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Raipur, Birbhum

Coordinates: 23°38′13″N 87°38′49″E / 23.636822°N 87.646872°E / 23.636822; 87.646872
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Raipur
Village
Raipur is located in West Bengal
Raipur
Raipur
Location in West Bengal, India
Raipur is located in India
Raipur
Raipur
Raipur (India)
Coordinates: 23°38′13″N 87°38′49″E / 23.636822°N 87.646872°E / 23.636822; 87.646872
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DistrictBirbhum
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyGram panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,320
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
731204
Telephone/STD code03463
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyBolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBolpur
Websitebirbhum.gov.in

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]

History

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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

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Ajay River
Kopai River
Bakreshwar River
Mayurakshi River
Visva-Bharati University
U
Visva-Bharati University (U)
Kankalitala
R
Kankalitala (R)
Jaydev Kenduli
R
Jaydev Kenduli (R)
Khustigiri
R
Khustigiri (R)
Khujutipara
R
Khujutipara (R)
Raipur
R
Kirnahar
R
Kirnahar (R)
Sriniketan
R
Sriniketan (R)
Nanoor
R
Nanoor (R)
Shantiniketan
R
Shantiniketan (R)
Bolpur
M
Bolpur (M)
Labhpur
CT
Labhpur (CT)
Parota
CT
Parota, Birbhum (CT)
Surul
CT
Surul (CT)
Ilambazar
CT
Ilambazar (CT)
Cities and towns in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district
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

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Raipur is located at 23°38′13″N 87°38′49″E / 23.636822°N 87.646872°E / 23.636822; 87.646872.

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

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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]

Demographics

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Raipur Rajbari

As per the 2011 Census of India, Raipur had a total population of 2,320 of which 1,195 (52%) were males and 1,125 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 246. The total number of literates in Raipur was 1,613 (77.77% of the population over 6 years).[6]

In 2001, Raipur had an area of 37 ha and a population of 2,063, of which 987 belong to scheduled castes and 149 to scheduled tribes.[1]

Tourist Interest

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The ruins of the ancestral house of Bhuban Mohan Singha still stands at the end of the village. Tourists bound for Bolpur-Sriniketan-Santiniketan may easily pay a visit to this site. Although in ruins, the grandeur and vast expanse of the once stately mansion can still be recognized. Next to the ruined palace is an active temple complex.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Census Data District Name: Birbhum(08) Block Name: Bolpur-Sriniketan (0016)" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 3 April 2009. [dead link]
  2. ^ a b Data, Rangan (19 March 2024). "Santiniketan's Raipur Rajbari — from grand house to crumbling masonry". The Telegraph. My Kolkata. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  3. ^ Basak, Tapan Kumar, Rabindranath-Santiniketan-Sriniketan (An Introduction), p. 2, B.B.Publication
  4. ^ "The language of difference". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  5. ^ Choudhuri, Tapan, Unnayaner Alokey Birbhum, Paschim Banga , Birbhum Special Issue, February 2006, (in Bengali), pp. 60-61, Information & Cultural Department, Government of West Bengal.
  6. ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 16 July 2019.