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. [citation needed]
Geography
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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 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
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
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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
- ^ "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
Media related to Debanandapur at Wikimedia Commons
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