Gokulnagar | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 23°02′28″N 87°27′42″E / 23.0412°N 87.4617°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Bankura |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 650 |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 722122 |
Telephone/STD code | 03244 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Bishnupur |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bishnupur |
Website | bankura |
Gokulnagar is a village in the Joypur CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
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Purbapara
M: Municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: ancient/ temple centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
[edit]Gokulnagar is located at 23°02′28″N 87°27′42″E / 23.0412°N 87.4617°E
Area overview
[edit]The map alongside shows the Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area has fertile low lying alluvial plains.[1] It is a predominantly rural area with 90.06% of the population living in rural areas and only 8.94% living in the urban areas.[2] It was part of the core area of Mallabhum.[3]
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
[edit]According to the 2011 Census of India, Gokulnagar had a total population of 650, of which 346 (53%) were males and 304 (47%) were females. There were 64 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Gokulnagar was 370 (63.14% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Transport
[edit]There is a station at Gokulnagar on the Sheoraphuli-Bishnupur branch line (partially under construction).[5]
Education
[edit]Gokulnagar R.B. Primary School was established in 1961 and Gokulnagar S. Primary School was established in 1980.[6][7]
Salda Junior High School was established in 2010. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII.[8]
Culture
[edit]The Gokulchand Temple is one of the earliest pancharatna temples of the Malla kings, built of laterite in 1639.[9] Gokulchand Temple is included in the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal by the Archaeological Survey of India (serial no. N-WB-22).[10] Gandheswar Shiva Temple is a more recent addition.
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Gokulchand Temple
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Gandeshwar Shiva Temple
Healthcare
[edit]Joypur Block Primary Health Centre, with 15 beds at Joypur, is the major government medical facility in the Joypur CD block.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "District Census Handbook Bankura" (PDF). pages 13-17. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura". Table 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ O'Malley, L.S.S., ICS, Bankura, Bengal District Gazetteers, pp. 21–46, 1995 reprint, first published 1908, Government of West Bengal
- ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Mamata's Gift to Bengal". Express News Service, 4 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Gokulnagar RB PS". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Gokulnagar S PS". Schools.org. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Salda Jr High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 10, 11, 44, 45. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
- ^ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of National Importance". West Bengal. Archaeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2020.