Gonpur


Gonpur is an old village in Mohammad Bazar CD Block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district, West Bengal, India.

Geography

It is situated beside NH 14. This village is surrounded on four sides with "Ganpur reserved forests". A narrow canal passes through south of the village.
Ganpur is mainly covered with moram soil, and this sal forest is on moram soil. The villagers, living in villages located inside the forest, have realised that they can make a living by selling plates made of sal leaves.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Ganpur had a total population of 2,706 of which 1,347 were males and 1,359 were females. Population below 6 years was 257. The total number of literates in Ganpur was 2,059.

Education

Basantika Institute of Engineering and Technology at Gonpur offers diploma courses in engineering.
There are two primary schools and a high school in the village. This schools are well maintained and well equipped with modern facilities. There are about 800 students in the high school offering two streams, arts and science in higher secondary level.

Culture

mentions the many small char chala temples of the 18th and 19th centuries built of brick with facades richly carved, at Ganpur. He also mentions a Visnu temple of the Mondal family, built around 1769. It is an at chala temple built of brick with phulpathar facades richly carved.
Ganpur Sabuj Sansad Gramin Pathagar, a government-sponsored library, was established in 1980. It has its own pucca building.