Kotalpur, Hooghly should not be confused with Kotalpur.
| Kotalpur | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 22.7017°N 88.0872°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hooghly |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 6948 |
| 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: | 712404 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/STD code |
| Area Code: | 03212 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Sreerampur |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Jangipara |
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.
Kotalpur is located at 22.7017°N 88.0872°W
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.
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]
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]