Gangadharpur

Gangadharpur গঙ্গাধরপুর
Census Town
Gangadharpur Gangadharpur Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°45′38″N 88°13′18″E / 22.760419°N 88.221792°ECoordinates: 22°45′38″N 88°13′18″E / 22.760419°N 88.221792°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Nearest City	Serampore
Area
• Total	2.2 km^2 (0.8 sq mi)
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	7,862
• Density	3,600/km^2 (9,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	712306
Telephone code	+91-3212
Vehicle registration	WB-16 & WB-18
Sex ratio	979 females/1000 males ♂/♀
Literacy Rate	83.52 %
Lok Sabha constituency	Serampore
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chanditala
Website	Gangadharpur

Gangadharpur (Bengali: গঙ্গাধরপুর)^[1] is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is under Chanditala police station. in Srirampore subdivision. It is 26 km from District headquarters Hooghly. 30 km from State capital Kolkata.^[2]

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,^[3] Gangadharpur had a population of 7862. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Gangadharpur has an average literacy rate of 83.5%, higher than the state average of 76.26%; with 87.72% of the literates being male and 79.27% being female. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Festivals

Like other parts of West Bengal, Durga Puja is the biggest festival of Gangadharpur . Kali Puja is one of the famous festivals celebrated in Gangadharpur . Also Lakshmi Puja, Viswakarma Puja, Saraswati Puja, Poila Boisakh-Ganesh Puja, kartik Puja, Dol Yatra are widely celebrated at Gangadharpur & Boisakhi mela, Charok Etc..

Geography

Gangadharpur is located at: 22°45′38″N 88°13′18″E / 22.760419°N 88.221792°E^[4] It is located in the Chanditala–I community development block under the Srirampore subdivision of the Hooghly district. Chanditala police station serves this town.

Gangadharpur Gram panchayat

Gangadharpur Gram panchayat Area

Gangadharpur Gram panchayat

• Flower us gram panchayat towns & villages : Manirampur, Gangadharpur, Malipukur , Bankrishnapur.
• Market: Ganngadharpur Bazar, Hajaghata, Manirampur .

Gangadharpur Gram panchayat in Chanditala I (community development block).

Roads and transportation

Baruipara railway station it's 1.5 km from Gangadharpur

Nearest railway station is Baruipara at Howrah-Bardhaman chord Kolkata Suburban Railway . The main road is 31 Number Road It is the main artery of the town and it is connected NH2 & Grand Trunk Road .

Gangadharpur Bazaar, 31 Number Road, Hooghly

There is 31 Number Bus service Jangipara Bus Stand to Serampore Bus Stand Via Sehakhala, Banmalipur ,Gangadharpur, Baruipara , Bora . Another road renovated under Gangadharpur-Singur Road it is connected SH2. There is Auto & Trecker service Singur to Masat via Gangadharpur. Gangadharpur-Jangalpara Road it is connected SH15. There is Auto & Trecker service Baruipara to Masat Via Ganagadharpur.

Gangadharpur Bazar Mor

Health

Gangadharpur Health Centre

There is a government hospital Gangadharpur Primary Health Center & Rural Training Under Chanditala I unit. It has all necessary primary facilities, outdoor facilities for general patients.

("Hooghly.gov.phc".)

References

1. "Mouza Information". Land & Land Reforms Department, Government of West Bengal.
2. "Hugli district census handbook" (PDF). Retrieved 27 February 2016.
3. "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
4. "Google maps location of Gangadharpur". Google maps. Retrieved 2015-12-30.