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Iswarchandrapur
Iswarchandrapur is a village in Hanspukuria Gram Panchayat in Tehatta II CD Block in Tehatta subdivision of Nadia district. It is situated beside the river Jalangi. Demographics As per the 2011 Census of India, Iswarchandrapur had a total population of 2,471, of which 1,286 (52%) were males and 1,185 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 207. The total number of literates in Iswarchandrapur was 1,742 (76.94% of the population over 6 years). Administration Iswarchandrapur is administrated by Hanspukuria Gram Panchayet under Tehatta sub division. Education The village has two primary schools: # Iswarchandrapur Paschimpara Primary School # Iswarchandrapur Purbapara Primary School Nearby High Schools: # Nimtala Vidhya Niketan (H.S) # Hanspukuria Vidyapith (H.S) Nearby college Tehatta Government College is established in 2015 under the University of Kalyani. The College began operations from the 2015-16 session with the faculty strength growing to 12 by the end of the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehatta II
Tehatta II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Tehatta subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Palashipara, the police station and headquarters of Tehatta II CD Block, is located at . Tehatta II CD Block is bounded by Naoda, CD Block in Murshidabad district, and Karimpur II CD Block, in the north, Tehatta I CD Block in the east, Nakashipara CD Block in the south and Kaliganj CD Block in the west. Palashipara is about 18 km from Plassey, where the historic Battle of Plassey was fought in 1757. Jalangi River flows through region. Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature. Tehatta II CD Block has an area of 172.47 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 7 gram panchayats, 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-independence The Indian subcontinent has been ruled by many different ethnic groups throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region. The British Raj mostly retained the administrative structure of the preceding Mughal Empire. India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies), directly governed by the British, and princely states, which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held ''de facto'' sovereignty ( suzerainty) over the princely states. 1947–1950 Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organised into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehatta Government College
Tehatta Government College (Bengali: তেহট্ট গভর্নমেন্ট কলেজ) is a general degree college nestled on the pleasant banks of Jalangi River at Tehatta in Nadia district of the state of West Bengal, India. The college is affiliated to the University of Kalyani The University of Kalyani, established in 1960, is a Government of West Bengal administered, UGC affiliated, NAAC accredited, collegiate Public Research university in Kalyani, West Bengal, India. It offers courses at the Undergraduate, Post .... Departments Arts * Bengali * English * History * Philosophy * Political science Science * Chemistry * Mathematics * Physics Accreditation The college is recognised by University Grants Commission (UGC). See also References External linksTehatta govt college [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palashi
Palashi or Plassey ( bn, পলাশী, Palāśī, translit-std=ISO, , ) is a village on the east bank of Bhagirathi River, located approximately 50 kilometres north of the city of Krishnanagar in Kaliganj CD Block in the Nadia District of West Bengal, India. The nearest major town is Beldanga. It has its own two local gram panchayat. It is particularly well known due to the Battle of Plassey fought there in June 1757, between the private army of the British East India Company and the army of Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal. Etymology The name Palashi is derived from the Bengali word for the red-flowered tree (ISO: , en, Butea, la, Butea frondosa or ). The Bengali word is ultimately derived from sa, पलाश, palāśa, translit-std=IAST. The British East India Company referred to it as ‘Plassey’. History Palashi achieved historical significance when, on 23 June 1757, the Battle of Plassey was fought between the forces of Siraj-ud-Daulah, the last re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palashi Railway Station
Plassey is a railway station of the Sealdah-Lalgola line in the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The station is situated in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Palashi and the surrounding areas. History Initially the Calcutta ()–Kusthia line of Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to traffic in 1862. The Ranaghat–Lalgola branch line was established in 1905 as an extension of Sealdah–Ranaghat line. This railway station was named Plassey in accordance with the British pronunciation of "Palashi". The rail distance between Palashi and Sealdah is approximately . After the electrification and inauguration of double track by the Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ..., Plassey station was modified and reconstructed into t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debagram
Debagram is a village in the Kaliganj CD block in the Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of the Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History Before eighteenth century (A.D.) Debagram was surrounded by jungle. This place was inhabited by few people of Bagdi caste (Barga Kshatriya). In first part of eighteenth century a Brahmin family (surname- Majumder) migrated to Debagram from Uttar Pradesh. Few years later Gopal Bandopadhyay of Ichapore married a girl of Majumder family and started to live at Debagram. Gopal Bandopadhyay and his successor Janakinath Bandopadhyay were close of Nawabs of Murshidabad. After that quickly they extended their Zamindari and wealth. At the same time many other people, mainly Brahmins, from different areas came here and a prosperous village was formed. It is believed that some Brahmins studied Vedas there. Hence the village was named ‘Bedgram'. Many years later gradually this name became ‘Debagram’. Famous scholar and writer Biswana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Highway 12 (India)
