Gangarampur is one of the cities and a municipality in
Dakshin Dinajpur district 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 fou ...
, India. Buniadpur is the headquarters of the
Gangarampur subdivision. The city is located on the bank of river
Punarbhaba. Gangarampur is one of the major cities connected through
National Highway 512. It became the subdivision of newly formed district
Dakshin Dinajpur when Paschim Dinajpur was bifurcated into
Uttar and
Dakshin Dinajpur in 1992.
Geography
Location
Gangarampur is located almost in the middle of Dakshin Dinajpur district at . It has spread linearly along the banks of the
Punarbhaba River
The Punarbhaba (also ''Poonorvoba''; bn, পুনর্ভবা নদী) is a river of Bangladesh and West Bengal, of total length about and a width of and a mean depth of It originates from the lowlands of Thakurgaon District of Bangla ...
. It has an average elevation of 25 metres (82 feet). The area of the city is 10.29 Sq. km.
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Climate
Gangarampur has a Tropical wet-and-dry climate, with summer monsoons. The maximum temperatures can often exceed 38 °C (100 °F) during May–June. Winter tends to last from December to early-February, with the lowest temperatures hovering in the 4 °C (40 °F) to 8 °C (47 °F) range during December and January. Monsoon is the most notable phenomenon in the climate of the city. Maximum rainfall occurs during the monsoon in July–August.
Demographics
India
census
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, Gangarampur had a population of 56,175. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gangarampur has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 70%. In Gangarampur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Historic population
Education
Colleges
There are many colleges in the city limits:
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Gangarampur College
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Gangarampur B.Ed College
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Gangarampur Government Polytechnic
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Vidyasagar Primary Teachers Training Institute
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Vidyasagar College of Education
Schools
There are many public and private schools in the city limits:
# Gangarampur High School
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Gangarampur Girls' High School
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Kalitala Vidyasagar Shishu Niketan
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Holy Cross Primary School
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Holy Cross Girls High School
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St. Joseph High School St. Joseph's School, St. Joseph's Catholic School, St Joseph's School, St Joseph's Catholic School, and variants are frequently used school names, and may refer to:
Africa
*St Joseph's School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Asia
* St Joseph Higher Second ...
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Kadihat Belbari High School
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Orient National School
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Chittaranjan English Medium School
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Samput School of Classical Dance
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Kids Hall
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Ujjwal Kids World
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Rabrindra Smriti Vidyapith
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Indranarayanpur Colony High School
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Shemrock Disha Play School
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Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Gangarampur
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Promod Dasgupta Smrity Vidyapith
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St. Pauls School
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Niranjan Ghosh Smriti Vidyapith
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Jamir Smriti Public Mission School
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Kabitirtha Bangla Academy
Economy
The economy of Gangarampur is driven by agricultural farming, small business, handloom and handloom based handicrafts. Important handloom potential areas are located in Boaldaha, Korial, Belberi-I, Belberi-II and various parts in Gangarampur Municipality area. Important handloom products include cotton ordinary saree, cotton Mala saree, ladies churidar set (churidars are tightly fitting trousers worn by both men and women in South Asia), gents kurta/panjabi and Shirting Than (Length of cloth) etc. According to the annual report published by Directorate of Textiles (Govt. of West Bengal) Bordangi (located near Gangarampur College) area has 588, where as rest of Gangarampur area has 252 looms.
Transportation
Gangarampur is connected to
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, comm ...
,
Siliguri
Siliguri, ) is a major tier-II city in West Bengal. It forms "Twin Cities" with the neighboring district capital of Jalpaiguri. The city spans areas of the Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts in the Indian state of West Bengal. Known as the ...
,
Jalpaiguri
Jalpaiguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Jalpaiguri district as well as of the Jalpaiguri division of West Bengal, covering the jurisdiction of the five districts of North Bengal. The city is lo ...
,
Malda,
Balurghat,
Kishanganj
Kishanganj is a city and district headquarters of Kishanganj district in Purnia division of Bihar state.
History
Kishanganj, which was previously part of Purnia district, is part of the Mithila region.
Mithila first gained prominence after b ...
,
Cooch Behar
Cooch Behar (), or Koch Bihar, is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Cooch Behar district. It is in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas at . Cooch Behar is the only planned city in t ...
,
Bardhaman
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,
Asansol
Asansol is a (Tier-II) metropolitan city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the second largest and most populated city of West Bengal and the 33rd largest urban agglomeration in India. Asansol is the district headquarters of Paschim Bar ...
,
Raiganj,
Durgapur
Durgapur () is a planned tier-II urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the fourth largest urban agglomeration after Kolkata, Asansol and Siliguri in West Bengal ...
,
Nadia
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,and other major places in
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 fou ...
and
Bihar
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by both
bus and
train
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services.
Bus
The only State highway passes through Gangarampur is
State Highway 10 (West Bengal). The state highway has recently been upgraded into
National Highway 512 (India) by Government of India. This highway connects Gangarampur with
National Highway 12 (India)
National Highway 12 (NH 12), previously NH 34, is a National Highway in India which runs entirely in West Bengal. It runs from its junction with NH 27 at Dalkhola terminating at Bakkhali.
