Chhatna | |
---|---|
Village | |
Coordinates: 23°18′06.3″N86°58′57.8″E / 23.301750°N 86.982722°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Bankura |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, Santali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 722132 (Chhatna) |
Telephone/STD code | 03241 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Bankura |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chhatna |
Website | bankura |
Chhatna is a village and a gram panchayat in the Chhatna CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
According to the historian Binoy Ghosh, three places claimed to be the home of the medieval lyrical poet of Bengal, Chandidas – Chhatna in Bankura district, Nanoor in Birbhum district and Ketugram in Bardhaman district. The issue became more complicated with conflicting claims clouding the historical scenario. Three persons associated with the name of Chandidas emerged and they have been identified separately with the prefix ‘Baru’, ‘Dwija’ and ‘Din’. [1]
In the 14th-15th century, Chhatna was the capital of a kingdom named Samantabhum. The feudatory ruling family of Samantabhum was established by Sankha Roy. According to local hearsay, two brothers, Chandidas and Devidas came from outside and settled in Chhatna under the patronage of Hamir Uttar Roy, grandson of Sankha Roy. Devidas was appointed priest in the temple of Basuli Devi and Chandidas was a poet. In 1916, Basanta Ranjan Roy Bidvatballava of Beliatore found an unpublished manuscript of Chandidas, edited it and had it published under the title Srikrishnakirtan . Another factor in favour of Chhatna is the widespread worship of Basuli Devi in and around Chhatna, something not seen in the Birbhum-Bardhaman area. In Birbhum the deity worshipped was Bisalakshmi Devi. However, the name Basuli seems to have been derived from Bisalakshmi. Hamir Uttar Roy ruled from 1353 to 1404 AD. From the dates of composition of Srikrishnakirtan, it is evident that Chandidas lived during the rule of Hamir Uttar Roy. It is generally accepted that Baru Chandidas belonged to Chhatna. [1]
Chhatna is located at 23°18′06.3″N86°58′57.8″E / 23.301750°N 86.982722°E .
The map alongside shows the Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area is part of the Bankura Uplands in the west gradually merging with the Bankura-Bishnupur Rarh Plains in the north-east. The western portions are characterised by undulating terrain with many hills and ridges. The area is having a gradual descent from the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The soil is laterite, red and hard beds are covered with scrub jungle and sal wood. Gradually it gives way to just uneven rolling lands but the soil continues to be lateritic. There are coal mines in the northern part, along the Damodar River. [2] It is a predominantly rural area with 89% of the population living in rural areas and only 11% living in the urban areas. [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.
The headquarters of Chhatna CD block are located at Chhatna. [4] [5]
Chhatna police station has jurisdiction over Chhatna CD block. The area covered is 441 km2. [6] [7]
State Highway 8 running from Santaldih (in Purulia district) to Majhdia (in Nadia district) passes through Chhatna. [8]
Chhatna railway station is on the Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line of South Eastern railway. [9]
Chhatna Chandidas Mahavidyalaya was established at Ghoramuli in 2007. It is affiliated to the University of Burdwan and offers honours courses in Bengali, English, history and sociology, and a general course in arts. [10] [11]
The College of Agriculture, Chhatna, an extended campus of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, was started in 2015. [12] [13]
Chhatna Chandidas Vidyapith is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1948. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 10 computers, a library with 3,072 books and a playground. [14]
Chhatna Basudev Bidyamandir is a Bengali-medium boys only institution established in 1972. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X. The school has 10 computers, a library with 315 books and a playground. [15]
Chhatna Basuli Balika Banipith is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1975. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X. The school has a library with 500 books. [16]
David J. McCutchion mentions the Vasuli temple at Chhatna as a pancha-ratna built in 1871. [17]
The temple of Basuli Devi, where Chandidas is believed to have worshipped, is now in ruins. [18]
Chhatna Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Chhatna, is the major government medical facility in the Chhatna CD block. There are primary health centres at Jorhia (with 10 beds), Salchura (Kamalpur) (with 2 beds), Jhantipahari (with 6 beds) and Bhagabanpur (with 6 beds). [19] [20]
Chhatna Superspecialty Hospital has started functioning. [21] [22]
Nanoor, is a village in Nanoor CD block in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in West Bengal. Nanoor is the birthplace of 14th century lyric poet Chandidas of Vaishnava Padavali fame. It is developing as a craft centre with NGO support. With the massacres in 2000, Nanoor was in intense media focus.
Chhatna is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Raipur is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Khatra subdivision of the Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Bankura Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Bolpur Subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Kalyani subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Raipur, referred to in census reports as Raipur Bazar, is a census town in the Raipur CD block in the Khatra subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Taldangra is a village in the Taldangra CD block in the Khatra subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Onda is a village in Onda CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Indas is a village, with a police station, in the Indas CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
The Indian state of West Bengal is the site of India's first modern university and 33 universities are listed under the University Grants Commission (India).
Patrasayer is a village in the Patrasayer CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Chhatna Chandidas Mahavidyalaya, established in 2007, is the general degree college at Ghoramuli, Chhatna, Bankura district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to Bankura University.
Khujutipara is a village in Nanoor CD block in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district.
Balsi Purbapara is a village in the Patrasayer CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Hadal Narayanpur are two adjacent villages considered as one in the Patrasayer CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Patit Dommahal is a village in the Patrasayer CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Maynapur is a village and a gram panchayat in the Joypur CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Susunia travel guide from Wikivoyage