Chaipat

Village in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chaipat is a village, in Daspur II CD Block in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Country India
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721148
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in
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Chaipat
Village
Chaipat is located in West Bengal
Chaipat
Chaipat
Location in West Bengal, India
Chaipat is located in India
Chaipat
Chaipat
Chaipat (India)
Coordinates: 22°34′09.6″N 87°48′17.3″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721148
Telephone/STD code03225
Lok Sabha constituencyGhatal
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDaspur
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in
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Geography

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Rupnarayan River
H
Uttar Bar
H Uttar Bar (H)
H Uttar Bar (H)
H
Radhanagar
H Radhanagar, Paschim Medinipur (H)
H Radhanagar, Paschim Medinipur (H)
H
Radhakantapur
H Radhakantapur (H)
H Radhakantapur (H)
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Palashpai
H Palashpai (H)
H Palashpai (H)
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Narajole
H Narajole (H)
H Narajole (H)
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Laoda
H Laoda (H)
H Laoda (H)
H
Lachhipur
H Lachhipur (H)
H Lachhipur (H)
H
Kotalpur
H Kotalpur (H)
H Kotalpur (H)
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Jayantipur
H Jayantipur (H)
H Jayantipur (H)
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Jalshara
H Jalshara (H)
H Jalshara (H)
H
Iswarpur
H Iswarpur (H)
H Iswarpur (H)
H
Gobindanagar
H Gobindanagar (H)
H Gobindanagar (H)
H
Gangadaspur
H Gangadaspur (H)
H Gangadaspur (H)
H
Dihi Baliharpur
H Dihi Baliharpur (H)
H Dihi Baliharpur (H)
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Chaipat
H
Baikunthapur
H Baikunthapur, Paschim Medinipur (H)
H Baikunthapur, Paschim Medinipur (H)
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Alui
H Alui (H)
H Alui (H)
H
Ajuria
H Ajuria (H)
H Ajuria (H)
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Birsingha
R Birsingha (R)
R Birsingha (R)
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Sonakhali
R Sonakhali, Paschim Medinipur (R)
R Sonakhali, Paschim Medinipur (R)
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Daspur
R Daspur (R)
R Daspur (R)
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Ramjibanpur
M Ramjibanpur (M)
M Ramjibanpur (M)
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Khirpai
M Khirpai (M)
M Khirpai (M)
M
Kharar
M Kharar, Ghatal (M)
M Kharar, Ghatal (M)
M
Ghatal
M Ghatal (M)
M Ghatal (M)
M
Chandrakona
M Chandrakona (M)
M Chandrakona (M)
Cities and towns in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ 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

Chaipat is located at 22°34′09.6″N 87°48′17.3″E.

Area overview

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, scholar, social reformer and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance, was born at Birsingha on 26 September 1820.[1][2]

Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has alluvial soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[3] It has a density of population of 1,099 per km2, but being a small subdivision only a little over a fifth of the people in the district reside in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.[4]

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 Chanipat had a total population of 16,345 of which 8,022 (49%) were males and 8,323 (51%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,750. The total number of literates in Chanipat was 12,284 (75.15% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Transport and Popular Places

Kriya Yoga ashram at Chaipat satmatha, rajrajeswar Temple, Badur Bagan, Shiv-Sitala Temple. Chaipat is on the Gopiganj-Sultannagar Road. Sultannagar is on SH 4.[6]

Education

Chaipat Saheed Pradyot Bhattacharya Mahavidyalaya, established in 2007, is affiliated to Vidyasagar University. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit and History.[7]

Chaipat High school was established in 1910, in British India .

Chaipat picture gallery

  • Nava-ratna Rajrajesvara temple
    Nava-ratna Rajrajesvara temple
  • Terracotta relief
    Terracotta relief
  • Terracotta relief
    Terracotta relief

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