Dignagar


Dignagar is a village in the Krishnanagar I CD block in the Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of the Nadia district, West Bengal, India.

History

It is an ancient village. According to the book Nadia Kahini written by renowned researcher Mohit Roy, it was a prosperous village from the period of Krishna Chandra Roy.
In 1673, Roy dug a big dighi and established three temples. It is a place where Lord Chaitanya came and from that time the people of the village observe a 3 days celebration with kirtan at 'Kalpataru Tala', where Lord Chaitanya sat for sometime with his followers.

Geography

Dignagar is located at,

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Dignagar had a total population of 6,023, of which 3,097 were males and 2,926 were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 538. The total number of literate persons in Dignagar was 3,767.

Culture

mentions several temples at Dignagar: