Daspur

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nameDaspur
settlement_typeVillage
pushpin_mapIndia West Bengal # India
pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_map_captionLocation in West Bengal, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1West Bengal
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Paschim Medinipur
established_title
unit_prefMetric
population_total3,667
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Bengali, English
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
area_code_typeTelephone/STD code
area_code03225
blank1_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1Ghatal
blank2_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1Daspur
website
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History

Daspur is a very old establishment. British made their barrack in this area in the early 17th century. Earlier it was part of Hooghly District later in 1872 it was merged with Medinipur district.

Geography

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Location

Daspur is located at .

Area overview

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

Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has alluvial soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once. 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.

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 Daspur had a total population of 3,667 of which 1,878 (51%) were males and 1,789 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 435. The total number of literates in Daspur was 2,957 (80.64% of the population over 6 years).

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Daspur I block are located at Daspur.

Police station

Daspur police station has jurisdiction over Daspur I and Daspur II CD blocks.

Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions the following temples in Daspur town:

  • The Gopinatha temple as an ek-ratna with a ridged rekha tower of the smaller Bishunupur type with single porch, brick-built in 1716, measuring around 21’ square, having rich terracotta façade.
  • The Shyama-Raya temple as an ek-ratna with smooth rekha tower of the smaller Daspur type generally with the tower displaced to the back, measuring around 24’ square, built in 1699. The ruinous tower seemed to have been at the corner.
  • The Lakshmi-Janardana temple of the Pal family as a pancha-ratna with smooth rekha turrets and porch on three arches. Measuring around 18’ square, it was built in 1847 and richly terra-cotta decorated.
  • The abandoned temple of the Chakravarti family, also in the same category as the Lakshmi-Janardana temple, measuring around 17’ 8” square, built in 1847and richly terracotta decorated.

The Gopinatha temple is a state protected monument.

Daspur (town) picture gallery

File:Temple of Gopinath.JPG|Gopinatha temple File:Ekratna Gopinath temple at Daspur under Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 04.jpg|Terrcotta panel at Gopinatha temple File:Ekratna Gopinath temple at Daspur under Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 08.jpg|Terracotta panel at Gopinatha temple File:Pancha Ratna Lakshmi Janardan Temple at Daspur town in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal 01.jpg|Lakshmi-Janardana temple File:Terracotta panels of Pancha Ratna Lakshmi Janardan Temple at Daspur town in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal 11.jpg|Terracotta panel at Lakshmi-Janardana temple File:Pancha Ratna Lakshmi Janardan Temple at Daspur town in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal 04.jpg|Carvings on the wooden door at Lakshmi-Janardana temple

Transport

State Highway 4 running from Jhalda (in Purulia district) to Digha (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Daspur.

Healthcare

Daspur Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Daspur is the major government medical facility in the Daspur I CD block.

References

References

  1. Murshid, Ghulam. "Vidyasagar, Pundit Iswar Chandra". Banglapedia.
  2. "Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar". www.whereincity.com.
  3. "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.
  4. "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Department of Planning and Statistics.
  5. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  6. "District Census Handbook: Paschim Medinipur". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011.
  7. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur". Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.
  8. "District at a Glance". Paschim Medinipur District Police.
  9. McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 42, 43, 49. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, {{ISBN. 978-93-81574-65-2
  10. [http://asi.nic.in/asi_protected_monu_list.asp List of State Protected Monuments as reported by the Archaeological Survey of India] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-05-23 .)
  11. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police.
  12. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Government of West Bengal.

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