Chondrapur

Chondrapur is a village in the Birbhum district of the Indian state of West Bengal. A temple dedicated to the worship of the Shakti god Dwarbasini is situated in Chondrapur.[1]

Chondrapur
village
Chondrapur
Location in West Bengal, India
Chondrapur
Chondrapur (India)
Coordinates: 23.9916°N 87.50425°E / 23.9916; 87.50425
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictBirbhum
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
731127
Lok Sabha constituencyBirbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituencyRampurhat
Websitebirbhum.nic.in
CD Block =Mohammad Bazar

Demographics

Chondrapur is a remote village with a population composed of Hindus and tribal groups. It is administrated under the Hinglow gram panchayat. Chondrapur has one primary school, established in 1946.[2] This village is under two mouzas polon and Hinglow.[3]

Climate

This village is made of red soil, that's why it is too hot in summer. It crosses its temperature above 40 °C in April to June. But in winter it becomes so low as 5 - 10 °C. Rainfall is same as whole birbhum district.[4]

Culture

Many festivals occur in Chondrapur. Poush Mela, the main festival of the village, is held at the grounds of a temple dedicated to the Shakti goddess Dwarbasini. During the month of Boisakh (corresponding to April/May), festivals dedicated to the Hindu deities Manasa and Dharmathakur occur.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "DDWS-IMIS". Indiawater.gov.in. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  4. "Current weather in Suri: Weekly forecast for Suri, West bengal". Skymetweather.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.


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