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Rupnarayan River

Uttar Bar

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Radhanagar

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Radhakantapur

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Palashpai

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Narajole

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Laoda

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Lachhipur

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Kotalpur

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Jayantipur

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Jalshara

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Iswarpur

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Gobindanagar

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Gangadaspur

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Dihi Baliharpur

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Chaipat

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Baikunthapur

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Alui

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Ajuria

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Birsingha

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Sonakhali

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Daspur

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Ramjibanpur

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Khirpai

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Kharar

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Ghatal

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Chandrakona

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Location

Gobindanagar is located at 22°31′24″N 87°44′24″E / 22.5233°N 87.7401°E / 22.5233; 87.7401.

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, Gobindanagar had a total population of 2,085, of which 1,049 (50%) were males and 1,036 (50%) were females. There were 202 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Radhakantapur was 1,777 (94.37% of the population over 6 years).

Culture

David J. McCutchion classifies the Radha Govinda temple as a pancha-ratna having smooth rekha turrets, measuring around 22’ 4", with rich terracotta decoration. Built in 1682, it has been much renovated, including new towers.

The Radha Govinda temple is a state protected monument.

Gobindanagar picture gallery

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  Pancha-ratna Radha Govinda temple