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 | |
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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 | ![]() |
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 |
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.
Debanandapur is located at 22.932611°N 88.372917°E / 22.932611; 88.372917.
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]
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]