District Bardhaman PIN 713150 Population 18,394 (2011) | Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone/STD code 03453 | |
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Srikhanda oct 2012
Srikhanda is a village under Srikhanda Gram Panchayat in Katwa I Panchayat samity within Katwa subdivision in Bardhaman district. It is about 8 km (5.0 mi) distance from Katwa and 48 km (30 mi) distance from Burdwan.
Contents
- Srikhanda oct 2012
- Map of Srikhanda West Bengal
- Srikhanda satti ghatna tapas
- Geography
- Demographics
- Culture
- Healthcare
- References
Map of Srikhanda, West Bengal
Srikhanda satti ghatna tapas
Geography
The villages under Srikhanda Gram Panchayat are Srikhanda, Debkundu, Nahata, Bagtona, Barnagra, Chandrakota, Kadampukur and Ganguly danga.
In the past Srikhanda Gram Panchayat was under 280 Katwa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) but after Delimitation Commission it is now under 271, Ketugram Vidhansabha constituency and in 41, Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency) Lok Sabha constituency. The pincode no of Srikhanda is 713150 and std code is (+91) o3453.
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India Srikhanda had a total population of 18,394, of which 9,456 (51%) were males and 8,938 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 2,517. The total number of literates in Srikhanda was 10,100 (63.61% of the population over 6 years).
Culture
There is a Shiva Temple named Shri Shri Bhoothnath jeur Mandir in this village. Prabhu Nityananda Nityananda hailed from this village. Sri Narahari Sarkar Thakura was born in Srikhanda. The place where Prabhu Narahari used to rest is called Bilas kunja of Narahari Sarkar or better known as Baradanga where Sri Locana Dasa Thakura the dear disciple of Sri Narahari Sarkar wrote his book Chaitanya Mangala. Srikhanda Thakurbari where three temple of lord krishna situated in the middle of the village. The villagers of the Srikhanda called 'Khandabasi'.
Healthcare
There is a block primary health centre at Srikhanda.