Sodepur

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Sodepur (Bengali: সোদপুর) is a small town located about 15 km from Kolkata, which is one of the major Indian cities. Sodepur is a part of the Barrackpore sub-division and North 24 Parganas district of the state of West Bengal,

The major landmark of modern Sodepur is the shopping complex one of such is Sriniketan, and also the Peerless Nagar Housing Complex, NAjrul Manch, Mina and Rathindra Cenema on the BT Road. Perpendicular to this road is the Sodepur Market road, which is Sodepur's major shopping area. This road is lined with shops selling everything. The Sodepur suburban railway station lies on the right of this road.The Health System of Population of Sodepur based on Private Nursing Homes& Private practioners which is very costly and one State General Hospital where very poorer section people usually goes for treatment and the hospital lacks all modern facility including Pathology,Radiology, ICU, ITU & Blood Bank

[edit] How To Reach

From Shaymbazar, one can go straight on the Barrackpore Trunk Road [BT Road] until one reaches Sodepur. Bus Routes are 78B,Sodepur BBD Bag Mini Bus, 78E from Shaymbazar Five point more. If one is coming from the airport, from Madhyam gram Five point More, take the Sodepur Road, or drive towards Dunlop Bridge (via Nager Bazar and Chiria More). If one is coming from the downtown area or one of the railway stations, you will have to drive past Shyambazar and Chiria More. Sodepur has very old schools like Chandrachur Vidyapith (Boys, Girls and Primary) Desbandhu Sikshyatan,Buniadi School, Sodepur School, Panihati College which contributed much in education system of the locality. Sodepur's important areas are H.B Town, Amarabati, Purbapalli,Ghola,Bankimpalli, Natagarh in the eastern side of Rail Station while Govt. Housing Estate, Peerless nagar ,in the Western side of Rail Station.

[edit] Economics of Sodepur

Most of the people of Sodepur are service personal either in Government sector or in semi government sector or in private sectors. There are many shops where some people are employed. Though educational level of sodepur is high about >78% literate at graduate or Secondary level standard the unemployment rate is also high as there are no industries there.

[edit] History

Sodepur in the Barrackpore sub division, is historically famous for the Khadi Prathistan where historic decisions with regard to freedom struggle were taken by Gandhiji and other great leaders like Subhas Chandra Bose. In 1921, Satish Chandra Dasgupta, eminent chemist, resigned from Bengal Chemicals influenced by the Gandhian thought of Swadeshi and set up the Ashram . This ashram near the Sodepur Railway Station has a special place in the history of the Indian independence movement. Gandhi termed this ashram as his second home and stayed at this Ashram at various times 1939, 1945, 1946, 1947 and lived here for five to seven weeks.Sodepur is Mostly occupied by the people those were uprooted from Bangladesh( East Pakistan) and Those came as Refuzee in Bangladesh War G.N.I.T is the landmark of this place.it is a B.Tech Institute.