Radhanagar, Paschim Medinipur

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Radhanagar
Village
Radhanagar is located in West Bengal
Radhanagar
Radhanagar
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°41′08″N 87°38′46″E / 22.685634°N 87.646091°E / 22.685634; 87.646091Coordinates: 22°41′08″N 87°38′46″E / 22.685634°N 87.646091°E / 22.685634; 87.646091
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,827
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721212
Telephone/STD code03225
Lok Sabha constituencyGhatal
Vidhan Sabha constituencyGhatal
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in

Radhanagar is a village in the Ghatal CD block in the Ghatal subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[]

[Interactive fullscreen map]
Cities and towns in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[]

Radhanagar is located at

 WikiMiniAtlas
22°41′08″N 87°38′46″E / 22.685634°N 87.646091°E / 22.685634; 87.646091.

Area overview[]

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, scholar, social reformer and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance, was born at Birsingha on 26 September 1820.[1][2]

Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has alluvial soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[3] It has a density of population of 1,099 per km2, but being a small subdivision only a little over a fifth of the people in the district reside in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.[4]

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[]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Radhanagar had a total population of 5,827, of which 2,989 (51%) were males and 2,838 (49%) were females. There were 658 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Radhanagar was 4,185 (80.96% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Education[]

Radhanagar Dinamayee Vidyamandirl is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1972. The school has facilities for teaching from class V to class X. It has a library with 300 books.[6]

Culture[]

David J. McCutchion mentions the Raghunatha temple as a pancha-ratna with ridged rekha turrets and porch on triple archway. Built of laterite, plain, in 1718, it measures 23’ 6” square.[7]

Raghunath temple at Radhanagar is a state protected monument.[8]

Radhanagar picture gallery[]

  • Gopinath temple at Radhanagar

  • Gopinath temple

  • Gopinath temple

  • Singhabahini temple at Nabagram

  • Terracotta relief at Singhabahini temple

  • Terracotta relief at Singhabahini temple

The pictures are a part of Wiki Explores Paschim Medinipur programme, an initiative by West Bengal Wikimedians User Group

References[]

  1. ^ Murshid, Ghulam. "Vidyasagar, Pundit Iswar Chandra". Banglapedia. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar". www.whereincity.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. ^ "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. ^ "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  5. ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Radhanagar D. Vidyamandir U. Pr". Schools.org. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  7. ^ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 47. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
  8. ^ List of State Protected Monuments as reported by the Archaeological Survey of India Archived 2013-05-23 at the Wayback Machine.

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