Keshabpur, Hooghly
Keshabpur | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Keshabpur Location in West Bengal, India  Keshabpur Keshabpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°53′15″N 87°53′55″E / 22.8875°N 87.8987°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 12,687 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03211 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Arambagh |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Arambag |
| Website | hooghly |
Keshabpur is a village in Aramgah CD Block in Arambag subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
The Mundeswari flows past Keshabpur.[1]
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Keshabpur had a total population of 12,687 of which 6,521 (51%) were males and 6,166 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,485. The total number of literates in Keshabpur was 8,910 (79.54% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Education
Kabikankan Mukundaram Mahavidyalaya, a general degree college, was established at Keshabpur in 2007. Kabikankan Mukundaram Chakraborty had contributed to the Chandimangal, an important subgenre of mangalkavya, the most significant genre of medieval Bengali literature and panchalis (ballads celebrating the glory of particular deities). It is affiliated with the University of Burdwan and offers courses in arts.[3][4]
References
- ^ Google maps
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Kabikankan Mukundaram Mahavidyalaya". College Admission. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Mukundaram Chakrabarti, Kabikankan". Banglapedia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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