National Highway 12 (NH 12), previously NH 34, is a National Highway (India), National Highway in India which runs entirely in West Bengal. It runs from its junction with National Highway 27 (India), NH 27 at Dalkhola terminating at Bakkhali. Route NH 12 originates from its junction with NH 27 at Dalkhola in Uttar Dinajpur district and passes through Karandighi, Maharajahat Raiganj, Gazole Town, Gazole, English Bazar, Malda, passes over the Farakka Barrage, Umarpur Murshidabad, Baharampur, Beldanga, Bethuadahari, Krishnanagar, Nadia, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Barasat, Belgharia Expressway, Dankuni , Santragachi, Behala, Joka, Kolkata, Joka, Amtala, Diamond Harbour, Kakdwip . Development In 2020, widening of a stretch of 66 km from Jagulia to Krishnanagar, Nadia, Krishnanagar in Nadia began. In 2021 Union budget of India, 2021 union budget, central government allocated highway projects for four 2021 elections in India#Legislative assembly elections, election bound states, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Highway 11 (West Bengal)
State Highway 11 (West Bengal) is a state highway in West Bengal, India. Route SH 11 originates from Mohammad Bazar and passes through Sainthia, Kotasur, Kandi, Gokarna, Baharampur, Muktinagar, Daulatabad, Chhay Ghari, Islampur, Domkal, Sadikhanr Diar, Jalangi, Karimpur, Mahish Bathan, Betai, Tehatta, Chapra, Krishnanagar, Badkulla and Birnagar, before terminating at Ranaghat. The total length of SH 11 is 251 km. Districts traversed by SH 11 are: Birbhum district (0 – 31.7 km)Murshidabad district (31.7 – 139.7 km)Nadia district (139.7 – 258.32 km) Road sections It is divided into different sections as follows:. See also *List of state highways in West Bengal This is a list of state highways in West Bengal, India. Introduction West Bengal state has a good road network. There are 15 state highways. List of state highways in West Bengal Others * North-South Road Corrid ... References State Highways in West Bengal T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karimpur
Karimpur is a census town, near the bank of river Jalangi, in Karimpur I CD block in the Tehatta subdivision of the Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Karimpur is located at . It has an average elevation of . It is from Kolkata and is located at the bank of the River Jalangi. Area overview Nadia district is made up of mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature. The Tehatta subdivision, presented in the map alongside, is topographically part of the Nadia Plain North. The Jalangi River forms the district/subdivision border in the north-western part and then flows through the subdivision. The other important rivers are Mathabhanga and Bhairab. The eastern portion forms the boundary with Bangladesh. The subdivision is overwhelmingly rur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of Eastern India and the main port of communication for North-East India. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the seventh-most populous city in India, with a population of 45 lakh (4.5 million) residents within the city limits, and a population of over 1.41 crore (14.1 million) residents in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area. It is the third-most populous metropolitan area in India. In 2021, the Kolkata metropolitan area crossed 1.5 crore (15 million) registered voters. The Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. Kolkata is regarded as the cultural capital of India. Kolkata is the second largest Bengali-speaking city after Dhaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kartika (month)
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Karthika or Kartika may refer to: Entertainment * ''Kartika'' (album), a 2003 album by The Eternal * ''Karthika'' (film), Indian Malayalam film in 1968 * ''Kartika'' (TV series), a Disney India sitcom People * Karthika (name), including a list of persons with the name * Karthika (Malayalam actress) * Kartika (model) (born 1977), a Brazilian model Other * Kartika (knife), used in Buddhist ritual * Kartika (month), in the Hindu calendar or Karthikai in the Tamil calendar * Kartika I (rocket), the first Indonesian sounding rocket * Kartika Airlines See also * * Karthik (other) * Karthikeyan Karthikeyan (in short Karthikeya, Karthik, Kartik) is an Indian masculine given name derived from the Lord Kartikeya Kartikeya ( sa, कार्त्तिकेय, Kārttikeya), also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha (), and Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puja (Hinduism)
''Puja'' ( sa, पूजा, pūjā, translit-std=IAST) is a worship ritual performed by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains to offer devotional homage and prayer to one or more deities, to host and honor a guest, or to spiritually celebrate an event. It may honor or celebrate the presence of special guests, or their memories after they die. The word ''pūjā'' is Sanskrit, and means reverence, honor, homage, adoration, and worship.पूजा ''Sanskrit Dictionary'', Germany (2009) Puja, the loving offering of light, flowers, and water or food to the divine, is the essential ritual of Hinduism. For the worshipper, the divine is visible in the image, and the divinity sees the worshipper. The interaction between human and deity, between |
