Satberia is a village in the
Goghat II
Goghat II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Arambag subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
The Goghat II CD Block is part of the western uplands, which is an extension ...
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
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
India
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state
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of
West Bengal
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.
History
Khudiram Chattopadhyay, father of Gadadhar Chattopadhyay (
Ramakrishna
Ramakrishna (18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886——— —), also called Ramakrishna Paramahansa (; ; ), born Ramakrishna Chattopadhay,M's original Bengali diary page 661, Saturday, 13 February 1886''More About Ramakrishna'' by Swami Prab ...
) was a priest in the Raghubir temple at Satberia when Ramananda Rai was a
zamindar
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here. (Photographer's note with the pictures).
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.
Location
Satberia is located at
Demographics
As per the
2011 Census of India, Satberia had a total population of 1,378 of which 725 (53%) were males and 653 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 149. The total number of literate persons in Satberia was 957 (77.87% of the population over 6 years).
Satberia picture gallery
File:Atchala temple (Raghubir temple of the Rai family.) of Satberia village in Goghat PS in Hooghly district 01.jpg, '' At chala'' Raghubir temple of the Rai family, laterite built. Picture taken in 2018.
File:Atchala temple (Raghubir temple of the Rai family.) of Satberia village in Goghat PS in Hooghly district 06.jpg, A decorative item
File:Atchala temple (Raghubir temple of the Rai family.) of Satberia village in Goghat PS in Hooghly district 18.jpg, Close up of the façade
A façade or facade (; ) is generally the front part or exterior of a building. It is a loanword from the French language, French (), which means "frontage" or "face".
In architecture, the façade of a building is often the most important asp ...
References
External links
{{Hooghly District
Villages in Hooghly district