Radhanagar, Paschim Medinipur

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Village in West Bengal, India

Radhanagar

Village

Radhanagar

Location in West Bengal, India

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Radhanagar

Radhanagar (India)

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Coordinates: 22°41′08″N 87°38′46″E﻿ / ﻿22.685634°N 87.646091°E﻿ / 22.685634; 87.646091
Country|  India
State| West Bengal
District| Paschim Medinipur
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 5,827
Languages

• Official| Bengali, English
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN|

721212

Telephone/STD code| 03225
Lok Sabha constituency| Ghatal
Vidhan Sabha constituency| Ghatal
Website| paschimmedinipur.gov.in

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

## Geography

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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

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Radhanagar is located at 22°41′08″N 87°38′46″E﻿ / ﻿22.685634°N 87.646091°E﻿ / 22.685634; 87.646091.

### Area overview

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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

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According to the 2011 Census of India, Radhanagar had a total population of 5,827, of which 2,989 (51%) were males and 2,838 (49%) were females. There were 658 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Radhanagar was 4,185 (80.96% of the population over 6 years).[5]

## Education

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Radhanagar Dinamayee Vidyamandirl is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1972. The school has facilities for teaching from class V to class X. It has a library with 300 books.[6]

## Culture

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David J. McCutchion mentions the Raghunatha temple as a pancha-ratna with ridged rekha turrets and porch on triple archway. Built of laterite, plain, in 1718, it measures 23’ 6" square.[7]

Raghunath temple at Radhanagar is a state protected monument.[8]

## Radhanagar picture gallery

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* Gopinath temple at Radhanagar

* Gopinath temple

* Gopinath temple

* Singhabahini temple at Nabagram

* Terracotta relief at Singhabahini temple

* Terracotta relief at Singhabahini temple

## References

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1. ^ Murshid, Ghulam. "Vidyasagar, Pundit Iswar Chandra". Banglapedia. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
2. ^ "Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar". www.whereincity.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
3. ^ "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
4. ^ "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
5. ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
6. ^ "Radhanagar D. Vidyamandir U. Pr". Schools.org. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
7. ^ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 47. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
8. ^ 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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and census towns|

| Kharagpur subdivision|

* Balichak
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* Deuli
* Kalaikunda
* Kharagpur
* Kharagpur Railway Settlement

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Medinipur Sadar subdivision|

* Amlagora
* Durllabhganj
* Dwarigeria
* Garbeta
* Midnapore
* Naba Kola

Ghatal subdivision|

* Chandrakona
* Ghatal
* Kharar
* Khirpai
* Ramjibanpur

Divisions of West Bengal

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

Related topics|

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

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