Baikunthapur, Paschim Medinipur

Baikunthapur is a village in the Chandrakona II CD block in the Ghatal subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

For other uses, see Baikunthpur.

Baikunthapur
Village
Baikunthapur is located in West Bengal
Baikunthapur
Baikunthapur
Location in West Bengal, India
Baikunthapur is located in India
Baikunthapur
Baikunthapur
Baikunthapur (India)
Coordinates: 22.7396°N 87.5500°E / 22.7396; 87.5500
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total613
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721201
Telephone/STD code03225
Lok Sabha constituencyArambagh
Vidhan Sabha constituencyChandrakona
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in

Geography
🌍
Cities and towns in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Baikunthapur is located at 22.7396°N 87.5500°E / 22.7396; 87.5500.

Area overview

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, scholar, social reformer and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance, was born at Birsingha on 26 September 1820.[1][2]

Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has alluvial soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[3] It has a density of population of 1,099 per km2, but being a small subdivision only a little over a fifth of the people in the district reside in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.[4]

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

According to the 2011 Census of India, Baikunthapur had a total population of 877, of which 446 (51%) were males and 431 (49%) were females. There were 71 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Baikunthapur was 719 (89.21% of the population over 6 years).[5]

  • Pancha-ratna Gopimohanjiu temple of Goswami family, possibly built in the 18th century.
    Pancha-ratna Gopimohanjiu temple of Goswami family, possibly built in the 18th century.
  • Arches with rich terracotta designs
    Arches with rich terracotta designs
  • Terracotta panel
    Terracotta panel

References
  1. Murshid, Ghulam. "Vidyasagar, Pundit Iswar Chandra". Banglapedia. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. "Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar". www.whereincity.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  5. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baikunthapur, Chandrakona II CD block.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.