Debanandapur | |
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Village | |
Birth place of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
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Location in West Bengal, India | |
Coordinates: 22°55′57″N 88°22′23″E / 22.932611°N 88.372917°ECoordinates: 22°55′57″N 88°22′23″E / 22.932611°N 88.372917°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Hooghly |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,449 |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Telephone/STD code | 03213 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Hooghly |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chunchura |
Website | hooghly |
Debanandapur is a village and a gram panchayat in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Debanandapur is the birth place of the novelist Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. His dwelling place, a library named Sarat Smriti Pathagar and a museum housing his belongings are there. It is 2 km from Bandel Junction railway station.
As per 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 below 6 years was 315. The total number of literates in Debanandapur was 2,481 (79.16% of the population over 6 years).