Gopalnagar

Gopalnagar
Village
Gopalnagar
Gopalnagar

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 22°49′44″N 88°12′50″E / 22.82889°N 88.21389°E / 22.82889; 88.21389Coordinates: 22°49′44″N 88°12′50″E / 22.82889°N 88.21389°E / 22.82889; 88.21389
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Hooghly
Population (2011)
 • Total 12,232
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Gopalnagar is a village in Singur CD Block in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Gopalnagar is located at 22°49′44″N 88°12′50″E / 22.82889°N 88.21389°E / 22.82889; 88.21389.[1]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Gopalnagar had a total population of 12,232 of which 6,278 (51%) were males and 5,954 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 933. The total number of literates in Gopalnagar was 9,901 (87.63% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Economy

Tata Motors at Singur

Singur gained international media attention since Tata Motors started constructing a factory to manufacture their $2,500 car, the Tata Nano at Singur. The small car was scheduled to roll out of the factory by 2008.[3] Land acquisition for the project faced strong political opposition right from the beginning.[4] In October 2008 Tatas announced withdrawal from the project.[5] Six villages – Bajemelia, Beraberi, Gopalnagar, Joymolla, Khaser Bheri and Sinher Bheri – were affected by land acquisition.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Gopalnagar Recreation Club". Hooghly district. Wikimapia. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tata Motors' small car to roll out of Singur by 2008". The Hindu Business Line, 26 November 2006. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Singur – A Case Study". Saibal Bishnu. Countercurrents.org, 19 September 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Tata's Singur Withdrawal 'slap' for West Bengal: Biman Bose". Two Circles.net, 4 October 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Land Acqusition and Compensation: What Really Happened in Singur?" (PDF). Maitresh Ghatak, Sandip Mitra, Dilip Mookherjee, Anusha Nath. Economic and Poilitical Weekly, 25 May 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Singur: Six years later". 25 December 2012. TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 13 June 2016.


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