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| Settlement type | Village |
| Country | India |
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Gudam Maharaniganj is a village in the Cooch Behar I CD block in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in West Bengal, India
Geography
Location
Gudam Maharaniganj is located at Template:Coord.
Area overview
The map alongside shows the north-central part of the district. It has the highest level of urbanisation in an overwhelming rural district. 22.08% of the population of the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision lives in the urban areas and 77.92% lives in the rural areas.[1] The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.[2]
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
As per the 2011 Census of India, Gudam Maharaniganj had a total population of 1,639. There were 836 (51%) males and 803 (49%) females. There were 167 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Gudam Maharaniganj was 1,137 (77.24% of the population over 6 years).[3]
Culture
The mazar named Torsha Pirdham and a mosque here are famous.[4]
A Pir used to be engaged in religious activities in the early years of the 18th century on the banks of the Torsha River near where the railway bridge now stands. He is said to have certain supernatural powers. It is said that Maharaja Harendra Narayan of the Cooch Behar State was an admirer of his but the Torsha Pir did not show any special respect for him. The Maharaja donated around 7 bighas of land for the upkeep of the place where the Torsha Pir lived. Attracted by him, many people converted to Islam. There now is a mazar at the place.[5]
References
- ↑ District Statistical Handbook 2013 Cooch Behar. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.
- ↑ District Census Handbook, Koch Bihar, Series 20, Part XIIA. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.
- ↑ C.D. Block Wise Primary Abstract Data(PCA). Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
- ↑ Koch Bihar Jelar Purakirti (in Bengali), Data compilation and writing by Dr. Shyamachand Mukhopadhayay, published by the Department of Archaeology, Government of West Bengal, Second edition 1974, Page 22.
- ↑ Koch Bihar Jelar Purakirti (in Bengali), Data compilation and writing by Dr. Shyamachand Mukhopadhayay, published by the Department of Archaeology, Government of West Bengal, Second edition 1974, Page 44.