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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Dignagar<br />
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| settlement_type = Village<br />
| image_skyline = Temple of Raghabeswar Siva at Dignagar 07.JPG<br />
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| image_caption = Temple of Raghabeswar Siva at Dignagar<br />
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal # India <br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India <br />
| coordinates = {{coord|23.33732|N|88.451165|E|display=inline,title}} <br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} <br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of West Bengal|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Nadia district|Nadia]]<br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| population_total = 6,023<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
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| area_code_type = Telephone/[[Subscriber trunk dialing|STD]] code<br />
| area_code = 03472<br />
| registration_plate = WB51/52<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Krishnanagar]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Krishnanagar Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Krishnanagar Uttar]]<br />
| website = {{URL|http://nadia.gov.in/}} <br />
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'''Dignagar''' is a village in the [[Krishnanagar I]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision]] of the [[Nadia district]], [[West Bengal]], India.<br />
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==History==<br />
It is an ancient village. According to the book ''Nadia Kahini'' written by renowned researcher Mohit Roy, it was a prosperous village from the period of [[Krishna Chandra Roy]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}}<br />
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In 1673, Roy dug a big dighi and established three temples. It is a place where [[Lord Chaitanya]] came and from that time the people of the village observe a 3 days celebration with kirtan at 'Kalpataru Tala', where Lord Chaitanya sat for sometime with his followers.{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}}<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Dignagar is located at {{coord|23.33732|N|88.451165|E|display=inline}},<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Dignagar had a total population of 6,023, of which 3,097 (51%) were males and 2,926 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 538. The total number of literate persons in Dignagar was 3,767 (68.68% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 18 May 2017 }}</ref><br />
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==Culture==<br />
[[David McCutchion|David J. McCutchion]] mentions several temples at Dignagar:<ref>McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 24, 29, 30, 64. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, {{ISBN| 978-93-81574-65-2}}</ref><br />
* Small 18th century [[Shiva]] temple with [[terracotta]] decoration<br />
* Richly decorated [[Char-chala|charchala]]<br />
* Raghabeswara temple (1669) – charchala structure with rich terracotta decoration on two sides<br />
* Mahaprabhu temple<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Nadia District}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Nadia district]]</div>>Monkbot