Palashipara, is a village in the

Tehatta II Tehatta II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Tehatta subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Palashipara, the police station and headquarters of Tehatta II CD Block, ...

CD block in

Tehatta subdivision Tehatta subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the Ganges-Bhagirathi system. The plains spread southwards from ...

of the

Nadia district Nadia () is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. It borders Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Purba Bardhaman to the west, and Murshidabad to the north. Nadia district is highly influe ...

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History

During the time between

Maratha invasions of Bengal The Maratha invasions of Bengal (1742–1751), were the a series of raids by the Maratha Army, Maratha forces in the Bengal Subah (Bengal, Bihar, parts of modern Odisha, Orissa), after the successful campaign in the Carnatic region at the Siege ...

Bargis Bargis () were a light cavalry mercenary group of Maratha Confederacy's who indulged in large scale depredations in the countryside of western part of the Bengal Subah for about ten years (1741–1751) during the Maratha invasions of Bengal. Ma ...

and

Battle of Plassey The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company, under the leadership of Robert Clive, over the Nawab of Bengal and his French Indies Company, French allies on 23 June 1757. The victory was made possible by the de ...

, local people migrated to a different place to avoid social, political turmoil and form a new human settlement. According to the etymology ''para'' (locality) of the inhabitants of

Palashi Palashi or Plassey, , ) is a town on the east bank of Bhagirathi River, located approximately 50 kilometres north of the city of Krishnanagar in Kaliganj CD Block in the Nadia District of West Bengal, India. It is particularly well kno ...

(''Palashi'') set up here. Palashipara is an old village situated in the bank of

Jalangi River Jalangi River (), is a branch of the Ganges river in Murshidabad and Nadia districts in the Indian state of West Bengal. It flows into the Bhagirathi river and strengthens its lower channel, the Hooghly. The river below the point where the J ...

. An indigo ''kuthi'' was established by the indigo planters at Nishchintapur village near Palashipara. Before the

Partition of Bengal (1947) The Partition of Bengal in 1947, also known as the Second Partition of Bengal, part of the Partition of India, divided the British Indian Bengal Province along the Radcliffe Line between the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan. ...

this place was under Meherpur subdivision in

British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance in South Asia. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one form or another ...

Geography

Location

Palashipara is located at .

Area overview

Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of

Hooghly River The Hooghly River (, also spelled ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli'') is the westernmost distributary of the Ganges, situated in West Bengal, India. It is known in its upper reaches as the Bhagirathi. The Bhagirathi splits off from the main branch of the G ...

, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature. The Tehatta subdivision, presented in the map alongside, is topographically part of the Nadia Plain North. The

forms the district/ subdivision border in the north-western part and then flows through the subdivision. The other important rivers are Mathabhanga and Bhairab. The eastern portion forms the boundary with

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

. The subdivision is overwhelmingly rural. 97.15% of the population lives in the rural areas and 2.85% lives in the urban 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. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Palashipara had a total population of 10,693, of which 5,434 (51%) were males and 5,259 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 955. The total number of literate persons in Palashipara was 7,911 (81.24% of the population over 6 years).

Civic administration

Police station

Palashipara police station serves Tehatta II subdivision.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Tehatta II CD block are located at Palashipara.

Education

There are two high schools at Palashipara. Palashipara Mahatma Gandhi Smriti Vidyapith known as MGS vidyapith is situated here. Another Higher Secondary school Palashipara Mahatma Gandhi Smriti Balika Vidyalaya is the schools for girls', providing 10+2 education to the locals. There are few primary schools in the locality.

Transport

Palashipara is connected by bus with district headquarters

Krishnagar Krishnanagar (; ) is a city and a municipality. in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Nadia district. History Krishnanagar municipality was established in 1864 and is one of the oldest municipalities in Bengal. It is ...

. Nearest

Plassey railway station Plassey railway station is a railway station of the Sealdah-Lalgola line in the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The station is situated in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Palashi and the surrounding areas ...

Plassey Palashi or Plassey, , ) is a town on the east bank of Bhagirathi River, located approximately 50 kilometres north of the city of Krishnanagar in Kaliganj CD Block in the Nadia District of West Bengal, India. It is particularly well kn ...

is almost 18 km from Palashipara. The connector of

National Highway 34 (India) National Highway NH 34 (NH 34) is a National Highway in India. It runs from Gangotri Dham in Uttarakhand to Lakhnadon in Madhya Pradesh, passing through the state of Uttar Pradesh. Route ;Uttarakhand Gangotri Dham, Bhatwari, Uttarkash ...

and State highway 11 passed through the village. A bridge named ''Dwijendralal Setu'' was made in 1971 over the Jalangi river on the way of the connector.

Palashipara picture gallery

File:পলাশীপাড়া দ্বিজেন্দ্রলাল সেতু.jpg, Dwijendralal Bridge over the Jalangi river, Palashipara File:Palashipara, the CD Block under Palashipara P.S in Nadia district 05.jpg, Betai-Plassey road at Palashipara File:Palashipara Mahatma Gandhi Smriti Vidyapith situated at Palashipara, in Nadia district 01.jpg, Palashipara Mahatma Gandhi Smriti Vidyapith File:Palashipara, the CD Block under Palashipara P.S in Nadia district 13.jpg, Radhanagar more, Palashipara

References

{{Nadia District Villages in Nadia district