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Bengai
Bengai is a village in the Goghat II CD block in the Arambagh subdivision of the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Bengai is located at . Area overview The Arambagh subdivision, presented in the map alongside, is divided into two physiographic parts – the Dwarakeswar River being the dividing line. The western part is upland and rocky – it is extension of the terrain of neighbouring Bankura district. The eastern part is flat alluvial plain area. The railways, the roads and flood-control measures have had an impact on the area. The area is overwhelmingly rural with 94.77% of the population living in rural areas and 5.23% of the population living in urban areas. 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 According to the 2011 Census of India, Bengai had a total population of 4,674 of which 2,374 (51%) were males ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arambag
Arambagh also known as Arambag is a town and a municipality in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of Arambagh subdivision. Geography Location Arambagh is located at . It has an average elevation of 15 metres (118 feet). The town is situated on the link Road (state highway-2) 81Km north-west of Kolkata, 27 Km north-west of Tarakeswar, 39 Km south-east of Bardhaman. It is located on the bank of the Dwarakeswar River. Area overview The Arambagh subdivision, presented in the map alongside, is divided into two physiographic parts – the Dwarakeswar River being the dividing line. The western part is upland and rocky – it is extension of the terrain of neighbouring Bankura district. The eastern part is flat alluvial plain area. The railways, the roads and flood-control measures have had an impact on the area. The area is overwhelmingly rural with 94.77% of the population living in rural areas and 5.23% of the population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arambagh Subdivision
Arambag subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview Arambag subdivision is a rural dominated area. All the blocks in the subdivision have cent percent population living in the rural areas. Arambagh municipality is the only urban area in the entire subdivision. A major portion of the subdivision is part of the Dwarakeswar-Damodar inter-riverine plain with alluvial soil. Only a small portion in the western fringe of the subdivision is upland. The entire area is a part of the Gangetic Delta. History Arambagh subdivision was formed in 1819. It was earlier known as Jahanabad. On 19 April 1900 the name of Jahanabad was changed to Arambagh, which means "the garden of ease and comfort". Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was in-charge of the subdivision in its earlier days. The ruins of a fort at Gar Mandaran provided the setting for Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel '' Durgeshnandini'', published in 1865. Subdivisions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goghat II
Goghat II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Arambag subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview The Goghat II CD Block is part of the western uplands, which is an extension of the rocky and undulating physiography found in adjoining Bankura district. Geography Kamarpukur is located at . Goghat II CD Block is bounded by Raina II CD Block, in Bardhaman district, in the north, Goghat I in the east, Chandrakona I and Garhbeta II CD Blocks, in Paschim Medinipur district in the south and Kotulpur CD Block, in Bankura district, in the west. It is located 100 km from Chinsurah, the district headquarters. Goghat II CD Block has an area of 190.03 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 19 gram panchayats, 121 gram sansads (village councils), 112 mouzas and 110 inhabited villages. Goghat police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD Block is at Kamarpukur. Kamarpukur, the place where the headqua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dihi Bayara
Dihi Bayara (also written as Dihi Bayra) is a village in the Arambagh CD block in the Arambagh subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Dihi Bayara is located at Area overview The Arambagh subdivision, presented in the map alongside, is divided into two physiographic parts – the Dwarakeswar River being the dividing line. The western part is upland and rocky – it is extension of the terrain of neighbouring Bankura district. The eastern part is flat alluvial plain area. The railways, the roads and flood-control measures have had an impact on the area. The area is overwhelmingly rural with 94.77% of the population living in rural areas and 5.23% of the population living in urban areas. 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 As per the 2011 Census of India, Dihi Bayara had a total population of 3,697 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radhanagore
Radhanagore (also spelled Radhanagar) in the khanakul Town Arambagh subdivision of the Hooghly District of West Bengal, India. It is the birthplace of Raja Rammohun Roy. Located near Khanakul, it is approachable from Tarakeswar or Arambag. Mundeswari river flows nearby. The Raja's ancestral home and ruins of the house he built at the Langulpara cremation ground are still there. A college has been established in his name in the Town of khanakul. Kamarpukur, also in Hooghly District, birthplace of Sri Ramkrishna and Birsingha in Paschim Medinipur, birthplace of Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar are near Radhanagore. Geography Area overview The Arambagh subdivision, presented in the map alongside, is divided into two physiographic parts – the Dwarakeswar River being the dividing line. The western part is upland and rocky – it is extension of the terrain of neighbouring Bankura district. The eastern part is flat alluvial plain area. The railways, the roads and flood-control measure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamarpukur
