Bhagabanpur

22°05′59″N 87°45′04″E / 22.0997°N 87.7512°E / 22.0997; 87.7512Country IndiaStateWest BengalDistrictPurba MedinipurPopulation • Total2,566Languages • OfficialBengali, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PINTelephone/STD code03228Lok Sabha constituencyKanthiVidhan Sabha constituencyBhagabanpurWebsitepurbamedinipur.gov.in

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°05′59″N 87°45′04″E / 22.0997°N 87.7512°E / 22.0997; 87.7512.

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 boys only 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]

Dakhsina Kali Temple picture gallery

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  The main at-chala Dakhsina Kali temple
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  The main temple with two other temples
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  The temples from across the pond

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]

References

External links

Cities, municipal
and census towns

Tamluk subdivision	Amalhara Bahiri Dakshin Baguan Erashal Goasafat Kakdihi Kharisha Kotbar Kolaghat Mecheda Mihitikri Panskura Shantipur Tamluk
Haldia subdivision	Ashadtalya Barda Garh Kamalpur Haldia Nandigram
Egra subdivision	Amarshi Kasba Benudia Egra Hincha Gerya
Contai subdivision	Basantia Contai Khadalgobra

Locations
other than cities and towns

Tamluk subdivision	Anantapur Bhabanipur Bhogpur Brajalalchak Chak Srikrishnapur Chandipur Chatara Dakshin Maynadal Janu Basan Kishorchak Moyna Nandakumar Purbba Gopalpur Tilkhoja Uttar Mechogram
Haldia subdivision	Chaitanyapur Geonkhali Kukrahati Mahishadal Nayachar Reyepara Sona Chura
Egra subdivision	Alangiri Bhagabanpur Gangadharbar Golara Nij Kajlagarh Kalaberia Kismat Bajkul Madhabpur Paikbheri Panchetgarh Panchrol Palpara Patashpur Pratapdighi Ramchandrapur Shipur Tethi Bari
Contai subdivision	Bara Bankuya Baratala Bhupatinagar Daisai Dariapur Depal Digha Dholmari Dihibahiri Durmut Janka Jukhia Junput Kamarda Kharipukuria Khejuri Majna Mandarmani Marishda Ramnagar Silaberia

Neighbourhoods

Haldia subdivision	Durgachak Sutahata

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