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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gangadharpur
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Census Town
| image_skyline = Gangadharpur1.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Gangadharpur street view
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.76|N|88.22|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]]
| established_title = Nearest city
| established_date = [[Serampore]]
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Gram panchayat]]
| governing_body = [[Gangadharpur gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 2.19
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 14
| population_total = 7,862
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 712306
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 03212
| registration_plate = WB
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 979 females/1000 males [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Literacy rate]]
| blank2_info_sec1 = 83.52 %
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Serampore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Serampore]]
| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank4_info_sec1 = [[Chanditala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chanditala]]
| website = [http://hooghlyprd.org/communication/gp_office.php?var=GANGADHARPUR Gangadharpur]
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-WB]]
| footnotes =
}}

'''Gangadharpur''' is a [[census town]] in the [[Chanditala I]] CD Block located in the [[Srirampore subdivision]] of the [[Hooghly district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://banglarbhumi.gov.in/banglarbhumi/(S(34prhyngb4rxzrx25wan0tst))/ASP%20PAGES/info_block.aspx?distcode=06&bcode=10 |title= Mouza Information |publisher= Land & Land Reforms Department, Government of West Bengal |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161222011900/http://banglarbhumi.gov.in/banglarbhumi/(S(o5nvju0slgdmw3352gvdrcuo))/ASP%20PAGES/info_block.aspx?distcode=06&bcode=10 |archive-date= 2016-12-22 }}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Gangadharpur CT.svg|200px|thumb|left|Map of Gangadharpur Census Town]]
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|mark-coord22={{coord|22|43|25|N|88|14|26|E}} | label-pos22=left|label22= Baksa| numbered22=CT| mark-title22= [[Baksa, Hooghly]] (CT)| shape-color22=#A40000
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|mark-coord30={{coord|22|39|55|N|88|16|34|E}} | label-pos30=left|label30= Krishnapur| numbered30=CT| mark-title30= [[Krishnapur, West Bengal|Krishnapur]] (CT)| shape-color30=#A40000
|mark-coord31={{coord|22|42|6|N|88|5|13|E}} | label-pos31=right|label31=Kotalpur| numbered31=R| mark-title31= [[Kotalpur, Hooghly]] (R)| shape-color31=#C42222}}

===Location===
Gangadharpur is located at
{{coord|22.76|N|88.22|E| source:itwiki_region:IN|format=dms}}.<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/Gangadharpur,+West+Bengal,+India/@22.76,88.22,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x39f88658f83d8b5f:0xc5311764d47f56f6?hl=en
|title = Google maps location of Gangadharpur
|publisher = Google maps
|access-date = 2015-12-30
}}</ref> It has an elevation of 14 metres (46 feet) and is located in the Chanditala–I community development block under the Srirampore subdivision of the Hooghly district. The Chanditala police station serves this town. There is a small river in the locale that is called Kana Nadi "(Bengali:কানা নদী)", which means "blind river."

It is 26 km from the district headquarters of Hooghly and 30 km from the state capital [[Kolkata]].<ref name="census_2011">{{cite web |url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1912_PART_B_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf |title=Hugli district census handbook |access-date=27 February 2016 }}</ref>

According to the District Census Handbook of 2011, Gangadharpur covered an area of 2.193 km2.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf | title = District Census Handbook Hugli, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Section II Town Directory, Pages 853-855 Statement I: Growth History | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal |access-date = 20 December 2018}}</ref>

Gangadharpur, [[Manirampur]], [[Masat, Hooghly|Masat]], [[Jangalpara]], [[Dudhkalmi]], [[Nababpur]], [[Bhagabatipur]], [[Kumirmora]] and [[Ramanathpur]] form a cluster of census towns in the Chanditala I CD Block.<ref name=censushandbook>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf | title= Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly |work = Map of Chanditala I CD Block, page 649| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 4 October 2018}}</ref>

===Urbanisation===
The Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population lives in urban area and 26.88% lives in rural areas. 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 had a population that was 76% urban, Chanditala I a population that was 42% urban, Chanditala II a population that was 69% urban and Jangipara a population that was 7% urban.<ref name=handbook2014>{{cite web| url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly |work = Table 2.2, 2.4(a) | publisher= Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 3 October 2018}}</ref><ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 3 October 2018}}</ref>

