Gangadharpur

Gangadharpur is a census town and a gram panchayat in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is under Chanditala police station.GeographyIt is 26 km from district headquarters Hooghly. 30 km from state capital Kolkata.DemographicsIndia census, Gangadharpur had a population of 7862. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Gangadharpur has an average literacy rate of 83.5%, higher than the state average of 76.26%; with 87.72% of the literates being male and 79.27% being female. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.India census, Gangadharpur had a population of 7015. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%.FestivalsLike other parts of West Bengal, Durga Puja is the biggest festival of Gangadharpur. Kali Puja is one of the famous festivals celebrated in Gangadharpur. Also Lakshmi Puja, Viswakarma Puja, Saraswati Puja, Poila Boisakh-Ganesh Puja, kartik Puja, Dol Yatra are widely celebrated at Gangadharpur and Boisakhi mela, Charok, etc.GeographyGangadharpur is located at: It has an average elevation of 14 metres . It is located in the Chanditala - I community development block under the Srirampore subdivision of the Hooghly district. Chanditala police station serves this town. There is a small river it's local name is "কানা নদী" the blind river.