapur is a village in Hanspukuria Gram Panchayat in Tehatta II CD Block in Tehatta subdivision of Nadia district. It is situated beside the river Jalangi.

Tehatta II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Tehatta subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Tehatta subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Nadia district is a district in the state of West Bengal, in eastern India. It borders Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Purba Bardhaman to the west, and Murshidabad to the north.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Iswarchandrapur had a total population of 2,471, of which 1,286 (52%) were males and 1,185 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 207. The total number of literates in Iswarchandrapur was 1,742 (76.94% of the population over 6 years).^[1]

The 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved collection of information about all buildings. Information for National Population Register (NPR) was also collected in the first phase, which will be used to issue a 12-digit unique identification number to all registered Indian residents by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). The second population enumeration phase was conducted between 9 and 28 February 2011. Census has been conducted in India since 1872 and 2011 marks the first time biometric information was collected. According to the provisional reports released on 31 March 2011, the Indian population increased to 1.21 billion with a decadal growth of 17.70%. Adult literacy rate increased to 74.04% with a decadal growth of 9.21%. The motto of the census was 'Our Census, Our future'.

Administration

Iswarchandrapur is administrated by Hanspukuria Gram Panchayet under Tehatta sub division.

Education

The village has two primary schools:

Iswarchandrapur Paschimpara Primary School
Iswarchandrapur Purbapara Primary School

Nearby High Schools:

Nimtala Vidhya Niketan (H.S)
Hanspukuria Vidyapith (H.S)

Nearby college Tehatta Government College is established in 2015 under the University of Kalyani. The College began operations from the 2015-16 session with the faculty strength growing to 12 by the end of the session. Currently 5 arts subjects are taught and 3 science subjects shall be added soon. Nearby another college is Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College located in Betai, about 20 km from central of Tehatta.

Tehatta Government College is a general degree college nestled on the pleasant banks of Jalangi River at Tehatta in Nadia district of the state of West Bengal, India. The college is affiliated to the University of Kalyani.

The University of Kalyani, established in 1960, is a state-government administered, affiliating and research university in Nadia district of West Bengal, India. It offers courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College, established in 1973, is a college of Betai, Nadia district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and commerce. It is affiliated with the University of Kalyani.

A D.L.Ed college named Tehatta Institute of Education is located in Arshiganj, about 5 km from Iswarchandrapur village beside Tehatta - Shyamnagar road.

Literacy

Iswarchandrapur village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Iswarchandrapur village was 76.94% compared to 76.26% of West Bengal. In Iswarchandrapur Male literacy stands at 77.77% while female literacy rate was 76.07%.

Healthcare

A health sub-center is located at the centre of the village. Tehatta sub-divisional hospital is about 10 km away. Krishnanagar Sadar Hospital is about 50 km away.

Krishnanagar is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Nadia district. Krishnanagar is situated on the southern banks of the Jalangi river. She is claimed to be named after Krishna Chandra Ray. Another claim is, the city is named after Lord Krishna worshiped by Raja Krishna Chandra Ray. Previously, the city (village) was called ‘Reui’ (রেউই). The Rajbari built here during the reign of zaminder Krishna Chandra Ray is a prominent place of tourist attraction though the remnants of the past glory have been eroded and only a dilapidated structure of the exquisite places with carving on its inner walls exists today.

Festivals

Although almost all Hindu festivals are observed here, notable in recent decades has been the Durga Puja. The puja is celebrated with much pomp and grandeur during the waxing phase of the moon in the Bengali month of Kartik. There are about 4 puja committees.

Durga, identified as Adi Parashakti, is a principal and popular form of the Hindu Goddess. She is a goddess of war, the warrior form of Parvati, whose mythology centres around combating evils and demonic forces that threaten peace, prosperity, and Dharma the power of good over evil. Durga is also a fierce form of the protective mother goddess, who unleashes her divine wrath against the wicked for the liberation of the oppressed, and entails destruction to empower creation.

Puja or pooja is a prayer ritual performed by Hindus of devotional worship to one or more deities, or to host and honor a guest, or one to spiritually celebrate an event. It may honour or celebrate the presence of special guest(s), or their memories after they die. The word "pūjā" is Sanskrit, and means reverence, honour, homage, adoration, and worship. Puja, the loving offering of light, flowers, and water or food to the divine, is the essential ritual of Hinduism. For the worshipper, the divine is visible in the image, and the divinity sees the worshipper. The interaction between human and deity, between human and guru, is called darshan, seeing..

Transportation

Roads and highways

Iswarchandrapur is around 50 km north from the district town Krishnanagar and 150 km north from the state capital Kolkata. Iswarchandrapur is well connected with Krishnanagar and Karimpur via the Krishnanagar-Karimpur bus route, (State Highway 11), and also connected with NH 12 (old number NH 34) via the Tehatta-Palashi/Tehatta Ghat-Debagram route.

Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, it is the seventh most populous city; the city had a population of 4.5 million, while the suburb population brought the total to 14.1 million, making it the third-most populous metropolitan area in India. Kolkata Megalopolis is the area surrounding Kolkata Metropolitan city with additional population. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh, it is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of East India, while the Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. The city, nicknamed the "City of Joy" is widely regarded as the "cultural capital" of India and as of 2019, 6 Nobel Laureates have been associated with the city. Recent estimates of Kolkata Metropolitan Area's economy have ranged from $60 to $150 billion making it third most-productive metropolitan area in India, after Mumbai and Delhi.

Karimpur is a small township area on the bank of river Jalangi in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

State Highway 11 is a state highway in West Bengal, India.

Railway systems

The nearest railway station for connecting to Kolkata is Debagram. There is also another station named Palashi Railway Station within 20–25 km at Palashi for connecting to Krishnanagar/Berhampur.

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References

↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

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Iswarchandrapur
Village
Iswarchandrapur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Iswarchandrapur Iswarchandrapur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°42′N88°33′E / 23.7°N 88.55°E / 23.7; 88.55 Coordinates: 23°42′N88°33′E / 23.7°N 88.55°E / 23.7; 88.55
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Government
• Body	Hanspukuria GP
Population (2011)
• Total	2,471
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	741160
Telephone code	91 3471
Sex ratio	921 females/1000 males
Lok Sabha constituency	Krishnanagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Palshipara