===Gram Panchayat===
The [[Gangadharpur gram panchayat|Gangadharpur Gram Panchayat]] is the [[Local self-government in India|local self-government]] of the village.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}} The panchayat is divided into wards, and each ward is represented by an elected ward member. The ward members are headed by a [[sarpanch]].
[[File:Gangadharpur Map.svg|200px|thumb|right|Map of Gangadharpur GP showing Mouzas]]

The villages and census towns in Gangadharpur [[gram panchayat|Gram Panchayat]] are [[Bankrishnapur]], Gangadharpur, [[Malipukur]] and [[Manirampur]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://villageinfo.in/west-bengal/hugli/chanditala-i/gangadharpur.html | title = Gangadharpur | publisher = Indian Village Directory |access-date = 12 October 2018}}</ref>

==Area==
Gangadharpur has an area of 2.19 km2.

===Market===
The Ganngadharpur Bazaar<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/bazar/hooghly.html | title = Primary Hats/Markets of District | publisher = West Bengal State Marketing Board | work = Hooghly | access-date = 6 June 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090707074955/http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/bazar/hooghly.html | archive-date = 2009-07-07 | url-status = dead }}</ref> caters to the town.[[File:CHANDITALA-I CD BLOCK MAP 1.svg|thumb|Map of Chanditala-I CD block sowing GP]]

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}},<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=367418 |title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Gangadharpur had a population of 7,862. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Gangadharpur has an average literacy rate of 83.5%, higher than the state average of 76.26%; with 87.72% of the literates being male and 79.27% being female. Nine percent of the population is under 6 years of age.

===Dankuni Urban Agglomeration===
As per the 2011 census, the Dankuni Urban Agglomeration includes [[Dankuni]] (M), [[Purba Tajpur]] (CT), [[Kharsarai]] (CT), [[Begampur, India|Begampur]] (CT), [[Chikrand]] (CT), [[Pairagachha]] (CT), [[Barijhati]] (CT), [[Garalgachha]] (CT), [[Krishnapur, West Bengal|Krishnapur]] (CT), [[Baruipara]] (CT), [[Borai, Hooghly|Borai]] (CT), [[Nawapara]] (CT), [[Basai, Hooghly|Basai]] (CT), Gangadharpur (CT), [[Manirampur]] (CT), [[Janai, Hooghly|Janai]] (CT), [[Kapashanria]] (CT), [[Jaykrishnapur]] (CT), [[Tisa, Hooghly|Tisa]] (CT), [[Baksa, Hooghly|Baksa]] (CT), [[Panchghara]] (CT) and [[Naiti]] (CT).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_4_PR_UAs_1Lakh_and_Above_Appendix.pdf | title = Constituents of urban Agglomerations Having Population 1 Lakh & above |work= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011|access-date = 20 October 2018 }}</ref>

==Politics==
[[Kalyan Banerjee (politician)|Kalyan Banerjee]] of [[All India Trinamool Congress]] is the representative in Parliament, and Swati Khandekar of [[All India Trinamool Congress]] is the Member of Legislative Assembly.

==Festivals==
Like other parts of West Bengal, [[Durga Puja]] is the biggest festival of Gangadharpur. [[Kali Puja]] is one of the famous festivals celebrated in Gangadharpur. Additionally, Lakshmi Puja, Viswakarma Puja, Saraswati Puja, Poila Boisakh-Ganesh Puja, Kartik Puja and Dol Yatra are widely celebrated at Gangadharpur.

===Temples===
* '''Siv temple''' (Nimtala Gangadharpur south)
* '''Durga Temple''' (Mannapara, Gangadharpur south)
* '''Tarama Temple''' (Santrapara, Gangadharpur south )
* '''Kali Temple''' (Gangadharpur Bazaar)
* '''Radha Gobindo Temple''' (Radha Gobindo Tala, Gangadharpur Bazaar)
* '''Sitola Temple''' (Manna para Gangadharpur south)
*'''Shubochandi Temple''' (Shubochanditala Gangadharpur)

===Ashram===
* '''Saradaghata Ashram''' (Pakirapara Gangadharpur south)
* '''Kultala Ashram''' (Daspara Gangadharpur south)

{{OSM Location map
| width=300| height=300| zoom=12
| coord={{coord|22|46|0|N|88|13|12|E}}| float=left|caption=Gangadharpur}}

==Transport==
Transportation is mainly based on public transport like [[bus]] services and small vehicles like [[Auto rickshaw|auto]]s.

