Garalgachha

Garalgachha is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Garalgachha
Settlement.settlement_type: Census Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Garalgachha, the census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Hooghly district 14.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Garalgachha Harisabha
Settlement.pushpin_map: India West Bengal#India
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: Hooghly
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 5,411
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: Bengali, English

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Wikidata facts

Population: 5411
Image: Garalgachha, the census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Hooghly district 01.jpg
Households: 1388

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male population: 2760
illiterate population: 648
literate population: 4763
female population: 2651
Commons category: Garalgacha

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Etymology
Geography
Location
Urbanisation
Gram panchayat
Demographics
Dankuni Urban Agglomeration
Education
Transport
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Garalgachha is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.

==Etymology== thumb|Jora Shiv Temple at Garalgacha There are three opinions about the name of Garalgachha. One of the popular opinions is 'Garal' means poison. Lord Shiva controlled poison by keeping it at his throat. So He was called master of Garal (Garaladhipati). There is a tree (gach in Bengali) by the side of river Saraswati where the symbol of Lord Shiva exists, that tree was called as Garal (poison) gachh (tree). From this name converted the name of Garalgachha of this place.