Gangarampur
Sign in to saveGangarampur is one of the cities and a municipality in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Balurghat is the headquarters of the Gangarampur Subdivision. The city is located on the bank of river Punarbhaba. Gangarampur is one of the major cities connected through National Highway 512. It became the subdivision of newly formed district Dakshin Dinajpur when Paschim Dinajpur was bifurcated into Uttar and Dakshin Dinajpur in 1992. It was one of the Khalji capital under Muhammad Khalji.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Gangarampur is referenced by 606 other articles, and connects out to Dakshin Dinajpur district, Bangarh and India.
The entry is geolocated on the map, across 39 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Cities and towns in Dakshin Dinajpur district, Cities in West Bengal and Dakshin Dinajpur district.
Its subject is documented across 20 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Gangarampur
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_caption
- Punarbhaba Rail Bridge, Gangarampur
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India West Bengal#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in West Bengal, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- West Bengal
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Dakshin Dinajpur
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
- Gangarampur Municipality
- Settlement.leader_title
- Chairman
- Settlement.leader_name
- Prasanta Mitra
- Settlement.leader_title3
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Settlement.leader_name3
- Satyendra Nath Ray
- Settlement.leader_title4
- Member of Parliament
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 56217
- Area
- 10.29
- Elevation
- 25
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Official website
- www.gangarampurmunicipality.com
- Households
- 12589
- Dialing code
- 3521
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- postal code
- 733124
- male population
- 29095
- illiterate population
- 13312
- literate population
- 42905
- female population
- 27122
- Commons category
- Gangarampur
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Location
- Climate
- Demographics
- Education
- Colleges
- Schools
- Economy
- Transportation
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- Health
- Sports
- Language
- Attractions
- Bangarh
- Kaldighi
- Dargah of Shah Ata
- Parks
- Movie theater
- See also
- References
Gangarampur is one of the cities and a municipality in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Balurghat is the headquarters of the Gangarampur Subdivision. The city is located on the bank of river Punarbhaba. Gangarampur is one of the major cities connected through National Highway 512. It became the subdivision of newly formed district Dakshin Dinajpur when Paschim Dinajpur was bifurcated into Uttar and Dakshin Dinajpur in 1992. It was one of the Khalji capital under Muhammad Khalji.
==Geography==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gangarampur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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39 mapped locations