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Bolpur
Bolpur is a city and a municipality in Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bolpur subdivision. Bolpur municipal area includes Santiniketan, Sriniketan and Prantik. The city is known as a Cultural and Educational hub of the West Bengal. The city is under the Jurisdiction of Bolpur and Santiniketan Police station. Bolpur is the largest and most populous city in Birbhum district and 28th most populous city in West Bengal. Located on the banks of Ajay River and Kopai (Sal) River, Bolpur has been a major Human settlement. There is also red light area around goal para. It is 150 km north of Kolkata and is famous for Visva Bharati, the University set up by the Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore. Etymology There is a mythical story that says that Supur was the capital of Raja Surath. He lost his kingdom when he had gone out for conquests, but regained the same with the blessings of goddess Bhavani. In his worship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolpur Subdivision
Bolpur Subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview Bolpur subdivision is part of the Suri-Bolpur Plain, a sub-micro physiographic region. It covers the interfluves of the Mayurakshi and Ajay, in the south-eastern part of the district. This area exhibits somewhat upland topography sloping from north-west to south-east. Geography Subdivisions Birbhum district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Administrative units Bolpur subdivision has 4 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 40 gram panchayats, 621 mouzas, 579 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 4 census towns. The municipality is: Bolpur. The census towns are: Ilambazar, Surul, Parota and Labhpur. The subdivision has its headquarters at Bolpur. Police stations Police stations in Bolpur subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction: Blocks Community development blocks in Bolpur subdiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolpur (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency is in West Bengal, in India. While four assembly segments of No. 41 Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency are in Birbhum district, three are in Bardhaman district. The seat was a free seat till 2004, but was declared reserved for scheduled castes from 2009 general elections. Vidhan Sabha segments As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 41 Bolpur, reserved for Scheduled castes (SC), is composed of the following assembly segments: Prior to delimitation, Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments: Ausgram (SC) (assembly constituency no. 267), Mangalkot (assembly constituency no. 281), Nanoor (SC) (assembly constituency no. 283), Bolpur (assembly constituency no. 284), Labpur (assembly constituency no. 285), Dubrajpur (assembly constituency no. 286) and Mayureswar (SC) (assembly constituency no. 290 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiniketan
Santiniketan is a neighbourhood of Bolpur town in the Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in West Bengal, India, approximately 152 km north of Kolkata. It was established by Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, and later expanded by his son, Rabindranath Tagore whose vision became what is now a university town with the creation of Visva-Bharati.Pearson, WW.: ''Santiniketan Bolpur School of Rabindranath Tagore'', illustrations by Mukul Dey, The Macmillan Company, 1916 History In 1863, Debendranath Tagore took on permanent lease of land, with two (Alstonia scholaris) trees, at an annual payment of Rs. 5, from Bhuban Mohan Sinha, the talukdar of Raipur, Birbhum. He built a guest house there and named it ''Shantiniketan'' (the abode of peace). Gradually, the whole area came to be known as Shantiniketan.Basak, Tapan Kumar, ''Rabindranath-Santiniketan-Sriniketan (An Introduction)'', p. 2, B.B.Publication Binoy Ghosh says that Bolpur was a small place in the middle of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolpur (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Bolpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 286, Bolpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Bolpur municipality, Ilambazar CD Block and Raipur Supur, Ruppur and Sattor gram panchayats of Bolpur Sriniketan CD Block. Bolpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 41 Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC). Election results 2021 In the 2021 elections, Chandranath Sinha of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Dr. Anirban Ganguly of BJP. 2016 In the 2016 elections, Chandranath Sinha of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Tapan Hore of RSP. 2011 In the 2011 elections, Chandranath Singha of Trinamool Congress defeated Tapan Hore of RSP. .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. 1977-2006 In the 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991 state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birbhum District
Birbhum district () is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the northernmost district of Burdwan division—one of the five administrative divisions of West Bengal. The district headquarters is in Suri. Other important cities are Bolpur, Rampurhat and Sainthia. Jamtara, Dumka and Pakur districts of the state of Jharkhand lie at the western border of this district; the border in other directions is covered by the districts of Bardhaman and Murshidabad of West Bengal. Often called "the land of red soil",Rahim, Kazi MB, and Sarkar, Debasish, ''Agriculture, Technology, Products and Markets of Birbhum District'', ''Paschim Banga'', Birbhum Special Issue, pp. 157–166, Information and Cultural Department, Government of West Bengal. Birbhum is noted for its topography and its cultural heritage which is somewhat different from the other districts in West Bengal. The western part of Birbhum is a bushy region, a part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. This r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birbhum District
