Iswarchandrapur | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
Coordinates: | 23.7°N 88.55°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Nadia |
Governing Body: | Hanspukuria GP |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 2471 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 741160 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 91 3471 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 921 females/1000 males |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Krishnanagar |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Palshipara |
Iswarchandrapur is a village in Hanspukuria Gram Panchayat in Tehatta II CD Block in Tehatta subdivision of Nadia district.[1] It is situated beside the river Jalangi.
As per the 2011 Census of India, Iswarchandrapur had a total population of 2,471, of which 1,286 (52%) were males and 1,185 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 207. The total number of literates in Iswarchandrapur was 1,742 (76.94% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Iswarchandrapur is administrated by Hanspukuria Gram Panchayet under Tehatta sub division.
The village has two primary schools:
Nearby High Schools:
Nearby college Tehatta Government College is established in 2015 under the University of Kalyani. The College began operations from the 2015-16 session with the faculty strength growing to 12 by the end of the session. Currently 5 arts subjects are taught and 3 science subjects shall be added soon.Nearby another college is Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College located in Betai, about 20 km from central of Tehatta.
Another D.L.Ed college named Tehatta Institute of Education is located in Arshiganj, about 5 km from Iswarchandrapur village beside Tehatta - Shyamnagar road.[4]
Iswarchandrapur village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Iswarchandrapur village was 76.94% compared to 76.26% of West Bengal. In Iswarchandrapur Male literacy stands at 77.77% while female literacy rate was 76.07%.
A health sub-center is located at the centre of the village. Tehatta sub-divisional hospital is about 10 km away. Krishnanagar Sadar Hospital is about 50 km away.
Although almost all Hindu festivals are observed here, notable in recent decades has been the Durga Puja. The puja is celebrated with much pomp and grandeur during the waxing phase of the moon in the Bengali month of Kartik. There are about 4 puja committees.