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Mahishadal is a town in Mahishadal CD block in
Haldia subdivision Haldia subdivision is a subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Subdivisions Purba Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Administrative units Haldia subdivision ...
of
Purba Medinipur district East Medinipur (Alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the southernmost district of Medinipur division – one of the five administrative divisions of West Bengal. The ...
in the state of
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Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions the Madan Gopala temple as a West Bengal ''nava-ratna'', plain and renovated, measuring about 39’ square.


Demographics

As per the map of Mahishadal CD block and subsequent alphabetical list of villages in the District Census Handbook, Purba Medinipur, Mahishadal is a part of Rangibasan village. As per 2011 Census of India Rangibasan had a total population of 2,570 of which 1,321 (51%) were males and 1,249 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 231. The total number of literates in Rangibasan was 2,134 (91.24% of the population over 6 years).


Geography


Mahishadal Rajbari

Like other Raj families of East Midnapore, Mahisadal Raj also belonged to a Mahishya family (arguably the word Mahishadal itself originated from the word "
Mahishya Mahishya (IAST: Māhiṣya) is a Bengali Hindu traditionally agrarian caste, and formed the largest caste in undivided Bengal. Mahisyas were, and still are, an extremely diverse caste consisting of all possible classes in terms of material con ...
"). It was founded by Bhuiya Ray Mahapatra, whose sixth descendant, Kalyan Ray,  could not realize the revenue and had to furnish Janardan Upadhaya, a Brahmin of substance, as his security. The zamindari was held over a century by this Brahmin family till the Permanent Settlement. During the days of Rani Janaki Devi, it reached its zenith in the 18th century. There are two palaces – the old one was built in 1840 and the new one in 1935. One can see stuffed animals, hunting weapons of the 16th and 17th century, paintings and furniture. Gopaljew and Ramjew temples are popular with tourists. The place is half an hours drive from Haldia. File:Mahishadal Raj Bari.JPG, Mahishadal's old rajbari


Police station

Mahishadal police station has jurisdiction over Mahishadal CD block. Mahishadal police station covers an area of 135 km2 with a population of 182,365. The police station is located at Garh Kamalpur mouza.


CD block HQ

The headquarters of Mahishadal CD block are located at Rangibasan.


Urbanisation

79.19% of the population of Haldia subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 20.81% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district. Note: The map above presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.


Education

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Mahishadal Girls College Mahishadal Girls' College, established in the year 1969, is the only women's college in the Purba Medinipur district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences and is affiliated to the Vidyasagar University. Departments The Colleg ...
was established in 1969 with the initiative of Dr. Satyendranath Bhuniya, Rabindranath Singha, Dr. Haridas Sarkar, Gopal Chandra Mondal and others. Affiliated to
Vidyasagar University Vidyasagar University is a Public university, public research university that was established by an Act of the West Bengal legislature which was notified in the ''Calcutta Gazette'' on 24 June 1981. It is an affiliating university in Paschim Me ...
, it offers courses in arts and science. * Mahishadal Raj College was established at
Garh Kamalpur Garh Kamalpur is a census town in Mahishadal CD block in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of count ...
in 1946. A coeducational institution, it is affiliated to
Vidyasagar University Vidyasagar University is a Public university, public research university that was established by an Act of the West Bengal legislature which was notified in the ''Calcutta Gazette'' on 24 June 1981. It is an affiliating university in Paschim Me ...
. It offers courses in arts, science and commerce.


Healthcare

Basulia Rural Hospital located at nearby Basulia (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Mahishadal CD block. There are primary health centres at Natsal, PO Geonkhali (with 10 beds) and Rajarampur, PO Geonkhali (with ? beds).


Transport

The Mecheda-Tamluk-Haldia Road passes through Mahishadal. Mahishadal railway station and Satish Samanta Halt railway station are railway stations on the Panskura-Haldia line.


Eminent personalities

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Satish Chandra Samanta Satish Chandra Samanta (15 December 1900 – 4 June 1983) was an Indian independence movement activist and a member of the Lok Sabha from 1952 to 1977. Early life and education Satish Chandra Samanta was born at Gopalpur village, Mahishadal th ...
– Indian independence movement activist. * Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' – one of the most significant poets of modern
Hindi literature Hindi literature () includes literature in the various Central Indo-Aryan languages, also known as Hindi, some of which have different writing systems. Earliest forms of Hindi literature are attested in poetry of Apabhraṃśa such as Awad ...
. He went to school at Mahishadal and was fluent in Bengali.Famous Personalities
Unnao district Unnao district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in central India. The city of Unnao is the district headquarters. The district is part of Lucknow Division. As of the 2011 census, Unnao district has a population of 3,108,367, making it th ...
Official website.


See also

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Mahishadal (community development block) Mahishadal is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Purba Medinipur district is part of the lower Indo-Gangetic Plain ...
* Mahisadal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)


References


External links

* – information about Mahishadal is included. {{Temple towns in West Bengal Villages in Purba Medinipur district