Debanandapur

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Debanandapur
Village
Birth place of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Debanandapur is located in West Bengal
Debanandapur
Debanandapur
Location in West Bengal, India
Debanandapur is located in India
Debanandapur
Debanandapur
Debanandapur (India)
Coordinates: 22°55′57″N 88°22′23″E / 22.932611°N 88.372917°E / 22.932611; 88.372917Coordinates: 22°55′57″N 88°22′23″E / 22.932611°N 88.372917°E / 22.932611; 88.372917
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHooghly
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,449
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone/STD code03213
Lok Sabha constituencyHooghly
Vidhan Sabha constituencyChunchura
Websitehooghly.gov.in

Debanandapur is a village 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.

Geography[edit]

Bandel-Saptagram Area as it is today
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[edit]

Debanandapur is located at 22°55′57″N 88°22′23″E / 22.932611°N 88.372917°E / 22.932611; 88.372917.

Sarat Chandra Chatterjee’s birth place[edit]

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[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. "Debanandapur". Holiday IQ. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  2. "A visit to Debanandapur: The birth place of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay". Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 July 2017.