Gangadharpur is a
census town
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics.
India
In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...
in the
Chanditala I
Chanditala I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
The Chanditala I CD block is part of the Hooghly-Damodar Plain, one of t ...
CD block located in the
Srirampore subdivision
Srirampore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Overview
Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanised, with the highest density of population, of all the subdivisions of Hooghl ...
of the
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-Chinsurah (' ...
in the state of
West Bengal
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,
India
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.
Geography
Location
Gangadharpur is located at
. It has an elevation of 14 metres (46 feet) and is located in the Chanditala–I community development block under the Srirampore subdivision of the Hooghly district. The Chanditala police station serves this town. There is a small river in the locale that is called Kana Nadi "(Bengali:কানা নদী)", which means "blind river."
It is 26 km from the district headquarters of Hooghly and 30 km from the state capital
Kolkata
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...
.
According to the District Census Handbook of 2011, Gangadharpur covered an area of 2.193 km
2.
Gangadharpur,
Manirampur
Manirampur is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Manirampur is located at:
Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Hooghly, Masat, Jangalpar ...
,
Masat,
Jangalpara
Jangalpara is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Jangalpara is located at:
It is 28 km from District headquarters Hooghly.
Gang ...
,
Dudhkalmi
Dudhkalmi is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Dudhkalmi is located at .
Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Jangalpara, Dudhkalmi, N ...
,
Nababpur
Nababpur is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Nawabpur is located at .
Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Jangalpara, Dudhkalmi, ...
,
Bhagabatipur
Bhagabatipur is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Bhagabatipur is located at .
Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Jangalpara, Dudhkalmi, ...
,
Kumirmora
Kumirmora is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Kumirmora is located at .
Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Jangalpara, Dudhkalmi, ...
and
Ramanathpur
Ramanathpur is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Ramanathpur is located at .
Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Jangalpara, Dudhkalm ...
form a cluster of census towns in the Chanditala I CD block.
Urbanisation
The Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population lives in urban area and 26.88% lives in rural areas. The subdivision has six municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are
Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality
Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality is the civic body that governs Uttarpara Kotrung and its surrounding areas (Bhadrakali, Hooghly, Bhadrakali and Hind Motor) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. It is the oldest munic ...
,
Konnagar Municipality
Konnagar Municipality is the civic body that governs Konnagar and its surrounding areas in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
History
Konnagar Municipality was established in 1944. Sib Chandra Deb contributed tirele ...
,
Serampore Municipality
Serampore Municipality is the civic body that governs Serampore and its surrounding areas ( Mahesh, Tin Bazar, Battala and partly Chatra) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
History
Serampore is the first town ...
,
Baidyabati Municipality
Baidyabati Municipality is the civic body that governs Baidyabati and its surrounding areas ( Sheoraphuli and partly Chatra) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
History
Baidyabati Municipality was established in ...
,
Rishra Municipality
Rishra Municipality is the civic body that governs Rishra and its surrounding areas in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the Li ...
and
Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore had a population that was 76% urban, Chanditala I am population that was 42% urban, Chanditala II a population that was 69% urban and Jangipara a population that was 7% urban.
Gram panchayat
The
Gangadharpur gram panchayat is the
local self-government
Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state.
Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such a ...
of the village. The panchayat is divided into wards, each represented by an elected ward member. The ward members are headed by a
sarpanch
A sarpanch, gram pradhan, mukhiya, or president is a decision-maker, elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the gram sabha (village government) in India. The sarpanch, together with other elected panchay ...
.

The villages and census towns in Gangadharpur
gram panchayat are
Bankrishnapur, Gangadharpur,
Malipukur
Malipukur is a Village in Arambagh community development block in Arambagh subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is served by the Arambagh police station.
Geography
Malipukur is located at .
Gram panchayat
V ...
and
Manirampur
Manirampur is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Manirampur is located at:
Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Hooghly, Masat, Jangalpar ...
.
Area
Gangadharpur has an area of 2.19 km
2.
Market
The Ganngadharpur Bazaar caters to the town.
Demographics
, Gangadharpur had a population of 7,862. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Gangadharpur had an average literacy rate of 83.5%, higher than the state average of 76.26%; with 87.72% of the literates being male and 79.27% being female. Nine percent of the population was under 6 years of age.
Dankuni Urban Agglomeration
As per the 2011 census, the Dankuni Urban Agglomeration includes
Dankuni
Dankuni is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Positioned strategically near Kolkata, it has emerged as an import ...
(M),
Purba Tajpur
Purba Tajpur is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Purba Tajpur is located at
Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba Ta ...
(CT),
Kharsarai
Kharsarai is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Kharsarai is located at .
Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba Tajpur, ...
(CT),
Begampur
Begampur is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Begampur is located at
Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba Tajpur, Bega ...
(CT),
Chikrand
Chikrand is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision
Srirampore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Overview
Srirampore subdivision is the most ur ...
(CT),
Pairagachha (CT),
Barijhati (CT),
Garalgachha
Garalgachha is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Etymology
There are three opinions about the name of Garalgachha. One of the popular opinions is 'Garal' m ...
(CT),
Krishnapur (CT),
Baruipara
Baruipara is a census town in Singur (community development block), Singur CD block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Baruipara is located at in Hooghly district, West ...
(CT),
Borai (CT),
Nawapara
Nawapara is a census town in Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Nawapara is located at
Rishra (CT), Bamunari, Nawapara, Nabagram Colony, Kanai ...
(CT),
Basai
Basai Jat is a Jat village in Gurgaon Mandal, Gurgaon district, Gurgaon District, Haryana, India. Basai is 4 km distance from its district main city Gurgaon and 282 km distance from its state main city Chandigarh. It has a population of about ...
(CT), Gangadharpur (CT),
Manirampur
Manirampur is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Manirampur is located at:
Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Hooghly, Masat, Jangalpar ...
(CT),
Janai (CT),
Kapashanria
Kapashanria is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Kapashanria is located at . It is located in the Chanditall–II community devel ...
(CT),
Jaykrishnapur
Jaykrishnapur is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Jaykrishnapur is located at .
Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba ...
(CT),
Tisa
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(CT),
Baksa (CT),
Panchghara (CT) and
Naiti (CT).
Politics
Kalyan Banerjee of
All India Trinamool Congress
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is the representative in Parliament, and Swati Khandekar of
All India Trinamool Congress
The All India Trinamool Congress (; AITC), simply known as Trinamool Congress, is an Indian political party that is mainly influential in the state of West Bengal. It was founded by Mamata Banerjee on 1 January 1998 as a breakaway faction f ...
is the Member of Legislative Assembly.
Festivals
Like other parts of West Bengal,
Durga Puja
Durga Puja (ISO 15919, ISO: , ), also known as Durgotsava or Shaaradotsava, is an annual festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which pays homage to the Hinduism, Hindu goddess Durga, and is also celebrated because of Durga's victo ...
is the biggest festival of Gangadharpur.
Kali Puja
Kali Puja (ISO: ), also known as Shyama Puja or Mahanisha Puja, is a festival originating from the Indian subcontinent, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali. It is celebrated on the new moon day (Dipannita Amavasya) of the Hindu calendar month o ...
is one of the famous festivals celebrated in Gangadharpur. Additionally, Lakshmi Puja, Viswakarma Puja, Saraswati Puja, Poila Boisakh-Ganesh Puja, Kartik Puja and Dol Yatra are widely celebrated at Gangadharpur.
Temples
* Siv temple (Nimtala Gangadharpur south)
* Durga Temple (Mannapara, Gangadharpur south)
* Tarama Temple (Santrapara, Gangadharpur south )
* Kali Temple (Gangadharpur Bazaar)
* Radha Gobindo Temple (Radha Gobindo Tala, Gangadharpur Bazaar)
* Sitola Temple (Manna para Gangadharpur south)
* Shubochandi Temple (Shubochanditala Gangadharpur)
Ashrams
* Saradaghata Ashram (Pakirapara Gangadharpur south)
* Kultala Ashram (Daspara Gangadharpur south)
Transport
Transportation is mainly based on public transport like
bus
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services and small vehicles like
auto
Auto may refer to:
Vehicles
* An automobile, or car
* An autonomous car, a self-driving car
* An auto rickshaw
Mechanisms
* Short for automatic
* An automaton
* An automatic transmission
Media
* Auto (art), a form of Portuguese dramatic play
* ...
s.
Air
The nearest airport is the
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport () is an international airport serving the city of Kolkata and the Kolkata metropolitan area, the capital metropolis of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the primary aviation hub for eas ...
in
Dum Dum, Kolkata.
Rail
The nearest railway station,
Baruipara railway station
Baruipara railway station is a railway station in Baruipara, a small town on the Howrah–Barddhaman chord line and is located in Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal. The station is from Howrah and is a part of the Kolkata Su ...
, on the
Howrah-Bardhaman chord line, is 26 km from
Howrah Station
Howrah railway station (also known as Howrah Junction) is a railway station located in the city of Howrah, of Kolkata Metropolitan Area, West Bengal, India. It is the largest and busiest railway complex in India, as well as one of the busie ...
and is a part of the
Kolkata Suburban Railway
The Kolkata Suburban Railway (colloquially called Kolkata local trains or simply locals) is a suburban rail, suburban and regional rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in West Bengal, India. Its network has 45 ...
system.
