Gondalpara is a locality in
Chandernagore Municipal Corporation of
Hooghly district
Hooghly district () is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. It can alternatively be spelt ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli''. The district is named after the Hooghly River.
The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsura (''C ...
in the
Indian
state of
West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by
Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
History
The town was a Danish possession, also known as Danmarksnagore in 1698–1714 as part of
Danish India
Danish India () was the name given to the colonies of Denmark (Denmark–Norway before 1814) in the Indian subcontinent, forming part of the Danish colonial empire. Denmark–Norway held colonial possessions in India for more than 200 years, i ...
, governed from
Tranquebar.
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Geography
Gondalpara is located at
It a small place located in South-East Chandannagar. It consists of about 15 sub-localities. Some of them are Monsatala, Kachhari Ghat, Satghata, Charmondirtala, Natun Tilighat, Kolo Pukur Dhar, Kadamtala, Moran Road, and Binodtala. It is bounded by Besohata and Tematha to the west, Hooghly River to the east and north and Telinipara in the south. It is a half-moon shaped area bounded by water on two sides.
References
Cities and towns in Hooghly district
Neighbourhoods in Kolkata
Kolkata Metropolitan Area
1698 establishments in Danish India
1710s disestablishments in the Danish colonial empire
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