Gobindanagar

Village in West Bengal, India

22°31′24″N 87°44′24″E / 22.5233°N 87.7401°E / 22.5233; 87.7401Country

IndiaStateWest BengalDistrictPaschim MedinipurPopulation

(2011)

• Total2,085Languages

• OfficialBengali, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

721146

Telephone/STD code03225Lok Sabha constituencyGhatalVidhan Sabha constituencyDaspurWebsitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in

Gobindanagar is a village in the Daspur I CD block in the Ghatal subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

8km
5miles

Rupnarayan River

Uttar Bar

Radhanagar

Radhakantapur

Palashpai

Narajole

Laoda

Lachhipur

Kotalpur

Jayantipur

Jalshara

Iswarpur

Gobindanagar

Gangadaspur

Dihi Baliharpur

Chaipat

Baikunthapur

Alui

Ajuria

Birsingha

Sonakhali

Daspur

Ramjibanpur

Khirpai

Kharar

Ghatal

Chandrakona

Cities and towns in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur 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

Gobindanagar is located at 22°31′24″N 87°44′24″E / 22.5233°N 87.7401°E / 22.5233; 87.7401.

Area overview

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, scholar, social reformer and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance, was born at Birsingha on 26 September 1820.^[1]^[2]

Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has alluvial soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.^[3] It has a density of population of 1,099 per km², but being a small subdivision only a little over a fifth of the people in the district reside in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.^[4]

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, Gobindanagar had a total population of 2,085, of which 1,049 (50%) were males and 1,036 (50%) were females. There were 202 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Radhakantapur was 1,777 (94.37% of the population over 6 years).^[5]

Culture

David J. McCutchion classifies the Radha Govinda temple as a pancha-ratna having smooth rekha turrets, measuring around 22’ 4", with rich terracotta decoration. Built in 1682, it has been much renovated, including new towers.^[6]

The Radha Govinda temple is a state protected monument.^[7]

Gobindanagar picture gallery

Pancha-ratna Radha Govinda temple

References

^ Murshid, Ghulam. "Vidyasagar, Pundit Iswar Chandra". Banglapedia. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
^ "Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar". www.whereincity.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
^ "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. pp. 27–28. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
^ "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 49. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
^ List of State Protected Monuments as reported by the Archaeological Survey of India Archived 2013-05-23 at the Wayback Machine.

External links

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Cities, municipal
and census towns

Kharagpur subdivision	Balichak Chaulia Deuli Kalaikunda Kharagpur Kharagpur Railway Settlement
Medinipur Sadar subdivision	Amlagora Durllabhganj Dwarigeria Garbeta Midnapore Naba Kola
Ghatal subdivision	Chandrakona Ghatal Kharar Khirpai Ramjibanpur

Locations
other than cities and towns

Kharagpur subdivision	Adasimla Belda Bhemwa Chak Bajit Changual Dantan Debra Dhaneswarpur Dhaneshwarpur Madhyabar Dubrajpur Gangaram Chak Jalchak Kashmuli Kerur Keshiary Khandrui Kolanda Loyada Lutunia Madpur Maligram Matkatpur Mohanpur Narayangarh Pingla Radhamohanpur Raj Ballabh Sabang Salua Satkul Satyapur Shrirampur Tilantapara
Medinipur Sadar subdivision	Anandapur Chandra Chandrakona Road Goaltore Godapiasal Karnagarh Keshpur Pathra Piasala Pingboni Salboni Satbankura
Ghatal subdivision	Ajuria Alui Baikunthapur Birsingha Chaipat Daspur Dihi Baliharpur Gangadaspur Gobindanagar Hiradharpur Iswarpur Jalshara Jayantipur Joteghanashyam Kotalpur Lachhipur Laoda Narajole Palashpai Radhakantapur Radhanagar Shaulan Sonakhali Uttar Bar

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Paschim Medinipur topics
People from Paschim Medinipur district
Villages in Paschim Medinipur district

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Birbhum	Bakreshwar (several temples) Hetampur (Dewanji temple) Ilambazar (Gouranga, Raghunathji and other temples) Jaydev Kenduli (Radha Binode temple) Kankalitala (Shakti peetha) Nanoor (Bisalakhi and other temples) Suri (Radha Damodara temple) Surul (Lakshmi Janardan and other temples) Tarapith (Tara temple)
Cooch Behar	Baneswar (Shiva temple) Dhaliabari (Siddhantha Shiva temple) Gosanimari (Kamteswari temple} Sidheswari (Sidheswari Devi temple)
Darjeeling	Darjeeling (Mahakal temple, Peace Pagoda, Ghoom Monastery)
Hooghly	Antpur (Radha Govindjiu and other temples) Badanganj (Damodara temple) Bali Dewanganj (many temples) Bansberia (Hangseswari, Ananta Basudeba and other temples) Bhalia (Raghunatha temple) Dihi Bayara (Swarup Narayan temple) Gourhati (three temples) Guptipara (four temples) Gurap (Nandadulala temple) Kamarpukur (birthplace of Sri Ramakrishna) Kanpur (Kanakeswar Shiva temple) Parul (Raghunatha and Bisalakshi temples) Tarakeswar (Taraknath Temple)
Howrah	Belur (Belur Math)
Jalpaiguri	Mainaguri (Jalpesh Temple)
Murshidabad	Baranagar (several temples)
Nadia	Mayapur (several temples) Nabadwip (temple city) Palpara (Palpara temple)
North 24 Parganas	Dakshineswar (Kali Temple) Baranagar (Kripamayee Kali Temple, Baranagar Math)
Paschim Bardhaman	Gourangapur (Ichhai Ghosher Deul) Bankati (Shiva temple)
Paschim Medinipur	Chandrakona (many temples) Daspur (several temples) Dihi Baliharpur (Radha Gobinda temple) Dubrajpur (Lakshmi Janardana temple) Ghatal (many temples) Gobindanagar (Radha Govinda temple) Jalchak (2 temples) Jalshara (Buro Shiva temple) Karnagarh (3 temples) Kharar (many temples) Khirpai (3-4 temples) Lachhipur (Sridharjiu temple) Laoda (2 temples) Loyada (3 temples) Narajole (many temples) Pathra (34 temples) Radhakantapur (two temples) Ramjibanpur (many temples) Shaulan (Shyama Sundara temple) Shrirampur (Lakshmi Janardana temple)
Purba Bardhaman	Amrargar (several temples) Baidyapur (Jora Deul) Bardhaman (many temples) Kalna City (many temples) Kogram (Mangal Chandi temple) Mankar (several temples) Sribati (Sri Visweaswara, Sri Bholanath and Sri Chandreswar temples)
Purba Medinipur	Alangiri (2 temples + rasmancha) Bhagabanpur (Dakhsina Kali temple) Dihibahiri (Jagannath temple) Egra (Shiva deul) Jukhia (Radha Govinda temple) Mahishadal (Madan Gopala temple} Paikbheri (Shyama Sundar temple) Panchrol (4 temples)
Purulia district	Achkoda (old atchahlas) Anaijambad (Digambar Jain Temple) Budhpur (Shiva temple) Cheliyama (Radha Binode temple) Chharra (old Jain temple) Deulghata (old temples) Garh Panchkot (old pancha-ratna and other temples) Haraktor (old idols) Pakbirra (old Jain temples) Para (old temples) Telkupi (old submerged temples)
See also	Bengal temple architecture Hindu temples in West Bengal Jain centres in West Bengal