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Road
The main road is 31 Number Road. It is the main artery of the town and it is connected with
Ahilyabai Holkar Road (
Sehakhala),
National Highway 19 (
Bora),
State Highway 13 (Milki Badamtala) and
State Highway 6/
G.T. Road (Nabagram).
[
There is 31 Number Private ]Bus
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from Jangipara
Jangipara is a village in Jangipara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Jangipara is located at .
Police station
Jangipara police station has jurisdiction over the J ...
bus stand to Serampore
Serampore (also called Serampur, Srirampur, Srirampore, Shreerampur, Shreerampore, Shrirampur or Shrirampore) is a city in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Srirampore subdivision. It is a part ...
bus stand via Furfura Sharif
Furfura Sharif (also known as Furfura, and Furfura Darbar Sharif) is a village in Jangipara community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly District in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a holy place for some Bengali Musli ...
, Sehakhala, Banmalipur, Gangadharpur, Baruipara
Baruipara is a census town in Singur (community development block), Singur CD block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Baruipara is located at in Hooghly district, West ...
, Bora and Milki Badamtala. Another road renovated under Gangadharpur-Singur Road is connected to State Highway 2. There is auto
Auto may refer to:
Vehicles
* An automobile, or car
* An autonomous car, a self-driving car
* An auto rickshaw
Mechanisms
* Short for automatic
* An automaton
* An automatic transmission
Media
* Auto (art), a form of Portuguese dramatic play
* ...
and trecker service from Singur
Singur is a census town in Singur CD block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Singur is located at . It has an average elevation of 14 metres (45 ft), and i ...
and Baruipara
Baruipara is a census town in Singur (community development block), Singur CD block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Baruipara is located at in Hooghly district, West ...
to Masat via Gangadharpur. Gangadharpur-Jangalpara Road is also connected with State Highway 15.
Economy
Textiles
Gangadharpur's textile industry is the main cotton weaving center in West Bengal. They are involved in the weaving of fine-textured saris and dhotis. The saris of Gangadharpur have deep and bright colours.
Other livelihoods
Most of the people are goldsmith
A goldsmith is a Metalworking, metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals. Modern goldsmiths mainly specialize in jewelry-making but historically, they have also made cutlery, silverware, platter (dishware), plat ...
s, and the rest are dependent on farming, with a few service men.
Healthcare
Gangdharpur has a Primary Health Centre with 10 beds.
Gallery
File:Kultala Asharam Gangadharpur .jpg, Kultala Ashram Gangadharpur
File:Gangadharpur Gram panchayat, West Bengal, India.jpg, Gangadharpur gram panchayat
File:Gangadharpur Hooghly .jpg, Gangadharpur Saradaghata Asharam
File:Baruipara Railway Station.jpg, Baruipara railway station
Baruipara railway station is a railway station in Baruipara, a small town on the Howrah–Barddhaman chord line and is located in Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal. The station is from Howrah and is a part of the Kolkata Su ...
is 1.5 km from Gangadharpur.
File:Gangadharpur Bazaar.jpg, Gangadharpur Bazaar, 31 Number Road, Hooghly
File:Gangadharpur Primary health centre 1.jpg, Gangadharpur Primary Health Centre
File:Gangadharpur Saradaghata Asharam .jpg, Gangadharpur Saradaghata Ashram
File:Gangadharpur street view .jpg, Gangadharpur street view
File:Gangadharpur Gram panchayat1.jpg, Gangadharpur gram panchayat
References
{{Geographic location
, Centre = Gangadharpur
, North = Jagatnagar
Jagatnagar is a census town in Singur (community development block), Singur CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Jagatnagar is located at:
The area is composed of f ...
Dingaldana
, Northeast = Baruipara
Baruipara is a census town in Singur (community development block), Singur CD block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Baruipara is located at in Hooghly district, West ...
, Jagatnagar
Jagatnagar is a census town in Singur (community development block), Singur CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Jagatnagar is located at:
The area is composed of f ...
, East = Manirampur
Manirampur is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Manirampur is located at:
Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Hooghly, Masat, Jangalpar ...
, Southeast = Krishnarampur, Manirampur
Manirampur is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Manirampur is located at:
Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Hooghly, Masat, Jangalpar ...
, South = Jangalpara
Jangalpara is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Jangalpara is located at:
It is 28 km from District headquarters Hooghly.
Gang ...
, Southwest = Bonkrishnapur
, West = Masat
, Northwest = Banmalipur
Cities and towns in Hooghly district
Census towns in Chanditala I CD Block