Patharchapuri
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Patharchapuri
Pathar Chapuri | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Patharchapuri Location in West Bengal, India  Patharchapuri Patharchapuri (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°55′37″N 87°26′03″E / 23.92681°N 87.434293°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Birbhum |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,909 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Birbhum |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Suri |
| Website | birbhum |
Patharchapuri is a village in Suri I CD Block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum District in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Suri.[1] It is famous for Patharchapuri Dargah Sharif the monument of Data Mehboob Shah Wali.[2] The nearest railway station of Patharchapuri is Siuri railway station.
Location
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M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, B: Barrage.
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Pathar Chapuri is located at 23°55′37″N 87°26′03″E / 23.92681°N 87.434293°E.
History
A Muslim saint named Shah Meheboob but commonly known as Data Saheb is said to have been gifted with miraculous powers and he used to cure dangerous diseases by applying ash.[1] He died on 10 Choitro 1298 according to the Bengali calendar.[3][4]
Khan Bahadur, the Zamindar of Sekedda, initiated the organisation of a fair at Patharchapuri. He was the first president of the Mazar Maintenance Committee set up in 1918 by J.C.Dutta the District Magistrate. In 1933, Bijoychand Mahtab of Bardhaman Raj gifted the land.[3]
