Gopalnagar is a village and a
gram panchayat in the
Bangaon
Bangaon is a town and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Bangaon subdivision.
Geography
Location
Bangaon is located at . It has an average elevation of 7 met ...
CD block in the
Bangaon subdivision
Bangaon subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History
In 1883 Bangaon subdivision was transferred from Nadia district to Jessore district. At the time of Partition of Ben ...
of the
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 ...
in the state of
West Bengal
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,
India
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.
Geography
Location
Gopalnagar is located at .
Area overview
The area shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883. At the time of
Partition of Bengal (1947)
The Partition of Bengal in 1947, also known as the Second Partition of Bengal, part of the Partition of India, divided the British Indian Bengal Province along the Radcliffe Line between the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan. ...
the
Radcliffe Line
The Radcliffe Line was the boundary demarcated by the two boundary commissions for the provinces of Punjab Province (British India), Punjab and Bengal Presidency, Bengal during the Partition of India. It is named after Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Visco ...
placed the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district.
The renowned novelist
Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (of ''
Pather Panchali
(, ) is a 1955 Indian Bengali language, Bengali-language Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray in his directorial debut. It is an adaptation of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's 1929 Bengali Pather Panchali ...
'' fame) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area.
It is a flat plain located in the lower
Ganges Delta
The Ganges Delta (also known the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the Sundarbans Delta or the Bengal Delta) is a river delta predominantly covering the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Be ...
.
In the densely populated area, 16.33% of the population lives in the urban areas and 83.67% lives in the rural areas.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Civic administration
Police station
Gopalnagar police station covers an area of 169 km
2 and serves a population of 380,793. It has jurisdiction over Bangaon CD Block.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India, Gopalnagar had a total population of 2,174, of which 1,106 (51%) were males and 1,068 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 199. The total number of literate persons in Gopalnagar was 1,688 (85.47% of the population over 6 years).
Economy
There four
banks located in the village, belonging to the Gopalnagar branch of the
State Bank of India
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,
Punjab National Bank
Punjab National Bank alias PNB is an Public sector banks in India, Indian government bank based in New Delhi. It was founded in May 1894 and is the List of banks in India, second-largest public sector bank in India in terms of its business volum ...
,
Bandhan Bank &
RBL Bank.
Transport
SH 1 runs through Gopalnagar.
Gopalnagar-Ranaghat road via Majhergram, Gopalnagar-Duttapulia road via sindrani, and Gopalnagar-Chowberia road are some important roads of Gopalnagar.
Gopalnagar railway station is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. It is located on the Bangaon–Ranaghat line.
Bus service
* Route 20-
Chakdaha-
Bangaon
Bangaon is a town and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Bangaon subdivision.
Geography
Location
Bangaon is located at . It has an average elevation of 7 met ...
(via Bishnupur, Gopalnagar)
*Route 28-
Chakdaha-
Bangaon
Bangaon is a town and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Bangaon subdivision.
Geography
Location
Bangaon is located at . It has an average elevation of 7 met ...
(via Nimtala, Gopalnagar)
* Route 95-
Ashoknagar-
Bangaon
Bangaon is a town and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Bangaon subdivision.
Geography
Location
Bangaon is located at . It has an average elevation of 7 met ...
(via
Habra, Gopalnagar)
Education
Gopalnagar Haripada Institutionis a boys school from V to X and co-educational school from XI to XII. The renowned author
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay taught in this school.
Gopalnagar Giribala Balika Vidyalayais a girls only higher secondary school.
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Notable residents
* Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
References
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Villages in North 24 Parganas district