Prasadpur (official name " Prosadpur ") is a village in Haripal (community development block) in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in West Bengal, India.
Prasadpur Prosadpur | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 22°47′34″N 88°09′08″E / 22.79278°N 88.15222°E / 22.79278; 88.15222 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Hooghly |
Government | |
• Type | Panchayati Raj(India) |
• Body | Panchayet |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,019 |
Language | |
• Official | Bangla (বাংলা), English |
• Mother tongue | Bengali |
• Dialect | Rarhi (রাঢ়ী) |
Time zone | UTC+5.30 (IST) |
Pin | 712707 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Website | wb |
Prasadpur is located at 22°47′N 88°09′E / 22.783°N 88.150°E / 22.783; 88.150. It is situated between Jagatballavpur and Jangipara.[1]
Prasadpur is 2.5 km apart from Ahilyabai Holkar Road (State Highway 15).Roads of the village are mainly made with red mud.
Nearest railway station is Bargachia railway station on Howrah-Amta line. It is nearly 10 km away from Prasadpur.
Ratio of population
According to 2011 Census of India total population was 1019,[2] where male population was 488 (47.89%) and female population was 531 (52.11%) among them 652 (63.89%) were literate (Male:315, Female:337). 137 were in age group 0-6 yrs.
A Primary School is situated nearly middle of the village which is established in 1969. There is no high school there.
People of Prosadpur practices mainly Islam and Hinduism. There is a Mosque , an Eidgah and two Temple in here. Prasadpur is famous for Baba Panchananda Temple. (বাবা পঞ্চানন্দ মন্দির)।
Main festivals is Eid and Durga Puja.
Males mainly wear Panjabi, pajamas, Shirt , Dhuti, Lungi and Trousers and females are wear Sari, Churidar and Shalwar kameez.
Agriculture is the main economic backbone. Irrigation system are moderate. A DVC Canal is present which carries water for agriculture from river Damodar. Groundwater also is used in irrigation purpose.[citation needed]
No small or big industries are here.