Lachhipur

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Lachhipur
Village
Lachhipur is located in West Bengal
Lachhipur
Lachhipur
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°38′05″N 87°38′30″E / 22.634634°N 87.641791°E / 22.634634; 87.641791Coordinates: 22°38′05″N 87°38′30″E / 22.634634°N 87.641791°E / 22.634634; 87.641791
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total854
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721232
Telephone/STD code03225
Lok Sabha constituencyGhatal
Vidhan Sabha constituencyGhatal
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in

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

Geography[]

[Interactive fullscreen map]
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[]

Lachhipur is located at

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22°38′05″N 87°38′30″E / 22.634634°N 87.641791°E / 22.634634; 87.641791.

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, Lachhipur had a total population of 854, of which 450 (53%) were males and 404 (47%) were females.[5]

Education[]

Lachhipur Binapani High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1952. The school has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 2,500 books, 2 computers and a playground.[6]

Culture[]

David J. McCutchion mention:[7]

  • Sridhara temple as a nava-ratna with smooth rekha turrets, built in 1856, it measures 13’ 10” square, with large terracotta figures.
  • Rasmancha of the Bag family as a saptadasa-ratna with baroque vase pinnacles, built in 1879, it measures 4’ 6” square, with large terracotta figures.

Lachhipur picture gallery[]

  • Nava-ratna Sridharjiu temple

  • Sridhar jiu temple

  • Terracotta figurines

  • Terracotta figurines

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.
  6. ^ "Lachhipur B.H. School U. Pry". Schools.org. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  7. ^ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 53,77. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2

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