Ghoshpur is a village in
Sandeshkhali I CD Block in
Basirhat subdivision
Basirhat subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History
In 1757, the East India Company obtained the ''zamindari'' or land-holders rights of the 24 Parganas Zamindari ...
of
North 24 Parganas district
North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and f ...
in the state of
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...
,
India
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.
Demographics
As per the
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, Ghoshpur had a total population of 6,606, of which 3,330 (50%) were males and 3,276 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 725. The total number of literates in Ghoshpur was 4,293 (73.00% of the population over 6 years).
Transport
Sandeshkhali I CD Block is served by Nazat PS. The CD Block headquarters are also located at
Nazat
Nazat (mentioned in census reports as Nyazat) is a village and a gram panchayat in the Sandeshkhali I CD block in the Basirhat subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Nazat is locat ...
, which is across the Besti River. One can reach Nazat by ferry from Ghoshpur ferry ghat to Boyermari ferryghat at Nazat.
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Education
Kalinagar Mahavidyalaya
Kalinagar Mahavidyalaya, established in 1985, is a general degree college in Kalinagar. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to West Bengal State University.
Departments
*Bengali
*English
*Sanskrit
*History
*Geography
* ...
at
Kalinagar
Kalinagar is a town and a nagar panchayat in Pilibhit district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Kalinagar is a new tehsil of district Pilibhit
Pin code -262124
Geography
Kalinagar is located at . It has an average elevation of 184 met ...
is located nearby.
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Healthcare
Ghoshpur Rural Hospital at Ghoshpur with 30 beds functions as the main medical facility in Sandeshkhali I CD Block. There are primary health centres at Agarbati (Hatgachia PHC with 10 beds) and Nazat
Nazat (mentioned in census reports as Nyazat) is a village and a gram panchayat in the Sandeshkhali I CD block in the Basirhat subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Nazat is locat ...
(with 6 beds).
References
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Villages in North 24 Parganas district