===Air===
The nearest airport is the [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]] in [[Dum Dum|Dum Dum, Kolkata]].

===Rail===
The nearest railway station, [[Baruipara railway station]], on the [[Howrah-Bardhaman chord]] line is 26 km from [[Howrah Station]] and is a part of the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/all/14441/1/2 | title = 36811 Howrah Bardhaman Local (via Chord) | publisher = indiarailinfo |access-date = 6 October 2018}}</ref><ref name=google>Google maps</ref>

===Road===
The main road is '''31 Number Road'''. It is the main artery of the town and it is connected with [[State Highway 15 (West Bengal)|Ahilyabai Holkar Road]] ([[Sehakhala]]), [[National Highway 19 (India)|National Highway 19]] ([[Bara Kamalapur|Bora]]), [[State Highway 13 (West Bengal)|State Highway 13]] (Milki Badamtala) and [[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)|State Highway 6]]/ [[G.T. Road]] (Nabagram).<ref name=google/>

There is '''31 Number Private [[Bus]]''' from [[Jangipara]] bus stand to [[Serampore]] bus stand via [[Furfura Sharif]], [[Sehakhala]], [[Banamalipur, Hooghly|Banmalipur]], Gangadharpur, [[Baruipara]], [[Bara Kamalapur|Bora]] and Milki Badamtala. Another road renovated under Gangadharpur-Singur Road is connected to [[State Highway 2 (West Bengal)|State Highway 2]]. There is [[Auto rickshaw|Auto]] and trecker service from [[Singur]] and [[Baruipara]] to [[Masat, Hooghly|Masat]] via Gangadharpur. Gangadharpur-Jangalpara Road is also connected with [[State Highway 15 (West Bengal)|State Highway 15]].

==Economy==
===Textiles===
Gangadharpur's textile industry is the main cotton weaving center in West Bengal. They are involved in the weaving of fine-textured saris and dhotis. The saris of Gangadharpur have deep and bright colours.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://westbengalhandloom.org/htm/c_hooghly1.html | title=Directorate of Textiles, Handlooms, Spinning Mills, Silk Weaving & Handloom Based Handicrafts Division| work=Textiles of West Bengal}}</ref>

===Other Livelihood===
Most of the people are [[goldsmith]]s, and the rest are dependent on farming, with a few service men.

==Healthcare==
{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}
Gangdharpur has a [[Primary Health Centre (India)|Primary Health Centre]] with 10 beds.<ref name=medical>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 4 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hooghly.gov.in/phc_sri.htm | title= Hooghly.gov.phc }}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="200px" heights="150px">
File:Kultala Asharam Gangadharpur .jpg|Kultala Ashram Gangadharpur
File:Gangadharpur Gram panchayat, West Bengal, India.jpg|Gangadharpur Gram Panchayat
File:Gangadharpur Hooghly .jpg|Gangadharpur Saradaghata Asharam
File:Baruipara Railway Station.jpg|[[Baruipara railway station]] is 1.5 km from Gangadharpur
File:Gangadharpur Bazaar.jpg|Gangadharpur Bazaar, 31 Number Road, Hooghly
File:Gangadharpur Primary health centre 1.jpg|Gangadharpur Primary Health Centre
File:Gangadharpur Saradaghata Asharam .jpg|Gangadharpur Saradaghata Ashram
File:Gangadharpur street view .jpg|Gangadharpur Street View
File:Gangadharpur Gram panchayat1.jpg|Gangadharpur Gram Panchayat
</gallery>

==References==
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{{commons category|Gangadharpur}}

{{Srirampore subdivision}}

{{Hooghly District}}
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Gangadharpur
|North = [[Jagatnagar]] Dingaldana
|Northeast = [[Baruipara]], [[Jagatnagar]]
|East = [[Manirampur]]
|Southeast = [[Krishnarampur]], [[Manirampur]]
|South = [[Jangalpara]]
|Southwest = [[Bonkrishnapur]]
|West =[[Masat, Hooghly|Masat]]
|Northwest =[[Banamalipur, Hooghly|Banmalipur]]
}}

[[Category:Census towns in Chanditala I CD Block]]

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