Samudragarh
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Samudragarh is a village in
Etymology
The word Samudragarh derives from two Bengali term Samudra (means sea in English) and Garh (means fort in English). Though there are several explanations about the origin of this name but the main explanation is that the term Samudra came from a name of a local king and as the king built his fort in this place so the word Garh came that fort itself.(Though there is no fort has been found yet). Another explanation is that the area is surrounded by water bodies in all side, so related to water, the name might have come.
Geography
Location
Samudragarh is located on the agriculturally rich alluvial plains between the Bhagirathi, Ajay and Damodar rivers.[2] Temperatures in this region varies from 17-18 °C in winter to 30-32 °C in summer.[3]
Police station
Nadanghat police station has jurisdiction over parts of Purbasthali I and Purbasthali II CD Blocks. The area covered is 60 km2.[4][5]
Demographics
As per the
Transport
Bus services
Nabadwip-Kalna via Saudragarh
Nabadwip-Burdwan via Samudragarh, Dhatrigram
Kalna-Burdwan via Samudragarh
Economy
After the partition of India, many skilled weavers of Dhaka came and settled in West Bengal around
Festivals
(1) Dol Purnima (feb-mar) Pilgrims come from all over the world to attend this festival which actually takes place in Nabadwip and surrounding historical places related with Lord Sri Chaitanya. Travelers come to the Gour-Gadhadhar temple located in Samudragarh.
(2) Cracker festival (sep/oct) This is the very own festival of Samudragarh. It takes place right after the
(3) Also almost all the festivals related with Bengali culture are celebrated here like
Education
Samudragarh has mainly 4 Higher Secondary schools. They are
1. Paruldanga Nasaratpur High School
2. Samudragarh High School
3. Jaluidanga G.C.P Balika Vidyalaya
4. Champahati K.P.C Balika Vidyalaya
also so many primary schools are there.
References
- ^ District-wise list of stautory towns Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 81-85459-36-3
- ^ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p. 19
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Purba Bardhaman District Police". Police Station. West Bengal Police. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "A Traditional Panorama - Bengal Art". Arts and Crafts in India. India Profile. Retrieved 23 January 2019.