Gangadaspur
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
8km 5miles
Rupnarayan River
Uttar Bar H
Radhanagar H
Radhakantapur H
Palashpai H
Narajole H
Laoda H
Lachhipur H
Kotalpur H
Jayantipur H
Jalshara H
Iswarpur H
Gobindanagar H
Gangadaspur H
Dihi Baliharpur H
Chaipat H
Baikunthapur H
Alui H
Ajuria H
Birsingha R
Sonakhali R
Daspur R
Ramjibanpur M
Khirpai M
Kharar M
Ghatal M
Chandrakona M LocationGangadaspur is located at 22°42′59″N 87°37′35″E / 22.716341°N 87.626343°E. Area overviewIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar, scholar, social reformer and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance, was born at Birsingha on 26 September 1820.[1][2] Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has alluvial soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[3] It has a density of population of 1,099 per km2, 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.[4] 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. DemographicsAccording to the 2011 Census of India, Gangadaspur had a total population of 365, of which 194 (53%) were males and 171 (47%) were females.[5] Gangadaspur picture gallery
References
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