Debanandapur is a village beside Saraswati Rver and a gram panchayat in the Chinsurah Mogra CD block in the Chinsurah subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Debanandapur | |
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Village | |
 Birth place of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay | |
  Debanandapur Location in West Bengal, India  Debanandapur Debanandapur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°55′57″N 88°22′23″E / 22.932611°N 88.372917°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,449 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03213 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hooghly |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chunchura |
| Website | hooghly |
The village has ancient temples like Radha Krishna Temple beside Saraswati River. The said temple is in dilapidated condition. [citation needed]
Geography
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R: rural/ urban centre, F: facility, H: historical site
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Location
editDebanandapur is located at 22°55′57″N 88°22′23″E / 22.932611°N 88.372917°E.
Sarat Chandra Chatterjee’s birth place
editDebanandapur is the birthplace of the novelist Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. His dwelling house is now a library named Sarat Smriti Pathagar and a museum housing his belongings. It is 2 km from Bandel Junction railway station.[1][2]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Census of India, Debanandapur had a total population of 3,449 of which 1,789 (52%) were males and 1,660 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 315. The total number of literate persons in Debanandapur was 2,481 (79.16% of the population over 6 years).[3]
Gallery
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Birthplace and house of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay -
Sarat Smriti Mandir, a library and research center -
Old Shiva temple, Debanandapur -
Heritage plaque at Debanandapur -
Temple and Sarat statue -
Debanandapur Post Office
References
edit- ^ "Debanandapur". Holiday IQ. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "A visit to Debanandapur: The birth place of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay". Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
External links
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Media related to Debanandapur at Wikimedia Commons