Birbhum district () is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the northernmost district of Burdwan division—one of the five administrative divisions of West Bengal. The district headquarters is in Suri. Other important cities are Bolpur, Rampurhat and Sainthia. Jamtara, Dumka and Pakur districts of the state of Jharkhand lie at the western border of this district; the border in other directions is covered by the districts of Bardhaman and Murshidabad of West Bengal. Often called "the land of red soil",Rahim, Kazi MB, and Sarkar, Debasish, ''Agriculture, Technology, Products and Markets of Birbhum District'', ''Paschim Banga'', Birbhum Special Issue, pp. 157–166, Information and Cultural Department, Government of West Bengal. Birbhum is noted for its topography and its cultural heritage which is somewhat different from the other districts in West Bengal. The western part of Birbhum is a bushy region, a part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. This r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolpur Shantiniketan Railway Station
Bolpur Shantiniketan railway station is a major railway station in Birbhum district, West Bengal. Its code is BHP. It serves Bolpur City and Shantiniketan. The station consists of three platforms. Trains Some of the major trains that passes from the Bolpur railway station are as follows: * New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express * Sealdah - New Jalpaiguri Superfast Darjeeling Mail * Sealdah - New Alipurdiar Padatik Superfast Express * Howrah - Guwahati Saraighat Super-fast Express * Sealdah - Alipurdiar Kanchan Kanya Express * Sealdah–Silchar Kanchanjunga Express * Sealdah–Agartala Kanchanjunga Express * Silchar-Coimbatore Superfast Express * Tiruvananthapuram-Silchar Aronai Superfast Express * Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Kamakhya Karmabhoomi Express * Guwahati - Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Kaziranga Superfast Express * Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal - New Tinsukia Superfast Express * Guwahati–Secunderabad Express * Kolkata–Silghat Town Kaziranga Express * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asit Kumar Mal
Asit Kumar Mal is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Bolpur, West Bengal in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the All India Trinamool Congress The All India Trinamool Congress (English: All India Grassroots Congress; AITC), colloquially the Trinamool Congress ( TMC) is an Indian political party which is predominantly active in West Bengal. The party is led by Mamata Banerjee, the cur .... References External linksOfficial biographical sketch in Parliament of India website {{DEFAULTSORT:Mal, Asit Kumar India MPs 2019–present Living people 1955 births Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal People from Birbhum district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanoor (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Nanoor Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 287, Nanoor Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Nanoor CD Block, and Bahiri Panchshowa, Kankalitala, Kasba, Sarpalehana Albandha, Sian Muluk and Singhee gram panchayats of Bolpur Sriniketan CD Block. Nanoor Assembly constituency is part of No. 41 Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC). Election results 2021 In the 2016 elections, Bidhan Chandra Majhi of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Tarakeswar Saha of BJP. 2016 In the 2016 elections, Shyamali Pradhan of CPI(M) defeated her nearest rival Gadhadar Hazra of Trinamool Congress. 2011 In the 2011 elections, Gadhadar Hazra of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Shyamali Pradhan of CPI(M). .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prantik Railway Station
Prantik railway station is a railway station of India in Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal. Its code is PNE. This railway station serves Bolpur surrounding areas including Santiniketan Santiniketan is a neighbourhood of Bolpur town in the Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in West Bengal, India, approximately 152 km north of Kolkata. It was established by Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, and later expanded by his so .... The station consists of three platforms and situated between and Kopai railway station. Trains Number of trains that halt at Prantik railway station is 38. Few express and passengers trains stop there. Some of are: * Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Jan Shatabdi Express * Howrah–Maldah Town Passengers * Sealdah–Rampurhat Passengers * Howrah–Rampurhat Express * Viswabharati Fast Passenger * Sealdah–Rampurhat Intercity Express * Ganadevata Express * Howrah–Maldah Town Intercity Express * Maa Tara Express References Railw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kopai River
The Kopai River (also called Sal River) is a tributary of the Bakreshwar River. It flows past such towns as Santiniketan, Bolpur, Kankalitala, Kirnahar and Labhpur in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a small river in dry season but overflows its banks during the monsoon. There is a village name Chhora (ছোড়া) beside this river. Also Nichinta (নিচিন্তা), Rupuspur (রুপুসপুর), Perua, (পেরুয়া) etc are depend on this river. Literary association The area around the river quite often has purple soil, which forms ravines on the river bank with weathering and is popular as the khoai. It has inspired literary figures in the area. It is described by Rabindranath Tagore as follows – : ''amader chhoto nadi chale banke bankebaisakh mase taar hantu jal thake'' ::Our small stream moves forward in bends and curvesIn the month of Baisakh it only has knee deep waters The local name of a sickle-shaped, chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajay River
Ajay (/ˈədʒɑɪ/) is a river which flows through the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The catchment area of Ajay River is . See also List of rivers of India This is a list of rivers of India, starting in the west and moving along the Indian coast southward, then northward. Tributary rivers are listed hierarchically in upstream order: the lower in the list, the more upstream. The overall discharge of r ... References * http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=147477 {{Coord, 23, 39, N, 88, 08, E, display=title, region:IN_type:river_source:GNS-enwiki Rivers of Bihar Rivers of Jharkhand Rivers of West Bengal Rivers of India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
