Debanandapur
Debanandapur is a village beside Saraswati Rver and a gram panchayat in the Chinsurah Mogra CD block in the Chinsurah subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
The village has ancient temples like Radha Krishna Temple beside Saraswati River. The said temple is in dilapidated condition.
Geography
3km
2miles
2miles
Hooghly River
Sahaganj
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Bansberia
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Debanandapur
R
Bandel
R
Bandel Rly Stn
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Iswar Gupta Setu
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Tribeni
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Saptagram
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Location
Debanandapur is located at 22°55′57″N 88°22′23″E / 22.932611°N 88.372917°E.
Sarat Chandra Chatterjee’s birth place
Debanandapur is the birth place of the novelist Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. His dwelling house is now a library named Sarat Smriti Pathagar and a museum housing his belongings. It is 2 km from Bandel Junction railway station.
Demographics
According to 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 in the age range 0-6 years was 315. The total number of literate persons in Debanandapur was 2,481 (79.16% of the population over 6 years).
Gallery
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Birth place and house of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay -
Sarat Smriti Mandir, a library and research center -
Old Shiva temple, Debanandapur -
Heritage plaque at Debanandapur -
Temple and Sarat statue -
Debanandapur Post Office