Route
NH 12 originates from its junction with NH 2 ...
, which is the only other National Highway in
Dakshin Dinajpur. This newly upgraded 96 kilometers long National Highway is stretched from
Gazole to Hilli (near Indo/Bangladesh). Both private and public night bus services to
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, comm ...
,
Siliguri
Siliguri, ) is a major tier-II city in West Bengal. It forms "Twin Cities" with the neighboring district capital of Jalpaiguri. The city spans areas of the Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts in the Indian state of West Bengal. Known as the ...
,
Jalpaiguri
Jalpaiguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Jalpaiguri district as well as of the Jalpaiguri division of West Bengal, covering the jurisdiction of the five districts of North Bengal. The city is lo ...
,
Cooch Behar
Cooch Behar (), or Koch Bihar, is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Cooch Behar district. It is in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas at . Cooch Behar is the only planned city in t ...
are available. Buses to
Balurghat,
Raiganj and
Malda run frequently throughout the day. Recently the
New Bus Terminal near the old one was inaugurated.
Train
Gangarampur Railway Station was built earlier in 2004 and the first train ran on 30 December 2004. The station is located at the south side of the city near
Gangarampur College. Few express trains like
Howrah–Balurghat Express,
Tebhaga Express(Balurghat-Kolkata),
Gour Express(Balurghat-Sealdah),
Balurghat-Siliguri Intercity Express stops at
Gangarampur Railway Station.
Health
The subdivisional hospital is located at the eastern side of the city near
Kaldighi. The hospital runs with 250 beds. For improvement of overall health care services in
Dakshin Dinajpur district many intervention-specific projects/programmes like improvement of infrastructural facilities in the secondary level hospitals, reducing the prevalence of Malaria, creating awareness about HIV, to look after the reproductive and child health of the below poverty line people in the municipal areas, providing free treatment/medicine to them etc. are taken under consideration.
Gangarampur Super Speciality Hospital is now #2 Hospital in
Dakshin Dinajpur district. Balurghat superspeciality hospital has 10 floor.#1. Balurghat district hospital is just 35 km from Gangarampur. Gangarampur Ghosh Medical Hall & Ghosh Sonoscan Centre is one of best & reputated pharmaceutical stores & leading healthcare centre among the whole district.
Banking facilities
There are many
Public Sector Banks,
Private Sector Banks,
Co-operative Banks &
Regional Rural Bank in Gangarampur. Many bank
ATMs are also available 24 hours for cash withdrawn in the every corner of Gangarampur City.
Sports
The favourite sports in Gangarampur are cricket and football like other parts of West Bengal. As in the rest of India, cricket is popular in Gangarampur and is played on grounds and in streets throughout the city. The Football Club ground, a vast field that serves as the city's largest park, hosts several minor football and cricket games.
Gangarampur Stadium is located by the national highway (NH 512) near
Kaldighi. The stadium was built in early twenty first century.
Balurghat DSA is just 35 km from gangarampur
Language
Bengali is the main language of Gangarampur. The principal communities are Hindus and Muslims, constituting the major portion of the population. There are many temples, mosques and churches around the city for religious practice.
Attractions
Bangarh
Bangarh is the site of an archaeological dig, where work commenced in 1938 on uncovering remains of structures dating from the pre-
Maurya Empire
The Maurya Empire, or the Mauryan Empire, was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in the Indian subcontinent based in Magadha, having been founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE, and existing in loose-knit fashion until 1 ...
(326 BCE–180 BCE) to the
Pala Empire
The Pāla Empire (r. 750-1161 CE) was an imperial power during the post-classical period in the Indian subcontinent, which originated in the region of Bengal. It is named after its ruling dynasty, whose rulers bore names ending with the suffi ...
(8th to 12th century).
Kaldighi
Kaldighi Lake and Dhaldighi Lake, located at the east side of the city, are home to migratory birds and freshwater fish. The lakes are a tourist attraction as well as a source of revenue for local fishermen.
Dargah of Shah Ata
The building was probably constructed in the 14th century. The building is a brick and stone mausoleum, the burial site of Mollah Atar-Uddin or Shah Ata.
Parks
There are three main
parks
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in the area, Kalitala Children Park,
Kaldighi Park and Gangarampur Shishu Udyan
The first of these, Kalitala Children Park ( bn, কালিতলা শিশু উদ্যান) is owned by Gangarampur Municipality,
and is located at
National Highway 512 and adjacent with
Punarbhaba River
The Punarbhaba (also ''Poonorvoba''; bn, পুনর্ভবা নদী) is a river of Bangladesh and West Bengal, of total length about and a width of and a mean depth of It originates from the lowlands of Thakurgaon District of Bangla ...
in Gangarampur city.
Movie theater
There are two
movie theater
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s showing
Bengali and
Hindi
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movies.
See also
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Gangarampur College
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Gangarampur Railway Station
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Bangarh
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Gangarampur Government Polytechnic
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Kaldighi
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Gangarampur Stadium
References
{{Municipalities of West Bengal
Cities and towns in Dakshin Dinajpur district
Dakshin Dinajpur district
Cities in West Bengal