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Gobindanagar
Village
Location in West Bengal, India
Gobindanagar is located in India
Gobindanagar
Gobindanagar
Gobindanagar (India)
Coordinates: 22°31′24″N 87°44′24″E / 22.5233°N 87.7401°E / 22.5233; 87.7401
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,085
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721146
Telephone/STD code03225
Lok Sabha constituencyGhatal
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDaspur
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in

Gobindanagar is a village in the Daspur I CD block in the Ghatal subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Location[edit | edit source]

Gobindanagar is located at 22°31′24″N 87°44′24″E / 22.5233°N 87.7401°E / 22.5233; 87.7401.

Area overview[edit | edit source]

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, scholar, social reformer and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance, was born at Birsingha on 26 September 1820.[1][2]

Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has alluvial soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[3] It has a density of population of 1,099 per km2, but being a small subdivision only a little over a fifth of the people in the district reside in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.[4]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Gobindanagar had a total population of 2,085, of which 1,049 (50%) were males and 1,036 (50%) were females. There were 202 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Radhakantapur was 1,777 (94.37% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Culture[edit | edit source]

David J. McCutchion classifies the Radha Govinda temple as a pancha-ratna having smooth rekha turrets, measuring around 22’ 4”, with rich terracotta decoration. Built in 1682, it has been much renovated, including new towers.[6]

The Radha Govinda temple is a state protected monument.[7]

Gobindanagar picture gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Pancha-ratna Radha Govinda temple
    Pancha-ratna Radha Govinda temple

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Murshid, Ghulam. "Vidyasagar, Pundit Iswar Chandra". Banglapedia. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar". www.whereincity.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. pp. 27–28. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  6. ↑ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 49. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
  7. ↑ List of State Protected Monuments as reported by the Archaeological Survey of India Archived 2013-05-23 at the Wayback Machine.

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