Vivekananda Pally is a part of the city of

Arambagh 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 Arambag subdivision, Arambagh subdivision. Geography Location Arambagh is located at . It has an ...

, in West Bengal, India. This is a densely populated area. There are approximately 325 houses and 3 shops. Prominent residential colonies like Rabindra Pally Colony and the Sarada Pally Colony are near Vivekananda Pally. This colony sees many students from the village area and the other colonies of Arambagh congregate daily to study. The Arambagh-Tarakeswar rail line makes a crossing near this town.

Demographics

India

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

, Vivekananda Pally had a population of 1300. Males constitute 60% of the population and females 40%. It has an average

literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

of 96%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 95% male literacy and 92% of female literacy. 3% of the population is under 6 years of age. 75% people are government employees, 10% are doctors and engineers and 10% are businessmen.

Festival

Eid al-Fitr Eid al-Fitr () is the first of the two main Islamic holidays, festivals in Islam, the other being Eid al-Adha. It falls on the first day of Shawwal, the tenth month of the Islamic calendar. Eid al-Fitr is celebrated by Muslims worldwide becaus ...

Eid al-Adha Eid al-Adha () is the second of the two main festivals in Islam alongside Eid al-Fitr. It falls on the 10th of Dhu al-Hijja, the twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar. Celebrations and observances are generally carried forward to the ...

Durga Puja Durga Puja (ISO 15919, ISO: , ), also known as Durgotsava or Shaaradotsava, is an annual festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which pays homage to the Hinduism, Hindu goddess Durga, and is also celebrated because of Durga's victo ...

Kali Puja Kali Puja (ISO: ), also known as Shyama Puja or Mahanisha Puja, is a festival originating from the Indian subcontinent, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali. It is celebrated on the new moon day (Dipannita Amavasya) of the Hindu calendar month o ...

and

Saraswati puja Vasant Panchami , also rendered Vasanta Panchami and Saraswati Puja in honour of the Hindu goddess Saraswati, is a festival that marks the preparation for the arrival of spring. The festival is celebrated in Indian religions in different ways ...

are the main festivals celebrated here.

References

Cities and towns in Hooghly district {{Hooghly-geo-stub