Ghoshpara Bally Explained

Ghoshpara
Other Name:ঘোষপাড়া
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Howrah
Government Type:Panchayat
Governing Body:Bally Gram Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English, Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:711227
Registration Plate:WB
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Sreerampur
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Domjur

Ghoshpara is a neighbourhood of Bally Jagachha CD block, in Howrah district in the state of West Bengal.

Ghoshpara is under the jurisdiction of Nischinda Police Station of Howrah City Police.

Some of the reputed families in this area are the Neogy, Ghosh, Dewanji/Dewanjee, Bag, Roychowdhury, Ghatak, Chakraborty, Chatterjee family and many more. There are two large lakes named Bnakpukur (বাঁকপুকুর) and Talpukur (তালপুকুর).[1]

History

From the 13th century A.D, Muslim rulers took possession of Saptagram and extended their region up to Damodar during the middle of 16th century. Sultan Sulaiman Khan Karrani conquered part of Howrah, grouped it into Sarkars and named after himself Sulaimanabad. The district appears to have been distributed between three Sarkars -Saptagram (now in Hooghly), Mandaran (now in Hooghly) and Sulaimanabad. Ghoshpara was then a part of Sulaimanabad.[2]

Transport

The main transportation vehicles of Ghoshpara are Rickshaw and e-Rickshaw called as 'Toto'.

Market

There is a market named as "Ghoshpara Bazar" where fish, meat, vegetables and grocery items can be found at negotiable rate. The market consists of all kind of local shops including footwear, utensils, bookstore, etc.

School

Government

Private

Library

Bank

Healthcare

Religious places

Sport ground

Water bodies

Post Office

References

  1. Web site: Ghoshpara . Google Maps . 8 July 2020 .
  2. Web site: History of Howrah . Howrah District-Government of West Bengal . 19 July 2020 .
  3. Web site: Unnayani Prathamik Vidyalaya . Google Maps . 7 July 2020 .
  4. Web site: Arunodaya Prathamik Vidyalaya . Google Maps . 7 July 2020 .