Gangadharpur

Gangadharpur is a census town in Hooghly District in the state of West Bengal, India. It is under Chanditala police station. in Srirampore subdivision.

It is 26 km from District headquarters Hooghly. 30 km from State capital Kolkata.

Gangadharpur গঙ্গাধরপুর
Town
Gangadharpur Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°45′38″N 88°13′18″E / 22.760419°N 88.221792°E / 22.760419; 88.221792Coordinates: 22°45′38″N 88°13′18″E / 22.760419°N 88.221792°E / 22.760419; 88.221792
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Population (2011)
• Total	7,862
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency	Serampore
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chanditala
Website	Gangadharpur

Geography

Gangadharpur is located at 22°45′38″N 88°13′18″E / 22.760419°N 88.221792°E / 22.760419; 88.221792

Gangadharpur is surrounded by Chanditala-I Block towards South-West , Chanditala-II Block towards South-East , Singur Block towards North-East, Haripal Block towards west.

Gangadharpur Gram panchayat in Chanditala I (community development block), Hooghly, West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,^[1] Gangadharpur is a Census Town in district of Hooghly, West Bengal. The Gangadharpur Census Town has population of 7,862 of which 3,973 are males while 3,889 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 724 which is 9.21% of total population of Gangadharpur (CT). In Gangadharpur Census Town, Female Sex Ratio is of 979 against state average of 950. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Gangadharpur is around 931 compared to West Bengal state average of 956. Literacy rate of Gangadharpur city is 83.52% higher than state average of 76.26%. In Gangadharpur, Male literacy is around 87.72% while female literacy rate is 79.27%.

Gangadharpur Census Town has total administration over 1,856 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

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