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Gangadaspur
Village
GangadaspurLocation in West Bengal, IndiaShow map of West BengalGangadaspurGangadaspur (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°42′59″N 87°37′35″E / 22.716341°N 87.626343°E / 22.716341; 87.626343
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Population
• Total	365
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721232
Telephone/STD code	03225
Lok Sabha constituency	Ghatal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ghatal
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in

Gangadaspur is a village in the Ghatal CD block in the Ghatal subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is located near Khirpai.

Geography

Location

Gangadaspur is located at 22°42′59″N 87°37′35″E / 22.716341°N 87.626343°E / 22.716341; 87.626343.

Area overview

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, scholar, social reformer and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance, was born at Birsingha on 26 September 1820.

Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has alluvial soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once. It has a density of population of 1,099 per km, but being a small subdivision only a little over a fifth of the people in the district reside in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% 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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Gangadaspur had a total population of 365, of which 194 (53%) were males and 171 (47%) were females.

Gangadaspur picture gallery

• At-chala Umapati Shiva temple built in mid 19th century
• Umapati Shiva temple with Nahabatkhana
• Terracota and stucco work in archway

References

1. Murshid, Ghulam. "Vidyasagar, Pundit Iswar Chandra". Banglapedia. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
2. "Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar". www.whereincity.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
3. "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. pp. 27–28. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
4. "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
5. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 25 August 2020.

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