Radhanagore (also spelled Radhanagar) in the khanakul Town
Arambagh subdivision of the
Hooghly District
Hooghly district () is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. It can alternatively be spelt ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli''. The district is named after the Hooghly River.
The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsura ('' ...
of
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the four ...
, India. It is the birthplace of
Raja Rammohun Roy. Located near
Khanakul, it is approachable from
Tarakeswar or
Arambag
Arambagh also known as Arambag is a town and a municipality in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of Arambagh subdivision.
Geography
Location
Arambagh is located at . It has an average elevation of ...
.
Mundeswari river flows nearby.
The Raja's ancestral home and ruins of the house he built at the Langulpara
cremation ground
Shmashana outside Indian village
A ''śmaśāna'' (Devanagari: श्मशान) is a Hindu crematory ground, where dead bodies are brought to be burnt on a pyre. It is usually located near a river or body of water on the outskirts of a villag ...
are still there. A college has been established in his name in the Town of khanakul.
Kamarpukur
Kamarpukur is a village in the Goghat II CD block in the Arambag subdivision of the Hooghly District in West Bengal state of India. It is the birthplace of Sri Ramakrishna. It is the block headquarters of the Goghat –II community develo ...
, also in Hooghly District, birthplace of
Sri Ramkrishna and
Birsingha
Birsingha is a large village located in Ghatal Block of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. ''Birsingha'' village is famous for the birthplace of the great Bengali social reformer and the author of ''Varna Parichay'' Pandit Ishwar Chand ...
in
Paschim Medinipur, birthplace of
Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar are near Radhanagore.
Geography
Area overview
The Arambagh subdivision, presented in the map alongside, is divided into two physiographic parts – the Dwarakeswar River being the dividing line. The western part is upland and rocky – it is extension of the terrain of neighbouring Bankura district. The eastern part is flat alluvial plain area. The railways, the roads and flood-control measures have had an impact on the area. The area is overwhelmingly rural with 94.77% of the population living in rural areas and 5.23% of the population living in urban 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.
Gram panchayats
Khanakul-I Block has two
gram panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bo ...
s named Rammohan-I and Rammohan-II covering both Radhanagar and Langulpara.
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Rammohan-I covers the following villages: Gaurangapur, Jagannathpur, Amarpur, Jakri, Sarda, Kalimba, Raghunathpur, Langulpara, Sahanpur, Chak Sonatikri, Dhamla, Paschim Radhanagar, and Senpur. Rammohan-II covers the following villages: Shrirampur, Kaiba, Atghara, Sekendarpur, Gobindapur, Khamargor, Maikhanda, and Helan.
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Demographics
Paschim Radhanagar had a population of 2,220 and Langulpara of 1,638. Purba Radhanagar with a population of 4,878 is part of Balipur panchayat.[
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Education
Raja Rammohan Roy Mahavidyalaya
Raja Rammohan Roy Mahavidyalaya, established in 1964, is a government affiliated college located at Radhanagar in the Hooghly district
Hooghly district () is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. It can alternatively be ...
, a general degree college, was established at Radhanagore in 1964.
Notable people
* Rammohan Roy
References
{{Hooghly District
Villages in Hooghly district