Iswarchandrapur

Iswarchandrapur ঈশ্বরচন্দ্রপুর
Village
Iswarchandrapur Iswarchandrapur Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°42′N 88°33′E / 23.7°N 88.55°ECoordinates: 23°42′N 88°33′E / 23.7°N 88.55°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Government
• Body	Hanspukuria GP
Population (2011)
• Total	2,471
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	741160
Telephone code	91 3471
Sex ratio	921 females/1000 males
Lok Sabha constituency	Krishnanagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Palshipara

Iswarchandrapur is a small village under Hanspukuria Gram Panchayat. It is situatted beside the river Jalangi.

Demographics

In the 2001 census, Iswarchandrapur had a population of 2471 of which 1286 are males while 1185 are females.

Administration

Iswarchandrapur is administrated by Hanspukuria Gram Panchayet.

Education

The village has two primary school named-

1. Iswarchandrapur Paschimpara Primary School
2. Iswarchandrapur Purbapara Primary School

Nearby High Schools :

1. Nimtala Vidhya Niketan(HS)
2. Hanspukuria Vidyapith H.S.

Nearby college Tehatta Government College is established in 2015 under the University of Kalyani . The College began operations from the 2015-16 session with the faculty strength growing to 12 by the end of the session.

Currently 5 arts subjects are taught and 3 science subjects shall be added soon.

Nearby another college is Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College located in Betai, about 20 km from central of Tehatta.

A D-ed college named Tehatta Institute of education is located in Arshigang, about 5 km from Iswarchandrapur.

Literacy

Iswarchandrapur village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Iswarchandrapur village was 76.94% compared to 76.26% of West Bengal. In Iswarchandrapur Male literacy stands at 77.77% while female literacy rate was 76.07%.

Healthcare

A health sub-center is located at the centre of the village. Tehatta sub-divisional hospital is about 10 km away. Krishnanagar Sadar Hospital is about 50 km away.

Festivals

Although almost all Hindu festivals are observed here, notable in recent decades has been the Durga Puja. The puja is celebrated with much pomp and grandeur during the waxing phase of the moon in the Bengali month of Kartik. There are about 4 puja committees. Architects work for one months to make their pandals.

Transportation

Roads and highways

Iswarchandrapur is around 50 km north from the district town Krishnanagar and 150 km north from the state capital Kolkata. Iswarchandrapur is well connected with Krishnanagar and Karimpur via the Krishnanagar-Karimpur bus route (State Highway 11) and connected with NH 34 via the Tehatta-Palashi/Tehatta Ghat-Debagram route.

Railway systems

The nearest railway station for connecting to Kolkata is Debagram. There is also a railway station within 20–25 km at Palashi for connecting to Krishnanagar/Berhampur.

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