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Kotalpur, Hooghly
Village in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kotalpur is a village and a gram panchayat in the Jangipara CD block in the Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Kotalpur
CT
Krishnapur
CT
Garalgachha
CT
Barijhati
CT
Pairagchha
CT
Janai
CT
Chikrand
CT
Naiti
CT
Panchghara
CT
Baksa
CT
Begampur
CT
Purba Tajpur
CT
Jaykrishnapur
CT
Kapashanria
CT
Tisa
CT
Kharsarai
R
Chanditala
CT
Bhagabatipur
CT
Ramanathpur
CT
Kumirmora
CT
Nababpur
CT
Dudhkalmi
CT
Manirampur
CT
Gangadharpur
CT
Jangalpara
CT
Masat
R
Furfura Sharif
R
Antpur
R
Jangipara
CT
Rajbalhat
M
Dankuni
Cities and towns in Chanditala I, Chanditala II and Jangipara CD Blocks in Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Kotalpur is located at 22.7017°N 88.0872°E
Urbanisation
Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. 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 (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above).[1][2] All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
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Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Kotalpur had a population of 6,948 of which 3,484 (50%) were males and 3,464 (50%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 915. The number of literate persons in Kotalpur was 4,718 (78.20% of the population over 6 years).[3]
Culture
David J. McCutchion mentions the Rajrajeswara temple as an at chala having terracotta panoramic battle scenes above the archway and smaller figures around the façade.[4]
The Rajrajeswara temple (at Sr No S-WB-62) at Kotalpur is included in the List of State Protected Monuments in West Bengal by the Archaeological Survey of India.[5]
Kotalpur picture gallery
Rajrajeswara temple, photographed in 2011.
Rajrajeswara temple, photographed in 2015
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