Debanandapur is a village beside Saraswati Rver and a gram panchayat in the Chinsurah Mogra CD block in the Chinsurah subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Debanandapur
Village
Birth place of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Debanandapur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Debanandapur Debanandapur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22.932611°N 88.372917°E / 22.932611; 88.372917
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,449
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone/STD code	03213
Lok Sabha constituency	Hooghly
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chunchura
Website	hooghly.gov.in

The village has ancient temples like Radha Krishna Temple beside Saraswati River. The said temple is in dilapidated condition. It should be preserved by the #Archeological Department of India immediately.

Geography

Location

Debanandapur is located at 22.932611°N 88.372917°E / 22.932611; 88.372917.

Sarat Chandra Chatterjee’s birth place

Debanandapur is the birth place of the novelist Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. His dwelling house is now a library named Sarat Smriti Pathagar and a museum housing his belongings. It is 2 km from Bandel Junction railway station.[1][2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Debanandapur had a total population of 3,449 of which 1,789 (52%) were males and 1,660 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 315. The total number of literate persons in Debanandapur was 2,481 (79.16% of the population over 6 years).[3]

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