Gonpur
Gonpur
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Gonpur (also spelled Ganpur) is an old village in Mohammad Bazar CD Block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district, West Bengal, India.
Geography
It is situated beside
Ganpur is mainly covered with moram soil, and this sal forest is on moram soil. The villagers, living in villages (Ulpahari, Ghaga, Choubata, Shabla etc.) located inside the forest, have realised that they can make a living by selling plates (thalis/"tharis") made of sal leaves.[2]
Demographics
As per the
Education
Basantika Institute of Engineering and Technology (Polytechnic) at Gonpur offers diploma courses in engineering. [4]
There are two primary schools and a high school(H.S) in the village. This schools are well maintained and well equipped with modern facilities. There are about 800 students in the high school offering two streams, arts and science in higher secondary level.
Culture
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Ganpur_temples_%28Birbhum%29_-_Rameswar_Shiva_temple_complex_%2803%29.jpg/300px-Ganpur_temples_%28Birbhum%29_-_Rameswar_Shiva_temple_complex_%2803%29.jpg)
Ganpur Sabuj Sansad Gramin Pathagar, a government-sponsored library, was established in 1980. It has its own pucca building.[6]
References
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- ^ Ghosh, Kanailal, Birbhumer Bon Udbhidjo O Banyapran, Paschim Banga, Birbhum Special Issue, February 2006, (in Bengali),
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Basantika Institute of Engineering and Technology (Polytechnic)". BIETP. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
- ^ "List of Govt. Sponsored Libraries in the district of BIRBHUM" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.