Uddharanpur

Uddharanpur
Village
Uddharanpur Ghat
Uddharanpur Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Uddharanpur Uddharanpur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°41′08″N88°08′21″E / 23.685667°N 88.1391889°E / 23.685667; 88.1391889
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Bardhaman
Subdistrict	Ketugram II
Gram Panchayet	Sitahati
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,437
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Pincode	713123 (Sankhai)[ citation needed ]
Former name	Radhekeshtapur
Police station	Ketugram
Website	purbabardhaman.gov.in

Uddharanpur is a village in Ketugram II CD block in Katwa subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in West Bengal, India. The village named after the Hindu saint Uddharan Dutta Thakura who was the famous Zamindar and working for the (Nairaja of Naihati old Nabahatta) in Naihati and later a close associate of Nityananda Prabhu and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. ^{[1] [2]}

Geography

8km
5miles

T

Ajay River

S

Hooghly River

H

Jajigram

H

Kshirgram

C

Bankapasi

H

Karui

H

Sribati

H

Kogram

H

Uddharanpur

R

Srikhanda

R

Singot

R

Chandrapur

R

Gangatikuri

R

Kandra

R

Nutanhat

R

Ketugram

R

Mongalkote

CT

Panuhat

M

Dainhat

M

Katwa

   

Cities and towns in the Katwa subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical place/ religious and/ or cultural centre, C: craft centre.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Uddharanpur had a total population of 3,437, of which 1,831 (53%) were males and 1,606 (47%) were females. Population below 6 years was 330. The total number of literates in Uddharanpur was 2,667 (85.84% of the population over 6 years). ^{[3] [4]}

Festivals and Culture

Uddharan Dutta Samadhi temple complex at Uddharanpur

There are many festival in Uddharanpur. The Annual fair of Uddharanpur is very popular. People from many other places are come to join the fair. It is held on January, beside the Uddharanpur Bazar in the Melar Math. The saint novelist Kalikananda Abadhuta (1910 — 1978) resided in the Burning Ghat of Uddharanpur beside the Bhagirathi River. ^[5] He wrote a novel on this village named Uddharanpurer Ghat. based on the life of the village. ^[6]

Schools

• Uddharanpur G.S.F.P School ^[7]
• Uddharanpur Madhyamik Sikshya Kendra

Connectivity

The village is well connected to Bolpur-Shantiniketan and Asansol by the buses plying on Bolpur road. In order to reach the village via railways one has to get down on Gangatikuri railway station which lies on the Katwa-Azimganj line route. The village can be reached by the waterways by the ferries plying on Hooghly river from Katwa and Bhagyabantipur village (in Nadia district). It is connected to the nearby town of Katwa via roadways and waterways.

References

1. "Bongodorshon". Bongodorshon | বাংলার যা কিছু উৎকৃষ্ট আর ভালো তাকেই সামনে আনছে. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
2. সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "বৈষ্ণব সাধকের স্মৃতিতে আজও মজে উদ্ধারণপুর". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 June 2022.
3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
4. "Census of India: Search Details". Census of India. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
5. "সংসার থেকে পালাতে গিয়ে অবধূত যেন বিশ্বসংসারের বাসিন্দা হয়ে গেলেন". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2022.
6. Bangla Rare Books. Uddharanpurer Ghat - Abadhut / উদ্ধারণপুরের ঘাট - অবধূত.
7. "UDDHARANPUR G.S. F.P. SCHOOL - Sitahati/ii, District Barddhaman (West Bengal)". schools.org.in. Retrieved 13 February 2022.