Kotalpur, Hooghly

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Kotalpur
Village
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Kotalpur
Location in West Bengal, India
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Kotalpur
Kotalpur (India)
Coordinates: 22°42′06″N88°05′14″E / 22.7017°N 88.0872°E / 22.7017; 88.0872
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
District Hooghly
Population
 (2011)
  Total6,948
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
712404
Telephone/STD code03212
Lok Sabha constituency Sreerampur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Jangipara
Website hooghly.gov.in

Kotalpur is a village and a gram panchayat in the Jangipara CD block in the Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Geography

Kotalpur, Hooghly
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Kotalpur
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Krishnapur
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Garalgachha
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Barijhati
CT
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Pairagchha
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Janai
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Chikrand
CT
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Naiti
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Panchghara
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Baksa
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Begampur
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Purba Tajpur
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Jaykrishnapur
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Kapashanria
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Tisa
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Kharsarai
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Chanditala
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Bhagabatipur
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Ramanathpur
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Kumirmora
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Nababpur
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Dudhkalmi
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Manirampur
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Gangadharpur
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Jangalpara
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Masat
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Antpur
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Jangipara
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Rajbalhat
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Cities and towns in Chanditala I, Chanditala II and Jangipara CD Blocks in Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district
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

Kotalpur is located at 22°42′06″N88°05′14″E / 22.7017°N 88.0872°E / 22.7017; 88.0872

Urbanisation

Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 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 (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above). [1] [2] All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Kotalpur had a population of 6,948 of which 3,484 (50%) were males and 3,464 (50%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 915. The number of literate persons in Kotalpur was 4,718 (78.20% of the population over 6 years). [3]

Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions the Rajrajeswara temple as an at chala having terracotta panoramic battle scenes above the archway and smaller figures around the façade. [4]

The Rajrajeswara temple (at Sr No S-WB-62) at Kotalpur is included in the List of State Protected Monuments in West Bengal by the Archaeological Survey of India. [5]

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References

  1. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. "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.
  3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 35. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN   978-93-81574-65-2
  5. "Protected Monuments in West Bengal". Archaeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2020.