Daspur is a village, with a police station, in
Daspur I
Daspur I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
In Daspur I CD block, the area is a flat deltaic country intersecte ...
CD Block in
Ghatal subdivision
Ghatal subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Earlier it was part of Hooghly District. Later in 1872 it was merged with Medinipur District.
Subdivisions
Paschim Medinipur di ...
of
Paschim Medinipur district
Paschim Medinipur (English: ''West Medinipur'', alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur a ...
in the state of
West Bengal
West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...
,
India
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. Previously a part of
Hooghly District
Hooghly district () is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. It can alternatively be spelt ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli''. The district is named after the Hooghly River. The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsurah (' ...
, later in 1872 it was merged with Medinipur district.
History
Daspur is a very old establishment. British made their barrack in this area in the early 17th century. Earlier it was part of
Hooghly District
Hooghly district () is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. It can alternatively be spelt ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli''. The district is named after the Hooghly River. The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsurah (' ...
later in 1872 it was merged with Medinipur district.
Geography
Location
Daspur is located at .
Area overview
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Ishwar Chandra Bandyopadhyay (26 September 1820 – 29 July 1891), popularly known as Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (), was an Indian educator and social reformer of the nineteenth century. His efforts to simplify and modernise Bengali language, Ben ...
, scholar, social reformer and a key figure of the
Bengal Renaissance
The Bengal Renaissance (), also known as the Bengali Renaissance, was a cultural, social, intellectual, and artistic movement that took place in the Bengal region of the British Raj, from the late 18th century to the early 20th century. Histo ...
, was born at
Birsingha on 26 September 1820.
Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has
alluvial
Alluvium (, ) is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluvium is also sometimes called alluvial deposit. Alluvium is ...
soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once. It has a density of population of 1,099 per km
2, 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.
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 Daspur had a total population of 3,667 of which 1,878 (51%) were males and 1,789 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 435. The total number of literates in Daspur was 2,957 (80.64% of the population over 6 years).
Civic administration
CD block HQ
The headquarters of Daspur I block are located at Daspur.
Police station
Daspur police station has jurisdiction over
Daspur I
Daspur I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
In Daspur I CD block, the area is a flat deltaic country intersecte ...
and
Daspur II CD blocks.
Culture
David J. McCutchion mentions the following temples in Daspur town:
*The Gopinatha temple as an ''
ek-ratna'' with a ridged rekha tower of the smaller Bishunupur type with single porch, brick-built in 1716, measuring around 21’ square, having rich terracotta façade.
*The Shyama-Raya temple as an ''ek-ratna'' with smooth rekha tower of the smaller Daspur type generally with the tower displaced to the back, measuring around 24’ square, built in 1699. The ruinous tower seemed to have been at the corner.
*The Lakshmi-Janardana temple of the Pal family as a ''pancha-ratna'' with smooth rekha turrets and porch on three arches. Measuring around 18’ square, it was built in 1847 and richly terra-cotta decorated.
*The abandoned temple of the Chakravarti family, also in the same category as the Lakshmi-Janardana temple, measuring around 17’ 8” square, built in 1847and richly terracotta decorated.
The Gopinatha temple is a
state protected monument.
[List of State Protected Monuments as reported by the Archaeological Survey of India](_blank)
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Daspur (town) picture gallery
File:Temple of Gopinath.JPG, Gopinatha temple
File:Ekratna Gopinath temple at Daspur under Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 04.jpg, Terrcotta panel at Gopinatha temple
File:Ekratna Gopinath temple at Daspur under Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 08.jpg, Terracotta panel at Gopinatha temple
File:Pancha Ratna Lakshmi Janardan Temple at Daspur town in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal 01.jpg, Lakshmi-Janardana temple
File:Terracotta panels of Pancha Ratna Lakshmi Janardan Temple at Daspur town in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal 11.jpg, Terracotta panel at Lakshmi-Janardana temple
File:Pancha Ratna Lakshmi Janardan Temple at Daspur town in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal 04.jpg, Carvings on the wooden door at Lakshmi-Janardana temple
Transport
State Highway 4
Route 4, or Highway 4, may refer to several highways in the following countries:
International
* AH4, Asian Highway 4
* European route E04
* European route E004
* Cairo – Cape Town Highway
Albania
* SH-4 road in Albania from Durrës to Ka ...
running from Jhalda (in Purulia district) to Digha (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Daspur.
Healthcare
Daspur Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Daspur is the major government medical facility in the Daspur I CD block.
References
External links
{{Temple towns in West Bengal
Villages in Paschim Medinipur district