Gokulnagar, Bankura Explained

Gokulnagar is a village in the Joypur CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Gokulnagar is located at 23.0412°N 87.4617°W

Area overview

The map alongside shows the Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area has fertile low lying alluvial plains.^[1] It is a predominantly rural area with 90.06% of the population living in rural areas and only 8.94% living in the urban areas.^[2] It was part of the core area of Mallabhum.^[3]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Gokulnagar had a total population of 650, of which 346 (53%) were males and 304 (47%) were females. There were 64 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Gokulnagar was 370 (63.14% of the population over 6 years).^[4]

Transport

There is a station at Gokulnagar on the Sheoraphuli-Bishnupur branch line (partially under construction).^[5]

Education

Gokulnagar R.B. Primary School was established in 1961 and Gokulnagar S. Primary School was established in 1980.^{[6] [7]}

Salda Junior High School was established in 2010. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII.^[8]

Culture

The Gokulchand Temple is one of the earliest pancharatna temples of the Malla kings, built of laterite in 1639.^[9] Gokulchand Temple is included in the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal by the Archaeological Survey of India (serial no. N-WB-22).^[10] Gandheswar Shiva Temple is a more recent addition.

Healthcare

Joypur Block Primary Health Centre, with 15 beds at Joypur, is the major government medical facility in the Joypur CD block.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: District Census Handbook Bankura . pages 13-17 . Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal . 23 April 2020.
2. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura . Table 2.4b . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 23 April 2020 .
3. O'Malley, L.S.S., ICS, Bankura, Bengal District Gazetteers, pp. 21–46, 1995 reprint, first published 1908, Government of West Bengal
4. Web site: CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 17 April 2020.
5. Web site: Mamata’s Gift to Bengal . https://archive.today/20130122163536/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/mamatas-gift-to-bengal/484939/ . dead . 2013-01-22 . Express News Service, 4 July 2009 . 18 Apr 2020 .
6. Web site: Gokulnagar RB PS . Schools.org.in . 4 May 2020.
7. Web site: Gokulnagar S PS . Schools.org . 4 May 2020.
8. Web site: Salda Jr High School . Schools.org.in. 4 May 2020.
9. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 10, 11, 44, 45. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata,
10. Web site: List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of National Importance. https://web.archive.org/web/20140627005558/http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist.asp . dead . 27 June 2014 . West Bengal. Archaeological Survey of India . 17 April 2020.
11. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals . Government of West Bengal . 10 April 2020 . 8 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221008143352/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf . dead .