Ramjibanpur

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Ramjibanpur
City
Sridharlaljiu temple in Ramjibanpur
Sridharlaljiu temple in Ramjibanpur
Ramjibanpur is located in West Bengal
Ramjibanpur
Ramjibanpur
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°50′N 87°37′E / 22.83°N 87.62°E / 22.83; 87.62Coordinates: 22°50′N 87°37′E / 22.83°N 87.62°E / 22.83; 87.62
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyRamjibanpur Municipality
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total19,611
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721242
Lok Sabha constituencyArambagh
Vidhan Sabha constituencyChandrakona
Websiteramjibonpurmuniciality.org.in

Ramjibanpur is a city and a municipality in the Ghatal subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography[]

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[]

Ramjibanpur is located at

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22°50′N 87°37′E / 22.83°N 87.62°E / 22.83; 87.62.[1] It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet).

Area overview[]

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, scholar, social reformer and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance, was born at Birsingha on 26 September 1820.[2][3]

Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has alluvial soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[4] 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.[5]

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 2011 Census of India, Ramjibanpur had a total population of 19,611 of which 10,030 (51%) were males and 9,581 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 2,109. The total number of literate persons in Ramjibanpur was 14,735 (84.19% of the population over 6 years).[6]

As of 2001 India census,[7] Ramjibanpur had a population of 17,363. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ramjibanpur has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 66%. In Ramjibanpur, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Culture[]

David J. McCutchion mentions:[8]

  • The Vishnu temple in Dayalbazar as a small flat roofed or chandni type, with terracotta decoration, built in 1833, measuring 14’ square’
  • The Radhakanta temple in Natunhat, in the same category as the Vishnu temple, with terracotta decoration, built in 1829, measuring 14’ 10” x 15’.
  • The Sridhara and Shiva temples (two attached temples), in the same category as the Vishnu temple, with extended façade for extra chambers, plain, measuring 24’ 3” x 3’.
  • a pancha-ratna temple with ridged rekha turrets and porch on triple archway, of the standard West Bengal type with facades fully decorated.
  • a pancha-ratna with ridged rekha turrets and single entrance with figures above the archway and around the façade.
  • a West Bengal nava-ratna, with terracotta decoration, now fallen to ruin.

Ramjibanpur picture gallery[]

  • Damodar temple of Piri family

  • Damodar temple

  • Sridharlaljiu temple of Piri family

  • Buro Shiva temple, possibly built in 1866

  • Parbatinath temple: the old temple built in 1801-02 collapsed and this new temple was built

The pictures are a part of Wiki Explores Paschim Medinipur programme, an initiative by West Bengal Wikimedians User Group.

References[]

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ramjibanpur
  2. ^ Murshid, Ghulam. "Vidyasagar, Pundit Iswar Chandra". Banglapedia. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar". www.whereincity.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  4. ^ "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  5. ^ "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  6. ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  8. ^ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 46, 48, 51, 63,64. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2

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