Kamarpukur is a village in the Goghat II CD block in the Arambag subdivision of the Hooghly District in West Bengal state of India. It is the birthplace of Sri Ramakrishna. It is the block headquarters of the Goghat –II community development block. Geography Location Kamarpukur is located at . Area overview The Arambagh subdivision, presented in the map alongside, is divided into two physiographic parts – the Dwarakeswar River being the dividing line. The western part is upland and rocky – it is extension of the terrain of neighbouring Bankura district. The eastern part is flat alluvial plain area. The railways, the roads and flood-control measures have had an impact on the area. The area is overwhelmingly rural with 94.77% of the population living in rural areas and 5.23% of the population living in urban areas. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pursurah
Pursurah (also spelled Pursura) is a village in the Pursurah CD block in the Arambag subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Pursurah is located at . Area overview The Arambagh subdivision, presented in the map alongside, is divided into two physiographic parts – the Dwarakeswar River being the dividing line. The western part is upland and rocky – it is extension of the terrain of neighbouring Bankura district. The eastern part is flat alluvial plain area. The railways, the roads and flood-control measures have had an impact on the area. The area is overwhelmingly rural with 94.77% of the population living in rural areas and 5.23% of the population living in urban areas. 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 According to the 2011 Census of India, Pursura had a total population of 7,225 of which 3, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keshabpur, Hooghly
Keshabpur is a village in the Aramgah CD block in the Arambag subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Keshabpur is located at . The Mundeswari flows past Keshabpur. Area overview The Arambagh subdivision, presented in the map alongside, is divided into two physiographic parts – the Dwarakeswar River being the dividing line. The western part is upland and rocky – it is extension of the terrain of neighbouring Bankura district. The eastern part is flat alluvial plain area. The railways, the roads and flood-control measures have had an impact on the area. The area is overwhelmingly rural with 94.77% of the population living in rural areas and 5.23% of the population living in urban areas. 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 According to the 2011 Census of India, Keshabpur had a total popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natibpur, Hooghly
Natibpur is a village in the Khanakul II CD block in the Arambagh subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Natibpur is located at Area overview The Arambagh subdivision, presented in the map alongside, is divided into two physiographic parts – the Dwarakeswar River being the dividing line. The western part is upland and rocky – it is extension of the terrain of neighbouring Bankura district. The eastern part is flat alluvial plain area. The railways, the roads and flood-control measures have had an impact on the area. The area is overwhelmingly rural with 94.77% of the population living in rural areas and 5.23% of the population living in urban areas. 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 As per the 2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goghat
Goghat is a village in the Goghat I CD block in the Arambag subdivision of the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Goghat is located at . Area overview The Arambagh subdivision, presented in the map alongside, is divided into two physiographic parts – the Dwarakeswar River being the dividing line. The western part is upland and rocky – it is extension of the terrain of neighbouring Bankura district. The eastern part is flat alluvial plain area. The railways, the roads and flood-control measures have had an impact on the area. The area is overwhelmingly rural with 94.77% of the population living in rural areas and 5.23% of the population living in urban areas. 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 According to the 2011 Census of India, Goghat had a total population of 5,495 of which 2,798 (51%) were males an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakshin Narayanpur
Dakshin Narayanpur is a village in the Arambagh CD block in the Arambagh subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Area overview The Arambagh subdivision, presented in the map alongside, is divided into two physiographic parts – the Dwarakeswar River being the dividing line. The western part is upland and rocky – it is extension of the terrain of neighbouring Bankura district. The eastern part is flat alluvial plain area. The railways, the roads and flood-control measures have had an impact on the area. The area is overwhelmingly rural with 94.77% of the population living in rural areas and 5.23% of the population living in urban areas. 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. Location Dakshin Narayanpur is located at Demographics As per the 2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gar Mandaran
Gar Mandaran (গড় মান্দারন) is a village and a gram panchayat in the Goghat II CD block in the Arambag subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview The ruins of a fort at Gar Mandaran provided the setting for Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s novel ''Durgeshnandini''. ''Durgeshnandini'' is a romantic novel, based partly on history and partly on hearsay. The story centres around the attack and occupation of Gar Mandaran stronghold of Raja Birendra Singh, linked to the Bishnupur Raj, by the Pathans who were then entrenched in Odisha. The Mughal general Man Singh's son, Jagat Singh, was despatched to keep the Pathans at bay. Jagat Singh fell in love with Tilottama, the beautiful daughter of Raja Birendra Singh. The Pathans captured the fort, killed Raja Birendra Singh and held Jagat Singh and Tilottama, but a fatal attack on the Pathan general Kotlu Khan, turned things around. ''Durgeshnandini'', published in 1865, took the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
