Baikunthapur

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Baikunthapur
Village
Baikunthapur is located in West Bengal
Baikunthapur
Baikunthapur
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 26°22′11″N 89°29′59″E / 26.36973°N 89.49972°E / 26.36973; 89.49972Coordinates: 26°22′11″N 89°29′59″E / 26.36973°N 89.49972°E / 26.36973; 89.49972
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictCooch Behar
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,053
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
736156
Telephone/STD code03582
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyCooch Behar
Vidhan Sabha constituencyCooch Behar Uttar
Websitecoochbehar.gov.in

Baikunthapur is a village in the Cooch Behar II CD block in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in West Bengal, India

Geography[]

[Interactive fullscreen map]
Places in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision in Cooch Behar district
CT: census town, M: municipal 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 26°22′11″N 89°29′59″E / 26.36973°N 89.49972°E / 26.36973; 89.49972.

Baikunthapur is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-east of Sidheswari village.[1]

Area overview[]

The map alongside shows the north-central part of the district. It has the highest level of urbanisation in an overwhelming rural district. 22.08% of the population of the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision lives in the urban areas and 77.92% lives in the rural areas.[2] The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.[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 the 2011 Census of India, Baikunthapur had a total population of 1,053. There were 549 (52%) males and 504 (48%) females. There were 118 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Haripur was 795 (85.03% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Culture[]

The temple of Baikunthanth is situated around the place where the Damodardebdham once stood. It is a simple tin-roofed temple. There are ashtadhatu idols of Krishna and Balarama in the temple. The village was once home to many noble men.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Koch Bihar Jelar Purakirti (in Bengali), Data compilation and writing by Dr. Shyamachand Mukhopadhayay, published by the Department of Archaeology, Government of West Bengal, Second edition 1974, Page 57.
  2. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Cooch Behar". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. ^ "District Census Handbook, Koch Bihar, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, pages 17-21 Physical feafures. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  4. ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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