Debanandapur | |
|---|---|
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 |
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.
The village has ancient temples like Radha Krishna Temple beside Saraswati River. The said temple is in dilapidated condition.
Geography
R: rural/ urban centre, F: facility, H: historical site
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Debanandapur is located at 22°55′57″N 88°22′23″E / 22.932611°N 88.372917°E.
Sarat Chandra Chatterjee’s birth place
Debanandapur is the birth place 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
According 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
Birth place 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
- ↑ "Debanandapur". Holiday IQ. 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
Media related to Debanandapur at Wikimedia Commons