Raipur, Birbhum
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Raipur | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Raipur Location in West Bengal, India  Raipur Raipur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°38′13″N 87°38′49″E / 23.636822°N 87.646872°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Birbhum |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,320 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 731204 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03463 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bolpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bolpur |
| Website | birbhum |
Raipur is a village under Raipur–Supur gram panchayat of Bolpur Sriniketan block in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]
In 1863, Debendranath Tagore took on permanent lease 20 acres (81,000 m2) of land, with two chhatim trees, at a yearly payment of Rs. 5, from Bhuban Mohan Sinha, the talukdar of Raipur. He built a guest house and named it Santiniketan (the abode of peace). Gradually, the whole area came to be known as Santiniketan.[2][3]
Satyendra Prasanno Sinha, a subsequent talukdar of Raipur, was elevated to the peerage as Baron Sinha, of Raipur, in 1919, becoming the first Indian member of the British House of Lords.[4]
Geography
5miles
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, U: University.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Raipur is located at 23°38′13″N 87°38′49″E / 23.636822°N 87.646872°E.
The village lies on the road that bypasses the town of bolpur and is near to the BITM[clarification needed].
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Physical features
Raipur is located in the south-eastern corner of the district which is an alluvial plain between Ajay and Mayurakshi Rivers. It has hot and dry summers, spread over March – May, followed by the monsoon from June to September. 78 per cent of the rainfall occurs during this period.[5]
