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==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Itachuna had a total population of 1,451 of which 735 (51%) were males and 716 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 146. The total number of literates in Itachuna was 1,034 (79.23% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 1 July 2017 }}</ref> | As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Itachuna had a total population of 1,451 of which 735 (51%) were males and 716 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 146. The total number of literates in Itachuna was 1,034 (79.23% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html | title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work = West Bengal – District-wise | publisher = Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 1 July 2017 | archive-date = 21 December 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161221211050/http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html | url-status = live }}</ref> | ||
==Transport== | ==Transport== | ||
A short stretch of Polba-Khanyan Road links Itachuna to [[State Highway 13 (West Bengal)|SH 13]]/ [[Grand Trunk Road|GT Road]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | access-date = 2 July 2017}}</ref><ref>Google maps</ref> | A short stretch of Polba-Khanyan Road links Itachuna to [[State Highway 13 (West Bengal)|SH 13]]/ [[Grand Trunk Road|GT Road]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php | title = List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher = West Bengal Traffic Police | access-date = 2 July 2017 | archive-date = 19 December 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161219094346/http://wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>Google maps</ref> The nearest railway station is [[Khanyan railway station]]. | ||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
[[Bejoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya]], a general degree college, was established at Itachuna in 1950. It is affiliated with the [[University of Burdwan]] and offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, political science, philosophy, economics, mathematics, physics, chemistry, botany, zoology and nutrition.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://bnmahavidyalaya.org/index.html | title = Bejoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya | publisher = BNM |access-date = 30 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/BejoyNarayanMahavidyalaya/Bejoy_Narayan_Mahavidyalaya.shtml | title = Bejoy Narayan Mahaviyalaya, Itachuna, Hooghly | publisher = College Admission |access-date = 30 June 2017}}</ref> | [[File:Bejoy_Narayan_Mahavidyalaya_or_Itachuna_College_in_Hooghly_district_09.jpg|left|thumb|Bejoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya at Itachuna]] | ||
[[Bejoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya]], a general degree college, was established at Itachuna in 1950. It is affiliated with the [[University of Burdwan]] and offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, political science, philosophy, economics, mathematics, physics, chemistry, botany, zoology and nutrition.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://bnmahavidyalaya.org/index.html | title = Bejoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya | publisher = BNM | access-date = 30 June 2017 | archive-date = 1 July 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170701014936/http://bnmahavidyalaya.org/index.html | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/BejoyNarayanMahavidyalaya/Bejoy_Narayan_Mahavidyalaya.shtml | title = Bejoy Narayan Mahaviyalaya, Itachuna, Hooghly | publisher = College Admission | access-date = 30 June 2017 | archive-date = 2 July 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170702165613/http://www.collegeadmission.in/BejoyNarayanMahavidyalaya/Bejoy_Narayan_Mahavidyalaya.shtml | url-status = live }}</ref> | |||
== Culture == | == Culture == | ||
[[File:Itachuna_Rajbari_11.jpg|thumb|Itachuna Rajbari]] | [[File:Itachuna_Rajbari_11.jpg|left|thumb|Itachuna Rajbari]] | ||
Itachuna Rajbari also known as "Bargee Danga"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blankslatechronicles.com/story-itachuna-palace-bengal-india/|title=Inside our Royal Past: A Haunting Story of the Itachuna Palace|access-date=21 March 2018|archive-date=24 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324082256/http://www.blankslatechronicles.com/story-itachuna-palace-bengal-india/|url-status=live}}</ref> became a tourist spot of Hooghly district. This was established by Kundan family originated from [[Maratha]] in 1766. Now the palace has been transformed into a heritage hotel. It is known for being the shooting location of many [[Hindi]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] films like [[Lootera]], Poran Jaye Jolia Re, [[Rajmohol]] etc.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/hotels-/-restaurants/rajbaris-to-come-up-as-boutique-hotels/articleshow/57145225.cms|title=Rajbaris to come up as boutique hotels|last=Roy|first=Tasmayee Laha|date=14 February 2017|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=28 September 2018|archive-date=29 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929080301/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/hotels-/-restaurants/rajbaris-to-come-up-as-boutique-hotels/articleshow/57145225.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mediaindia.eu/tourism/the-rajbaris-in-and-around-kolkata/|title=The Rajbaris in and around Kolkata|access-date=5 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021417/https://mediaindia.eu/tourism/the-rajbaris-in-and-around-kolkata/|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
[[File:Itachuna rajbari.jpg|thumb|Itachuna Rajbari]] | [[File:Itachuna rajbari.jpg|thumb|Itachuna Rajbari]] | ||
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Itachuna | |
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Village | |
Location in West Bengal, India   Itachuna Itachuna (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°02′07″N 88°18′33″E / 23.0352°N 88.3093°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,451 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03454 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hooghly |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Pandua |
| Website | hooghly |
Itachuna is a village and Itachuna-Khanyan is a gram panchayat in Pandua CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Demographics[edit | edit source]
As per the 2011 Census of India, Itachuna had a total population of 1,451 of which 735 (51%) were males and 716 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 146. The total number of literates in Itachuna was 1,034 (79.23% of the population over 6 years).[1]
Transport[edit | edit source]
A short stretch of Polba-Khanyan Road links Itachuna to SH 13/ GT Road.[2][3] The nearest railway station is Khanyan railway station.
Education[edit | edit source]
Bejoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya, a general degree college, was established at Itachuna in 1950. It is affiliated with the University of Burdwan and offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, political science, philosophy, economics, mathematics, physics, chemistry, botany, zoology and nutrition.[4][5]
Culture[edit | edit source]
Itachuna Rajbari also known as "Bargee Danga"[6] became a tourist spot of Hooghly district. This was established by Kundan family originated from Maratha in 1766. Now the palace has been transformed into a heritage hotel. It is known for being the shooting location of many Hindi and Bengali films like Lootera, Poran Jaye Jolia Re, Rajmohol etc.[7][8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ↑ Google maps
- ↑ "Bejoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya". BNM. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ↑ "Bejoy Narayan Mahaviyalaya, Itachuna, Hooghly". College Admission. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ↑ "Inside our Royal Past: A Haunting Story of the Itachuna Palace". Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ↑ Roy, Tasmayee Laha (14 February 2017). "Rajbaris to come up as boutique hotels". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ↑ "The Rajbaris in and around Kolkata". Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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