Debanandapur
Debanandapur is a village and a gram panchayat in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Debanandapur | |
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Village | |
 Birth place of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay | |
  Debanandapur Location in West Bengal, India  Debanandapur Debanandapur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22.932611°N 88.372917°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,449 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03213 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hooghly |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chunchura |
| Website | hooghly |
Sarat Chandra Chatterjee’s birth place
Debanandapur is the birth place of the novelist Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. His dwelling is now a library named Sarat Smriti Pathagar and a museum housing his belongings. It is 2 km from Bandel Junction railway station.[1][2]
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Debanandapur had a total population of 3,449 of which 1,789 (52%) were males and 1,660 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 315. The total number of literates in Debanandapur was 2,481 (79.16% of the population over 6 years).[3]
References
- "Debanandapur". Holiday IQ. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- "A visit to Debanandapur: The birth place of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay". Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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