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The Growth of Education in Panihati Municipal Area
SECONDARY AND HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SODEPUR HIGH SCHOOL
It was founded on 4th January, 1853 by a local jamindar Ishwar Chandra Chatterjee. Earlier it was started at a mango garden, situated at the junction of School Road and Rabindranath Avenue. Later it was shifted at the west side of the Sodepur station in 1898-99 A.D. The first Secretary of the Managing Committee was Ishwar Chandra Chatterjee. In 1956 the school had became Higher Secondary. Web Site
TRANNATH HIGH SCHOOL
It was founded on 3rd August, 1896 by a local social worker Trannath Banerjee. Earlier it was started at the house of Sri Gopinath Bandhyopadhyay (now at Raman Kutir). On the 31st December, 1900 the school had got its new building near Panihati Mahotsavtala.
KARMADAKSHA CHANDRACHUR VIDYAYATAN
This was founded by the owner of Bangashree Cutton Mill Sri Proddyot KumarChoudhury in memory of his father Sri Chandrachur Choudhury on 11th January, 1954. This boys’ school was situated at the western side of B. T. Road.
SATADAL BALIKA VIDYAPITH
It was also founded by Sri ProddyotKumar Choudhury in memory of his mother Smt. Satadal Choudhury on 1st January1958. This girls’ school was also situated at the western side of B. T. Road.
SODEPUR CHANDRACHUR VIDYAPITH FOR BOYS’
It was also founded by Sri Proddyot Kumar Choudhury on 2nd January, 1951 at the eastern side of Sodepur railway track. The name of the place is No 1, Deshbandhu Nagar.
SODEPUR CHANDRACHUR BALIKA VIDYAPITH
It was founded by Sri Proddyot Kumar Choudhury in the memory of his father Sri Chandrachur Choudhury near the boys’ school at No 1, Deshbandhu nagar.
PANIHATI BALIKA VIDYAYATAN
It was founded by Sri TrannathBanerjee on 2nd January, 1946 near the Panihati Mahotsavtala. It was the first girls’ school of Panihati. In 1959 the school had got the aid from the Government and in 1995 it became the Higher Secondary School.
SODEPUR BALIKA VIDYALAY
This was founded by the Headmaster of Sodepur High School Sri Anadibhusan Bhattacharya in 1949 A.D. The school was going on in the morning at the building of Sodepur High School.
USHUMPUR IDEAL BOYS’ SCHOOL
It was founded by a local person Sri Labnnya Ghosh with the help of some local people on 2nd January, 1950.
USHUMPUR IDEAL GIRLS’ SCHOOL
This was also founded by Sri Labnnya Ghosh on 16th January, 1950.
DESHBANDHU BALIKA VIDYALAYA
It was founded on 2nd January,1950 at the eastern side of Sodepur Railway Station.
NETAJI SHIKSHAYATAN
It was set up on 2nd January, 1956 at Agarpara. Earlier it was a secondary school which became the high school in the year 1965.
GHOLA GIRLS’ SCHOOL
It was set up at Ghola area in the year 1966.
AGARPARA MAHAJATI VIDYAPITH
This school was set up on 12th Januany, 1950 at Agarpara Mahajati area. In 1962 it had become higher secondary.
AGARPARA SABITRI BALIKA VIDYALAYA
This school was set up on 12th January, 1952 at Agarpara area.
GHOLA U. P. SCHOOL
This school was set up in the year 1957at Ghola.
AGARPARA BALIKA VIDYALAYA
In1950,anM.E. school for the girls’ was started at Agarpara U. P. School. On the land of Agarpara Vivekananda Club a school was set up in1951, called Agarpara Balika Vidyalaya.
PANIHATI RAMKRISHNA VIDYAMANDIR
This school was set up by Prof.Satkari Mitra in 1957 at the southern part of Panihati.
PANIHATI SARADA VIDYAPITH
It was also founded by Prof. SatkariMitra at the same place in 1957. He was the nephew of Swami Vivekananda.
National Teachers Award recipients:
Dr. Kanailal Bhattacherjee, Sodepur Chandrachur Vidyapith.
Shri Asok Bhowmick, Sodepur High School.