Baikunthapur, Paschim Medinipur

For other uses, see Baikunthpur.

Baikunthapur
Village
Baikunthapur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Baikunthapur Baikunthapur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°44′23″N87°33′00″E / 22.7396°N 87.5500°E / 22.7396; 87.5500 Coordinates: 22°44′23″N87°33′00″E / 22.7396°N 87.5500°E / 22.7396; 87.5500
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Population  (2011)
• Total	613
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721201
Telephone/STD code	03225
Lok Sabha constituency	Arambagh
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chandrakona
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in

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.

Geography

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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°44′23″N87°33′00″E / 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]

Picture gallery

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