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Burnpur

Coordinates:23°40′00″N86°56′00″E/ 23.6667°N 86.9333°E/23.6667; 86.9333
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Burnpur
Neighbourhood in Asansol
Burnpur is located in West Bengal
Burnpur
Burnpur
Location in Asansol, West Bengal, India
Burnpur is located in India
Burnpur
Burnpur
Burnpur (India)
Coordinates:23°40′00″N86°56′00″E/ 23.6667°N 86.9333°E/23.6667; 86.9333
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Bardhaman
CityAsansol
Municipal CorporationAsansol Municipal Corporation
AMCwardsWard Nos. 75 to 82, 94 to 99 & 106
Elevation
75 m (246 ft)
DemonymAsansolians / Asansolites/ Asansolbashi
Languages
• OfficialBengali,Hindi,English
Time zoneUTC+5:30(IST)
Vehicle registrationWB-37 WB-38 WB-44 A-D
Lok SabhaconstituencyAsansol
Vidhan SabhaconstituencyAsansol Dakshin
Websitepaschimbardhaman.co.in

Burnpuris a captive township ofSAIL,the area covered byIISCO Steel Plantand its surroundings inAsansolofPaschim Bardhaman district,in the heart of the mining-industrial belt in the western periphery of the state ofWest Bengal,India.It is governed byAsansol Municipal Corporation.[1]

History

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In the early British era, Hirapur founds it place in the list of villages under Asansol police station and served by Asansol post office, in the village directory of Burdwan district compiled by the Post Master General of Bengal in 1884.[2]TheBengal Nagpur Railwaymain line from Nagpur toAsansol,on theHowrah-Delhi main line,was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891.[3]A railway station, named Narsinghbandh came up on that line, near Hirapur.[2]

The Indian Iron and Steel Company was incorporated on 11 March 1918. The iron works of IISCO was to be located at Hirapur and was subsequently named Hirapur Works. As the construction of the plant prodeccess, there was brisk activity at Hirapur and the adjoining jungle villages of Santa, Narsinghbandh, Napuria and Dharampur. As Burn & Company played an important role in the setting up of the entire project, the upcoming township was christened Burnpur. The name of the railway station, Narsinghbandh, was subsequently changed toBurnpur.[2]

The Steel Corporation of Bengal was incorporated on 20 April 1937 with Burn & Co. as managing agents. SCOB established steel making facilities at Napuria, adjacent to the Hirapur Works of IISCO and the plant was named Napuria Works.[2]In 1953, SCOB was amalgamated with IISCO. Napuria Works producing steel coalesced with Hirapur Works producing iron to form Burnpur Works of IISCO.[2]IISCO went in for major extensions in the fifties. A new township at Chhotodighari was ready for occupation by 1959. Along with the development of the company’s township, several areas such as Subashpally, Santinagar, Puranahat, Rahmatnagar and Rambandh developed over the years filling up the area between the old villages of Hirapur and Narsinghbandh.[2]

The Indian Standard Wagon Company, founded in 1918, shared the facilities in the company’s township at Burnpur. In 1976, Burn & Co. was amalgamated with the Indian Standard Wagon Company and renamedBurn Standard Company.[4]On 4 April 2018, theGovernment of Indiaapproved the liquidation of Burn Standard Company.[5]

Asansol Municipal Corporation

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Asansol Municipal Corporationemerged as a municipal corporation in 1994 with the merger of Burnpur Notified Area Authority, some rural parts of Asansol community development block and some colliery areas within Asansol Municipality.[6]

Details

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Ajay River
Maithon Dam
Reservoir
River
Barakar
River
Damodar
Chittaranjan
Locomotive
Works
IISCO
Steel Plant
Sitarampur
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Sitarampur (N)
Barakar
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Barakar (N)
Rupnarayanpur
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Rupnarayanpur (P)
Kalla
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Kalla, Asansol (N)
Dishergarh
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Dishergarh (N)
Kulti
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Kulti (N)
Neamatpur
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Neamatpur (N)
Burnpur
N
Asansol
MC
Asansol (MC)
ECL Sodepur
Area Office
ECL Sodepur Area Office
ECL Salanpur
Area Office
ECL Salanpur Area Office
Kalyaneshwari
Temple
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Kalyaneshwari Temple (T)
Barabani
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Barabani (P)
Salanpur
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Salanpur (P)
Charanpur
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Charanpur (OG)
Panuria
CT
Panuria (CT)
Majiara
CT
Majiara (CT)
Bhanowara
CT
Bhanowara (CT)
Domohani
CT
Domohani (CT)
Pangachhiya
CT
Pangachhiya (CT)
Hindustan Cables Township
CT
Hindustan Cables Township (CT)
Chittaranjan
CT
Chittaranjan (CT)
Cities, towns and ECL Areas in the western portion of Asansol Sadar subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district
MC: municipal corporation, P: rural administrative centre, CT: census town, N: neighbourhood, OG: out growth, T: temple
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Burnpur is located at23°40′00″N86°56′00″E/ 23.6667°N 86.9333°E/23.6667; 86.9333.It has an average elevation of 75 metres (249 feet).[7]

Hirapur police station has jurisdiction over parts ofAsansolmunicipal corporation. The area covered is 63.33 km2and the population covered is 200,000.[8][9]

Legacy of a colonial past - A senior officer's bungalow

Demographics

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The2011 Census of Indiawas carried out well before the reorganisation of Asansol Municipal Corporation in 2015. The census data is available on ward basis for the pre-2015 Asansol Municipal Corporation.Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)covers ward nos. 9, 18, 20, 34 to 50 of pre-2015 Asansol municipal corporation and certain gram panchayats ofRaniganjCD Block.[10]These wards of pre-2015 Asansol Municipal Corporation broadly cover the Burnpur area.

