Gourhati is a village in the
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 ...
CD block in the
Arambagh subdivision
Arambag subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
Arambag subdivision is a rural dominated area. All the blocks in the subdivision have their entire population living in th ...
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-Chinsurah (' ...
in the
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Geography
Location
Gourhati is located at .
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.
Demographics
As per the
2011 Census of India, Gaurhati had a total population of 13,084 of which 6,716 (51%) were males and 6,368 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,380. The total number of literate persons in Gaurhati was 9,442 (80.67% of the population over 6 years).
Education
There (Gourhati-II) are two High Schools, one for Girls (Up to 10th Class, Name - Gourhati Durgadas Balika Vidyalaya) and another for Boys (Up to 12 Class, Class 5th to 10th for Boys, after 10th class Co-ed, Name - Gourhati Haradas Institution)
Culture
David J. McCutchion mentions:
[McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 38, 75. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ]
*Gangadhara Siva temple as a small ''
at chala'' having a single entrance, with terracotta decoration, built in 1752.
*Dolmancha as a ''pancha ratna'' with crude terracotta figures.
Gourhati picture gallery
File:Gangadhar temple of Basudebpur in Arambagh PS, Hooghly district 01.jpg, Gangadhara Siva temple, ''at chala'' built in 1752
File:Gangadhar temple of Basudebpur in Arambagh PS, Hooghly district 20.jpg, Terracota decoration in Gangadhar Siva temple
File:Damodar Jiu temple of Gourhati, Arambagh PS, Hooghly district 01.jpg, Damodarjiu temple, ''pancha ratna''
File:Ram Gopal temple of Basudebpur in Arambagh PS, Hooghly district 05.jpg, Ram Gopal temple, ''pancha ratna''
Note: Some pictures are wrongly marked as belonging to Basudebpur. This should be ignored. It has been taken care of at the time of categorisation.
References
External links
{{Temple towns in West Bengal
Villages in Hooghly district