Bharatpur, Purba Bardhaman

Bharatpur is a village in Galsi I CD block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Bharatpur
Village
Bharatpur
Location in West Bengal, India
Bharatpur
Bharatpur (India)
Coordinates: 23.4134°N 87.4578°E / 23.4134; 87.4578
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Bardhaman
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,274
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
713148 (Bharatpur)
Lok Sabha constituencyBardhaman-Durgapur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyGalsi
Websitepurbabardhaman.gov.in

History

Bharatpur is an ancient place. The University of Burdwan, in collaboration with the Archaeological Survey of India, carried out excavations at Bharatpur. Several statues of Gautama Buddha were found and the remains of a Buddhist stupa was unearthed. In 1994-95, the Burdwan Gazeteer had commented that the style of construction indicated that the stupa at Bharatpur was built during 7-9th century. The lower portions of the excavations indicated the presence of a neolithic-chalcolithic habitation which remained deserted till the time of construction of the stupa.[1]

As per Peterson’s District Gazeteer of 1910, the south-western extremity of the Sadgop kingdom of Gopbhum was held by two kinglings, probably merely cadets of the house of Gopbhum, at Bharatpur and Kankeswar or Kanksa.[1]

See also – Amrargar and Gourangapur for more information about Gopbhum.

Geography

Location

Bharatpur is located at 23.4134°N 87.4578°E / 23.4134; 87.4578.

Bharatpur is on the banks of the Damodar, about 4 km south of Panagarh railway station.[1]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Bharatpur had a total population of 4,274 of which 2,229 (52%) were males and 2,045 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 405. The total number of literates in Bharatpur was 2,841 (73.49% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Bharatpur (with 6 beds).[3]

References
  1. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (in Bengali), Vol II, pages 579-580, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
  2. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  3. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 6 March 2019.

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