Kotalpur, Hooghly

Kotalpur
Village
Kotalpur is located in West Bengal
Kotalpur
Kotalpur
Location in West Bengal, India
Kotalpur is located in India
Kotalpur
Kotalpur
Kotalpur (India)
Coordinates: 22°42′06″N 88°05′14″E / 22.7017°N 88.0872°E / 22.7017; 88.0872
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHooghly
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
6,948
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
712404
Telephone/STD code03212
Lok Sabha constituencySreerampur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyJangipara
Websitehooghly.gov.in

Kotalpur is a village and a gram panchayat in the Jangipara CD block in the Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

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Kotalpur
R
Krishnapur
CT
Krishnapur (CT)
Garalgachha
CT
Garalgachha (CT)
Barijhati
CT
Barijhati (CT)
Pairagchha
CT
Pairagachha (CT)
Janai
CT
Janai (CT)
Chikrand
CT
Chikrand (CT)
Naiti
CT
Naiti (CT)
Panchghara
CT
Panchghara (CT)
Baksa
CT
Baksa, Hooghly (CT)
Begampur
CT
Begampur, India (CT)
Purba Tajpur
CT
Purba Tajpur (CT)
Jaykrishnapur
CT
Jaykrishnapur (CT)
Kapashanria
CT
Kapashanria (CT)
Tisa
CT
Tisa (CT)
Kharsarai
CT
Kharsarai (CT)
Chanditala
R
Chanditala (R)
Bhagabatipur
CT
Bhagabatipur (CT)
Ramanathpur
CT
Ramanathpur (CT)
Kumirmora
CT
Kumirmora (CT)
Nababpur
CT
Nababpur (CT)
Dudhkalmi
CT
Dudhkalmi (CT)
Manirampur
CT
Manirampur (CT)
Gangadharpur
CT
Gangadharpur (CT)
Jangalpara
CT
Jangalpara (CT)
Masat
CT
Masat (CT)
Furfura Sharif
R
Furfura Sharif (R)
Antpur
R
Antpur (R)
Jangipara
R
Jangipara (R)
Rajbalhat
CT
Rajbalhat (CT)
Dankuni
M
Dankuni (M)
Cities and towns in Chanditala I, Chanditala II and Jangipara CD Blocks in Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Kotalpur is located at 22°42′06″N 88°05′14″E / 22.7017°N 88.0872°E / 22.7017; 88.0872

Urbanisation

Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are: Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Rishra Municipality and Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above).[1][2] All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Kotalpur had a population of 6,948 of which 3,484 (50%) were males and 3,464 (50%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 915. The number of literate persons in Kotalpur was 4,718 (78.20% of the population over 6 years).[3]

Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions the Rajrajeswara temple as an at chala having terracotta panoramic battle scenes above the archway and smaller figures around the façade.[4]

The Rajrajeswara temple (at Sr No S-WB-62) at Kotalpur is included in the List of State Protected Monuments in West Bengal by the Archaeological Survey of India.[5]

References

  1. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  3. ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. ^ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 35. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
  5. ^ "Protected Monuments in West Bengal". Archaeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2020.