Keshabpur, Hooghly

Keshabpur
Keshabpur
Village
	Keshabpur Location in West Bengal, India Keshabpur Keshabpur (India)
	Coordinates: 22°53′15″N 87°53′55″E / 22.8875°N 87.8987°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Population (2011)
• Total	12,687
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone/STD code	03211
Lok Sabha constituency	Arambagh
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Arambag
Website	hooghly.gov.in

Keshabpur is a village in the Aramgah CD block in the Arambag subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

8km
5miles

Damodar
River

Rupnarayan
River

Mundeswari
River

Dwarakeswar
River

Shyambazar

H

Satberia

H

Parul

H

Memanpur

H

Mamudpur

H

Madhabpur

H

Kanpur

HV

Kayapat

H

Hat Basantapur

H

Hamirbati

H

Gourhati

H

Fului

H

Dihi
Bayara

H

Bhalia

H

Bali Dewanganj

H

Badanganj

H

Gar Mandaran

H

Arambag

M

Dakshin Narayanpur

R

Natibpur

R

Shrirampur

R

Radhanagore

R

Keshabpur

R

Bengai

R

Pursurah

R

Kamarpukur

R

Khanakul

R

Goghat

R

Cities and towns in Arambagh subdivision in Hooghly 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

Keshabpur is located at 22°53′15″N 87°53′55″E / 22.8875°N 87.8987°E / 22.8875; 87.8987.

The Mundeswari flows past Keshabpur.^[1]

Area overview

The Arambagh subdivision, presented in the map alongside, is divided into two physiographic parts – the Dwarakeswar River being the dividing line. The western part is upland and rocky – it is the extension of the terrain of neighbouring Bankura district. The eastern part is flat alluvial plain area. The railways, the roads and flood-control measures have had an impact on the area.^[2] The area is overwhelmingly rural with 94.77% of the population living in rural areas and 5.23% in urban areas.^[3]

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, Keshabpur had a total population of 12,687 of which 6,521 (51%) were males and 6,166 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,485. The total number of literate persons in Keshabpur was 8,910 (79.54% of the population over 6 years).^[4]

Education

Kabikankan Mukundaram Mahavidyalaya, a general degree college, was established at Keshabpur in 2007. Kabikankan Mukundaram Chakraborty had contributed to the Chandimangal, an important subgenre of mangalkavya, the most significant genre of medieval Bengali literature and panchalis (ballads celebrating the glory of particular deities). It is affiliated with the University of Burdwan and offers courses in arts.^[5]^[6]

References

^ Google maps
^ "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Physiography, Page 17-19. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
^ "Kabikankan Mukundaram Mahavidyalaya". College Admission. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
^ "Mukundaram Chakrabarti, Kabikankan". Banglapedia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.