Ghoshpara is a neighbourhood of Bally Jagachha CD block, in Howrah district in the state of West Bengal.
Ghoshpara
ঘোষপাড়া | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
  Ghoshpara Location in West Bengal, India  Ghoshpara Ghoshpara (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°38′46″N 88°20′06″E / 22.646°N 88.335°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Howrah |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat |
| • Body | Bally Gram Panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 711227 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sreerampur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Domjur |
Ghoshpara is under the jurisdiction of Nischinda Police Station of Howrah City Police.
Some of the reputed families in this area are the Neogy, Ghosh, Dewanji/Dewanjee, Bag, Roychowdhury, Ghatak, Chakraborty, Chatterjee family and many more. There are two large lakes named Bnakpukur (বাঁকপুকুর) and Talpukur (তালপুকুর).[1]
History
editFrom the 13th century A.D, Muslim rulers took possession of Saptagram and extended their region up to Damodar during the middle of 16th century. Sultan Sulaiman Khan Karrani conquered part of Howrah, grouped it into Sarkars and named after himself Sulaimanabad. The district appears to have been distributed between three Sarkars -Saptagram (now in Hooghly), Mandaran (now in Hooghly) and Sulaimanabad. Ghoshpara was then a part of Sulaimanabad.[2]
Transport
editThe main transportation vehicles of Ghoshpara are Rickshaw and e-Rickshaw called as 'Toto'.
Market
editThere is a market named as "Ghoshpara Bazar" where fish, meat, vegetables and grocery items can be found at negotiable rate. The market consists of all kind of local shops including footwear, utensils, bookstore, etc.
School
editGovernment
editPrivate
edit- Dinanath Chatterjee KG School
- Ghoshpara Adarsha Pathabhawan (Primary School)
- Sachindranath Sishu Niketan (Primary School)
- Sarada english medium school (Primary and mid-Secondary School)
- Patha Bhawan (Primary School)
- Euro Kids Pre-school (Play School)
Library
edit- Bratisangha Granthagar
Bank
edit- State Bank of India - Ghoshpara Branch
- Bank of Baroda (Dena Bank) - Ghoshpara Branch
- Karur Vysya Bank - Ghoshpara Branch
Healthcare
edit- Ghoshpara Subsidiary Health Center (Homoeopathy and Allopathy)
Religious places
edit- Ghoshpara Sarbojanin Durga Mandir and Shiva Temple
- Kaivalya Dham
- Chaitanya Parishad
Sport ground
edit- Little Group Maidan
- Palpara Football Ground
Water bodies
edit- Talpukur
- Bnakpukur
Post Office
edit- Ghoshpara Post Office
References
edit- ^ "Ghoshpara". Google Maps. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "History of Howrah". Howrah District-Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Unnayani Prathamik Vidyalaya". Google Maps. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Arunodaya Prathamik Vidyalaya". Google Maps. Retrieved 7 July 2020.