As per the2011 Census of Indiathe wards of pre-2015 Asansol Municipal Corporation in Asansol South (Vidhan Sabha constituency) had a total population of 238,631, of which 123,160 (52%) were males and 114,471 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 24,265. The total number of literates was 176,460 (82.32% of the population over 6 years). [11]

Education

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IISCO Steel Plant runs Burnpur Boys’ High School, Burnpur Girls’ High School and Chhotodighari Vidyapeeth.[12]Amongst the other schools are: Bari Vidyalaya High School[13]

Burnpur Riverside School,[14]Manik Chand Thakur Institution at Hirapur,[15]Subhaspally Bidyaniketan,[16]Shantinagar Vidyamandir,[17]

Rich cultural tradition at Bharati Bhaban, Burnpur

Culture

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From the early years, the social and cultural life at Burnpur evolved around the club, a typical English institution. Burnpur Club was started in 1920. It was earlier named Hirapur Officers Club, and then known as Senior Club for many years. The club building was inaugurated bySir Rajen Mookerjee.Crescent Club was popular in the earlier days, but closed down later. Bharati Bhaban was also started in 1920, initially known as Hirapur Indian Association, then as Burnpur Indian Association and finally as Bharati Bhaban in 1948. Almost anybody who has made a mark in the Bengali cultural arena has performed at Bharati Bhaban. Stalwarts such asBade Ghulam Ali Khan,Allauddin Khan,Ravi Shankar,Bhimsen JoshiandM.S. Subbulakshmihave performed at Bharati Bhaban.[2]

Healthcare

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There is the 500-bed Burnpur Hospital ofIISCO Steel Plant.[12]

Social welfare

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IISCO Steel Plant’s initiatives, under its corporate social responsibility programme have altered the scenario in the surrounding areas such as Haramdihi, Naksaradata, Gutgutpara, Dhoyrapara, Kakardanga, Purshottampur and Bhallukjor. The plant has adopted the inmates ofCheshire Home,a centre for differently-abled persons. Two well-known social welfare organisations of the spouses of IISCO Steel Plant employees are Women’s Voluntary Services and Burnpur Mahila Samaj.[18]

Sports

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Burnpur Stadium is the centre of extensive sporting activities. Amongst the other centres are:Burnpur Cricket Club Ground,ISP Sports House and ISP Boxing Centre.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 12 March 2017.Retrieved6 May2019.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^abcdefgN.R.Srinivasan, History of the Indian Iron and Steel Company, 1983, pages 8, 60-61, 77, 86-87, 178-184.
  3. ^"Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway".South Eastern Railway. Archived fromthe originalon 1 April 2013.Retrieved19 February2012.
  4. ^"Burn Standard".Historical perspective.BS.Retrieved10 March2017.
  5. ^"Cabinet approves closure of loss-making Burn Standard Company Ltd".Business Standard India.Press Trust of India. 4 April 2018 – via Business Standard.
  6. ^"Asansol Municipal Corporation".About Asansol Municipal Corporation.AMC. Archived fromthe originalon 12 March 2017.Retrieved10 March2017.
  7. ^"Burnpur, India Page".West Bengal.Falling Rain Genomics. Archived fromthe originalon 17 September 2007.Retrieved21 March2008.
  8. ^"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan".Tables 2.1, 2.2.Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived fromthe originalon 29 July 2017.Retrieved18 February2017.
  9. ^"Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate".Find your police station.Asansol Durgapur Police. Archived fromthe originalon 22 January 2012.Retrieved18 February2017.
  10. ^"Delimitation Commission Order No. 18"(PDF).Government of West Bengal. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 18 September 2010.Retrieved21 August2010.
  11. ^"2011 Census - Primary Census Abstract Data Tables".West Bengal – District-wise.Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved10 March2017.
  12. ^abc"Steel Authority of India".IISCO Steel Plant Facilities.SAIL. Archived fromthe originalon 11 July 2017.Retrieved6 March2017.
  13. ^"Pincode of Bari Vidyalaya High School Wagon Colony Burnpur Pin 713325_".www.getpincode.info.Retrieved5 September2019.
  14. ^"Burnpur Riverside School".BRS.Retrieved6 March2017.
  15. ^"Hirapur Manik Chand Thakur Institution".schoolspedia.Retrieved6 March2017.
  16. ^"Subhaspally Vidyaniketan".studyvhacha.Retrieved6 March2017.
  17. ^"Shantinagar Vidyamandir".Education Club.Retrieved6 March2017.
  18. ^"Steel Authority of India".IISCO Steel Plant - Community.SAIL.Retrieved6 March2017.
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