Bhagabanpur
Village in West Bengal, India
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Bhagabanpur is a village, in Bhagabanpur I CD block in Egra subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Bhagabanpur | |
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Village | |
  Bhagabanpur Location in West Bengal, India  Bhagabanpur Bhagabanpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22.0997°N 87.7512°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,566 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 721601 (Bhagwanpur) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03228 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kanthi |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bhagabanpur |
| Website | purbamedinipur |
Geography
5miles
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Bhagabanpur is located at 22.0997°N 87.7512°E.
Police station
Bhagabanpur police station has jurisdiction over Bhagabanpur I CD block. Bhagabanpur police station covers an area of 179.95 km2 with a population of 2,288.68. The police station is located at Bhagabanpur.[1][2]
Urbanisation
96.96% of the population of Egra subdivision live in the rural areas. Its 3.04% urban population constitutes the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.[3]
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.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Bhagabanpur had a total population of 2,566 of which 1,294 (50%) were males and 1,272 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 348. The total number of literates in Bhagabanpur was 1,968 (88.73% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Transport
Education
Bhagwanpur High School at Bhagabanpur is a Bengali-medium higher secondary school established in 1923.[6]
The nearest degree college, Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya, was established at Tethi Bari mouza, PO Kismat Bajkul, in 1964.[7]
Culture
David J. McCutchion mentions the Kali temple as a 19th-century at-chala where a tiny but a fully developed upper tower is perched on what is basically a char-chala design.[8]
Dakhsina Kali Temple picture gallery
The main at-chala Dakhsina Kali temple
The main temple with two other temples
The temples from across the pond
Healthcare
Bhagabanpur Rural Hospital at Bhagabanpur (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Bhagabanpur I CD block. There are primary health centres at Bibhisanpur (with 10 beds), Kajlagarh (with 6 beds) and Seulipur, PO Paschimbarh (with 6 beds).[9]
Notable people
Dr Sheikh Taslim Ali, Professor (Asst.) of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong;[10] a Commonwealth scholar at Imperial College London, the United Kingdom for his doctoral program.
