Radhanagore
Radhanagar | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 22°43′35″N 87°51′58″E / 22.726513°N 87.866035°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Hooghly |
Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 712403 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
Radhanagore (also spelled Radhanagar) in the Khanakul town, Arambagh subdivision of the Hooghly District of West Bengal, India. It is the birthplace of Ram Mohan Roy. Located near Khanakul, it is approachable from Tarakeswar or Arambag. Mundeswari river flows nearby.
The Raja's ancestral home and ruins of the house he built at the Langulpara cremation ground are still there. A college has been established in his name in the Town of khanakul.
Kamarpukur, also in Hooghly District, birthplace of Sri Ramkrishna and Birsingha was in Hooghly District but currently in Paschim Medinipur, birthplace of Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar are near Radhanagore.