Radhanagore Radhanagar | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 22°43′35″N87°51′58″E / 22.726513°N 87.866035°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Hooghly |
Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 712403 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
Radhanagore (also spelled Radhanagar) in the khanakul Town Arambagh subdivision of the Hooghly District of West Bengal, India. It is the birthplace of Raja Rammohan Roy. Located near Khanakul, it is approachable from Tarakeswar or Arambag. Mundeswari river flows nearby.
The Raja's ancestral home and ruins of the house he built at the Langulpara cremation ground are still there. A college has been established in his name in the Town of khanakul.
Kamarpukur, also in Hooghly District, birthplace of Sri Ramkrishna and Birsingha was in Hooghly District but currently in Paschim Medinipur, birthplace of Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar are near Radhanagore.
The Arambagh subdivision, presented in the map alongside, is divided into two physiographic parts – the Dwarakeswar River being the dividing line. The western part is upland and rocky – it is extension of the terrain of neighbouring Bankura district. The eastern part is flat alluvial plain area. The railways, the roads and flood-control measures have had an impact on the area. [1] The area is overwhelmingly rural with 94.77% of the population living in rural areas and 5.23% of the population living in urban areas. [2]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Khanakul-I Block has two gram panchayats named Rammohan-I and Rammohan-II covering both Radhanagar and Langulpara. [3]
Rammohan-I covers the following villages: Gaurangapur, Jagannathpur, Amarpur, Jakri, Sarda, Kalimba, Raghunathpur, Langulpara, Sahanpur, Chak Sonatikri, Dhamla, Paschim Radhanagar, and Senpur. Rammohan-II covers the following villages: Shrirampur, Kaiba, Atghara, Sekendarpur, Gobindapur, Khamargor, Maikhanda, and Helan. [3]
Paschim Radhanagar had a population of 2,220 and Langulpara of 1,638. Purba Radhanagar with a population of 4,878 is part of Balipur panchayat. [3]
Raja Rammohan Roy Mahavidyalaya, a general degree college, was established at Radhanagore in 1964. [4]
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Arambagh also known as Arambag is a town and a municipality in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of Arambagh subdivision.
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