Barshul
Barsul | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates:23°11′19.0″N87°58′12.4″E/ 23.188611°N 87.970111°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Purba Bardhaman |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,483 |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali,English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
PIN | 713124 |
Telephone/STDcode | 0342 |
Vehicle registration | WB 41, WB42 |
Lok Sabhaconstituency | Bardhaman-Durgapur |
Vidhan Sabhaconstituency | Bardhaman Uttar |
Website | purbabardhaman |
Barsulis a village inBurdwan IICD blockinBardhaman Sadar North subdivisionofPurba Bardhaman districtin the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Geography
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5miles
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical site, W: river project, C: craft centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
CD block HQ
[edit]The headquarters of Burdwan II CD block are located at Barshul.[1][2]
Urbanisation
[edit]73.58% of the population ofBardhaman Sadar Northsubdivision lives in the rural areas. Only 26.42% of the population lives in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.[3]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
[edit]As per the2011 Census of IndiaBarshul had a total population of 5,483, of which 2,796 (51%) were males and 2,687 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 489. The total number of literates in Barshul was 4,141 (77.26% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Famous
[edit]The village was developed by the government ofWest Bengalas the dream project byBidhan Chandra Royin 1956.[citation needed]DVCirrigation lockgate was established in the year of 1956. Barsul is an ancient village on the north bank ofDamodar River.It is enriched with cultured and educated society.
Barsul is famous forDurga puja- more than 10 barowari pujas and the De Zamindar family's puja. Centuries old De Zamindar family's mansion is a heritage of this village with a private museum (Suvendra Mohan De Aitihasik Sangrahalaya).
Rajshekhar Basuan author, lexicographer, chemist and visioner is the gem of this block. He was born at Bamunpara near Amrah around 6 km west to Barshul. Narayan Sanyalan eminent modern Bengali writer and aCivil engineerofBengal Engineering Collegelived in the village during the foundation of New Barshul as a personnel of Public Works Department andNational Building Organisation,Ministry of Works and Housing, Eastern Region, Govt of India. Syed Mustafa Sirajan eminent writer andSahitya Akademi Awardwinner lived in the village for training at BarshulCentre For Co-Operative Management, Barshulduring seventies.
Culture
[edit]Gajanis celebrated at Barshul Dharamshila (Dharmathakur) temple for four days in the Bengali month ofJoishtho.[5]
David J. McCutchionmentions thecharchaladolmancha of Krishna-Balarama at Barshul as having richterracottadecoration.[6]
Healthcare
[edit]Barshul block primary health centre at Barshul (with 10 beds) is the main medical facility in Burdwan II CD block. There areprimary health centresat Bamchandipur, PO Jateram (with 2 beds) and Kashiara, POHatgobindapur(with 4 beds).[7]In 2012, the average monthly patients attending Barshul BPHC were 7,975 and average monthly admissions were 37. It handled 297 annual emergency admissions.[8]
See also -Healthcare in West Bengal A few private clinics with eminent doctors are also at service. Most of the doctors are from the village. Some 9 medical stores are in service.
References
[edit]- ^"District Census Handbook: Barddhaman"(PDF).Map of Barddhaman with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page).Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011.Retrieved26 February2017.
- ^"BDO Offices under Burdwan District".Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal.West Bengal Public Library Network. Archived fromthe originalon 5 October 2018.Retrieved8 February2019.
- ^"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman".Table 2.2.Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived fromthe originalon 21 January 2019.Retrieved25 January2019.
- ^"2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables".West Bengal – District-wise.Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved26 February2017.
- ^Chattopadhyay, Akkori,Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti(History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.),(in Bengali),Vol II, page 590, Radical Impression, Kolkata.ISBN81-85459-36-3
- ^McCutchion, David J.,Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal,first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 75. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata,ISBN978-93-81574-65-2
- ^"Health & Family Welfare Department".Health Statistics.Government of West Bengal. Archived fromthe originalon 28 October 2021.Retrieved19 January2019.
- ^"Performancee of Block Primary Health Centres (BPHC) in West Bengal during 2012 (January to December)"(PDF).Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of West Bengal. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 4 February 2018.Retrieved9 March2019.