Uddharanpur

Uddharanpur
Village
Uddharanpur
Location in West Bengal
Uddharanpur
Uddharanpur (India)
Coordinates: 23°41′08″N 88°08′21″E / 23.685667°N 88.1391889°E / 23.685667; 88.1391889Coordinates: 23°41′08″N 88°08′21″E / 23.685667°N 88.1391889°E / 23.685667; 88.1391889
Country India
State West Bengal
District Purba Bardhaman
Subdistrict Ketugram II
Gram Panchayet Sitahati
Population (2011)
 • Total 3,437
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Pincode 713123 (Sankhai)
Former name Radhekeshtapur
Police station Ketugram

Uddharanpur is a village in Ketugram II CD Block in Katwa subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in West Bengal, India.

Geography

The previous name of the village was Radhekeshtapur.

Uddharanpur is a holy place. It is situated beside the holy river Ganga.

Uddharanpur has many famous places:

  • Gouranga Bari
  • Melar Math
  • Smasan Ghat
  • Uddharanpur Ghat

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Uddharanpur had a total population of 3,437, of which 1,831 (53%) were males and 1,606 (47%) were females. Population below 6 years was 330. The total number of literates in Uddharanpur was 2,667 (85.84% of the population over 6 years).[1][2]

Festivals and Culture

There are many festival in Uddharanpur. Durga Puja is very famous in Uddharanpur. Specially the Uddharanpur Bus Stand's puja. The fair of Uddharanpur is very popular. People from many other places are come to join the fair. It is held beside the Uddharanpur Bazar in the Melar Math. It is held on January. The saint novelist Kalikananda Abadhuta (1910 - 1978) resided in the Burning Ghat of Uddharanpur beside the Bhagirathi River. He wrote a novel on this village named Uddharanpurer Ghat.

Schools

  • Uddharanpur G.S.F.P School
  • Uddharanpur Madhyamik Sikshya Kendra

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Census of India: Search Details". Census of India. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
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