Barshul

Barsul
Village
Barsul Location in West Bengal, India Barsul Barsul (India)
Coordinates:23°11′19.0″N87°58′12.4″E
Country	India
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.gov.in

Barsulis a village inBurdwan IICD blockinBardhaman Sadar North subdivisionofPurba Bardhaman districtin the state ofWest Bengal,India.

Geography

8km
5miles

Ajay River

Damodar River

Palsit

R

Saktigarh

R

Dwariapur

C

Randiha

W

Pandu Rajar Dhibi

H

Adrahati

R

Jamtara

R

Kurmun

R

Pursha

R

Bononabagram

R

Hatgobindapur

R

Barshul

R

Kamnara

R

Amrargar

R

Galsi

R

Bhatar

R

Ausgram

R

Mankar

R

Sukdal

CT

Bud Bud

CT

Raipur

CT

Gangpur

CT

Nari

CT

Mirzapur

CT

Bahir Sarbamangala

CT

Goda

CT

Guskara

M

Bardhaman

M

  

Cities and towns in the Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district
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

The headquarters of Burdwan II CD block are located at Barshul.

Urbanisation

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.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 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).

Famous

The village was developed by the government ofWest Bengalas the dream project byBidhan Chandra Royin 1956.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

Gajanis celebrated at Barshul Dharamshila (Dharmathakur) temple for four days in the Bengali month ofJoishtho.

David J. McCutchionmentions thecharchaladolmancha of Krishna-Balarama at Barshul as having richterracottadecoration.

Healthcare

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).In 2012, the average monthly patients attending Barshul BPHC were 7,975 and average monthly admissions were 37. It handled 297 annual emergency admissions.

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.