Bhagabanpur Explained

Bhagabanpur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal # India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.0997°N 87.7512°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Purba Medinipur
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:2,566
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:721601 (Bhagwanpur)
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Area Code:03228
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Kanthi
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Bhagabanpur

Bhagabanpur is a village, in Bhagabanpur I CD block in Egra subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Bhagabanpur is located at 22.0997°N 87.7512°W.

Police station

Bhagabanpur police station has jurisdiction over Bhagabanpur I CD block. Bhagabanpur police station covers an area of 179.95 km2 with a population of 2,288.68. The police station is located at Bhagabanpur.[1] [2]

Urbanisation

96.96% of the population of Egra subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 3.04% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.[3]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Bhagabanpur had a total population of 2,566 of which 1,294 (50%) were males and 1,272 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 348. The total number of literates in Bhagabanpur was 1,968 (88.73% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Transport

The road from Bazkul to Patashpur passes through Bhagabanpur. At Patashpur, one road leads to Egra on SH 5, and another road leads to Debra on NH 16.[5]

Education

Bhagwanpur High School at Bhagabanpur is a Bengali medium higher secondary school established in 1923.[6]

The nearest degree college, Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya, was established at Tethi Bari mouza, PO Kismat Bajkul, in 1964.[7]

Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions the Kali temple as a 19th-century at-chala where a tiny but a fully developed upper tower is perched on what is basically a char-chala design.[8]

Healthcare

Bhagabanpur Rural Hospital at Bhagabanpur (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Bhagabanpur I CD block. There are primary health centres at Bibhisanpur (with 10 beds), Kajlagarh (with 6 beds) and Seulipur, PO Paschimbarh (with 6 beds).[9]

Notable People

Dr Sheikh Taslim Ali, Professor (Asst.) of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong;[10] a Commonwealth scholar at Imperial College London, the United Kingdom for his doctoral program.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur . Tables 2.1, 2.2 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 17 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 21 January 2019 . dead .
  2. Web site: Bhagwanpur PS . Purba Medinipur District Police . 10 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161112031523/http://emdp.co.in/detailstation/BHAGWANPUR . 12 November 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur . Table 2.2 . Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 17 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 21 January 2019 . dead .
  4. Web site: 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables . West Bengal – District-wise . Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 10 November 2016 .
  5. Google maps
  6. Web site: Bhagwanpur High School . ICBSE . 30 March 2017.
  7. Web site: Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya . BMM . 30 March 2017.
  8. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 32. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata,
  9. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics . Government of West Bengal . 27 March 2019 . 28 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211028134305/https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-99a499ee367f0c1530476c81086270c8 . dead .
  10. https://sph.hku.hk/en/Biography/Ali-Sheikh-Taslim, Retrieved 27 July 2024.