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Ghoshpara is a neighbourhood of Bally Jagachha CD block, in Howrah district in the state of West Bengal.

Ghoshpara ঘোষপাড়া
Neighbourhood
Ghoshpara Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Ghoshpara Ghoshpara (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°38′46″N 88°20′06″E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Howrah
Government
• Type	Panchayat
• Body	Bally Gram Panchayat
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	711227
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Sreerampur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Domjur

Ghoshpara is under the jurisdiction of Nischinda Police Station of Howrah City Police.

Some of the reputed families in this area are the Neogy, Ghosh, Dewanji, Bag, Roychowdhury, Ghatak, Chakraborty family and many more. There are two large lakes named Bnakpukur (বাঁকপুকুর) and Talpukur (তালপুকুর).[1]

History

From the 13th century A.D, Muslim rulers took possession of Saptagram and extended their region up to Damodar during the middle of 16th century. Sultan Sulaiman Kararui conquered part of Howrah, grouped it into Sarkars and named after himself Sulaimanabad. The district appears to have been distributed between three Sarkars -Saptagram (now in Hooghly), Mandaran (now in Hooghly) and Sulaimanabad. Ghoshpara was then a part of Sulaimanabad.[2]

Transport

The main transportation vehicles of Ghoshpara are Rickshaw and e-Rickshaw called as 'Toto'.

Market

There is a market named as "Ghoshpara Bazar" where fish, meat, vegetables and grocery items can be found at negotiable rate. The market consists of all kind of local shops including footwear, utensils, bookstore, etc.

School

Government

• Unnayani Prathamik Vidyalaya (Primary School)[3]
• Arunodaya Prathamik Vidyalaya (Primary School)[4]

Private

• Ghoshpara Adarsha Pathabhawan (Primary School)
• Sachindranath Sishu Niketan (Primary School)
• Sarada english medium school (Primary and mid-Secondary School)
• Patha Bhawan (Primary School)
• Euro Kids Pre-school (Play School)

Library

• Bratisangha Granthagar

Bank

• State Bank of India - Ghoshpara Branch
• Bank of Baroda (Dena Bank) - Ghoshpara Branch
• Karur Vysya Bank - Ghoshpara Branch

Healthcare

• Ghoshpara Subsidiary Health Center (Homoeopathy and Allopathy)

Religious places

• Ghoshpara Sarbojanin Durga Mandir and Shiva Temple
• Kaivalya Dham
• Chaitanya Parishad

Sport ground

• Little Group Maidan
• Palpara Football Ground

Water bodies

• Talpukur
• Bnakpukur

Post Office

• Ghoshpara Post Office

References

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