Haripal

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Haripal
Village
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Raj-Rajeswar Temple at Dwarhatta, Haripal
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Haripal
Location in West Bengal, India
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Haripal
Haripal (India)
Coordinates: 22°49′53″N88°7′7″E / 22.83139°N 88.11861°E / 22.83139; 88.11861
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
District Hooghly
Government
  Type Panchayati raj (India)
  Body Gram panchayat
Population
 (2011)
  Total3,395
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-WB
Vehicle registration WB
Website wb.gov.in

Haripal is a village in Haripal CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Geography

Haripal
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Dwarhatta
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Hooghly
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Haripal
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Barun Napara
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Dadpur
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Polba
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Gurap
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Dhaniakhali
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Borai
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Baruipara
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Jagatnagar
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Nasibpur
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Singur
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Balarambati
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Bargachhia
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Tarakeswar
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Champdani
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Bhadreswar
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Cities and towns in the Chandannagore subdivision and Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks of Chinsurah subdivision in Hooghly district
M: municipal corporation/ 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

Haripal is located at 22°49′53″N88°7′7″E / 22.83139°N 88.11861°E / 22.83139; 88.11861 . [1]

Police station

Haripal police station has jurisdiction over Haripal CD Block. [2] [3]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Haripal CD block are located at Khamarchandi. [4]

Urbanisation

In Chandannagore subdivision 58.52% of the population is rural and the urban population is 41.48%. Chandannagore subdivision has 1 municipal corporation, 3 municipalities and 7 census towns. The single municipal corporation is Chandernagore Municipal Corporation. The municipalities are Tarakeswar Municipality, Bhadreswar Municipality and Champdany Municipality. [5] Of the three CD Blocks in Chandannagore subdivision, Tarakeswar CD Block is wholly rural, Haripal CD Block is predominantly rural with just 1 census town, and Singur CD Block is slightly less rural with 6 census towns. Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks of Chinsurah subdivision (included in the map alongside) are wholly rural. The municipal areas are industrialised. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India, Haripal had a population of 3,395 of which 1,717 (51%) were males and 1,678 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 294. The number of literates in Haripal was 2,704 (87.20% of the population over 6 years). [6]

There are certain villages (2011 census figures in brackets) such as Chandinagar (1,601), Raghubati (1,047), Aminpur (1,454), Khamar Chandi (3,320) and Gopinagar (4,512), with independent identity in census records, adjacent to Haripal and have practically become part of Haripal. [6]

Economy

Around a total of 32 lakh people from all around the city commute to Kolkata daily for work. In the Howrah-Goghat section via Tarakeswar, there are 48 trains that carry commuters from 21 railway stations. [7]

Education

Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya, Haripal, a general degree college, was established by renowned freedom fighter Dharanath Bhattacharya at Haripal in 1966. It is affiliated with the University of Burdwan and offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, political science, philosophy, geography, education, mathematics, physics, computer science, nutrition, zoology, botany and accountancy.

Haripal Guru Dayal Institution, a higher secondary school from class 5 to 12 that teaches all the streams. Science, Arts, and Commerce are located at Haripal and Tirthabasi Girls Higher Secondary School (for girls only), while Arts is located in Borobazar, Haripal. Basudevpur Vidyamandir located in Basudevpur Haripal .These institutes cater mostly to the students of Haripal. [8] [9]

Culture

Dwarika Chandi temple at Dwarhatta was established in 1126. As it was damaged over the years, it was thoroughly renovated. Virtually all terracotta decorations have been vanished. Dwarhatta is in the Haripal PS area and stands on the Haripal-Jangipara Road. [10]

David J. McCutchion describes several temples at Dwarhatta and Haripal: [11]

Transport

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Train

Haripal railway station of TarakeswarSeoraphuli section serves the locality.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hooghly district</span> District in West Bengal, India

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tarakeswar</span> City in West Bengal, India

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chinsurah subdivision</span> Subdivision in West Bengal, India

Chinsurah subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chandannagar subdivision</span> Subdivision in West Bengal, India

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Jejur is a gram panchayat under Haripal block in Chandannagar subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gurap</span> Village in West Bengal, India

Gurap is a village in Dhaniakhali CD block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Dadpur is a village in Polba Dadpur CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Barun Napara is a village in Polba Dadpur CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Bargachhia is a census town of Nalikul Purba Gram Panchayat in Haripal CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Balarambati is a census town in Singur CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Nasibpur is a census town in Singur CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Borai is a census town in Singur CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Dwarhatta is a village and a gram panchayat in the Haripal CD block in the Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

References

  1. "Haripal station, Hooghly". Hooghly district. Wikimapia. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  3. "Hooghly District Police". West Bengal Police. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  4. "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Map of Hooghly district with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  5. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  6. 1 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 10 June 2016.
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  9. "Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya". College Admission. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  10. "In Search of Temples of Bengal" (in Bengali). Temples of Bengal. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  11. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 15, 33 & 73, 34-35, 44, 48, 75. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN   978-93-81574-65-2