Bharatpur, Purba Bardhaman

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Bharatpur
Village
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Coordinates: 23°24′48″N87°27′28″E / 23.4134°N 87.4578°E / 23.4134; 87.4578
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Bardhaman
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,274
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	713148 (Bharatpur)
Lok Sabha constituency	Bardhaman-Durgapur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Galsi
Website	purbabardhaman.gov.in

Bharatpur is a village in Galsi I CD block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

Bharatpur is an ancient place. The University of Burdwan, in collaboration with the Archaeological Survey of India, carried out excavations at Bharatpur. Several statues of Gautama Buddha were found and the remains of a Buddhist stupa was unearthed. In 1994-95, the Burdwan Gazeteer had commented that the style of construction indicated that the stupa at Bharatpur was built during 7-9th century. The lower portions of the excavations indicated the presence of a neolithic-chalcolithic habitation which remained deserted till the time of construction of the stupa. ^[1]

Under Kingdom of Gopbhum

As per Peterson’s District Gazeteer of 1910, the south-western extremity of the Sadgop kingdom of Gopbhum was held by two kinglings, probably merely cadets of the house of Gopbhum, at Bharatpur and Kankeswar or Kanksa. ^{[2] [1]}

See also – Amrargar and Gourangapur for more information about Gopbhum.

Geography

Location

Bharatpur is located at 23°24′48″N87°27′28″E / 23.4134°N 87.4578°E / 23.4134; 87.4578 .

Bharatpur is on the banks of the Damodar, about 4 km south of Panagarh railway station. ^[1]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Bharatpur had a total population of 4,274 of which 2,229 (52%) were males and 2,045 (48%) were females. Bharatpur's population below 6 years of age was 405. The total number of literates in Bharatpur was 2,841 (73.49% of the population over 6 years). ^[3]

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Bharatpur (with 6 beds). ^[4]

References

1. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (in Bengali), Vol II, pages 579-580, Radical Impression. ISBN   81-85459-36-3
2. Bengal (India), West (1965). West Bengal District Gazetteers: Barddhamān. State editor, West Bengal District Gazetteers.
3. "Census tables". Government of India. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
4. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2019.