Raipur, Birbhum

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Raipur
Village
Raipur is located in West Bengal
Raipur
Raipur
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°38′13″N 87°38′49″E / 23.636822°N 87.646872°E / 23.636822; 87.646872Coordinates: 23°38′13″N 87°38′49″E / 23.636822°N 87.646872°E / 23.636822; 87.646872
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DistrictBirbhum
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyGram panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,320
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
731204
Telephone/STD code03463
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyBolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBolpur
Websitebirbhum.gov.in
For other places with the same name see Raipur (disambiguation)

Raipur is a village under Raipur–Supur gram panchayat of Bolpur Sriniketan block in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

History[]

In 1863, Debendranath Tagore took on permanent lease 20 acres (81,000 m2) of land, with two chhatim trees, at a yearly payment of Rs. 5, from Bhuban Mohan Sinha, the talukdar of Raipur. He built a guest house and named it Santiniketan (the abode of peace). Gradually, the whole area came to be known as Santiniketan.[2]

Satyendra Prasanno Sinha, a subsequent talukdar of Raipur, was elevated to the peerage as Baron Sinha, of Raipur, in 1919, becoming the first Indian member of the British House of Lords.[3]

Geography[]

[Interactive fullscreen map]
Cities and towns in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, U: University.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[]

Raipur is located at

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23°38′13″N 87°38′49″E / 23.636822°N 87.646872°E / 23.636822; 87.646872.

The village lies on the road that bypasses the town of bolpur and is near to the BITM[clarification needed].

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Physical features[]

Raipur is located in the south-eastern corner of the district which is an alluvial plain between Ajay and Mayurakshi Rivers. It has hot and dry summers, spread over March – May, followed by the monsoon from June to September. 78 per cent of the rainfall occurs during this period.[4]

Demographics[]

As per the 2011 Census of India, Raipur had a total population of 2,320 of which 1,195 (52%) were males and 1,125 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 246. The total number of literates in Raipur was 1,613 (77.77% of the population over 6 years).[5]

In 2001, Raipur had an area of 37 ha and a population of 2,063, of which 987 belong to scheduled castes and 149 to scheduled tribes.[1]

Tourist Interest[]

The ruins of the ancestral house of Bhuban Mohan Singha still stands at the end of the village. Tourists bound for Bolpur-Sriniketan-Santiniketan may easily pay a visit to this site. The grandeur and vast expanse of the once stately mansion can still be recognized.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Census Data District Name: Birbhum(08) Block Name: Bolpur-Sriniketan (0016)" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 3 April 2009.[dead link]
  2. ^ Basak, Tapan Kumar, Rabindranath-Santiniketan-Sriniketan (An Introduction), p. 2, B.B.Publication
  3. ^ "The language of difference". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  4. ^ Choudhuri, Tapan, Unnayaner Alokey Birbhum, Paschim Banga , Birbhum Special Issue, February 2006, (in Bengali), pp. 60-61, Information & Cultural Department, Government of West Bengal.
  5. ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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