Karnagarh
Karnagarh | |
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Village | |
  Karnagarh Location in West Bengal, India  Karnagarh Karnagarh (India) | |
| Coordinates:22°30′53″N87°21′13″E/ 22.5147°N 87.3536°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,812 |
| Languages* | |
| • Official | Bengali,Santali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| PIN | 721129 |
| Telephone/STDcode | 03222 |
| Lok Sabhaconstituency | Medinipur |
| Vidhan Sabhaconstituency | Medinipur |
| Website | paschimmedinipur |
Karnagarh(also written as Karnagar) is a village and agram panchayatin theSalboniCD blockin theMedinipur Sadar subdivisionof thePaschim Medinipur districtin the state ofWest Bengal,India.
History
[edit]According toBinoy Ghosh,the kings of Karnagarh ruled over azamindarithat includedMidnaporeand the surrounding areas. TheSadgopdynasty that ruled over Karnagarh included Raja Lakshman Singh (1568-1661), Raja Shyam Singh (1661-1668), Raja Chhotu Roy (1667), Raja Raghunath Roy (1671-1693), Raja Ram Singh (1693-1711), Raja Jaswant Singh (1711-1749), Raja Ajit Singh (1749) and Rani Shiromani (1756-1812).[1]
The kings of Karnagarh had a close link with theSadgoprulers ofNarajole Raj.[2] The last king of Karnagarh, Raja Ajit Singh died childless. His property went into the hands of his two queens, Rani Bhabani andRani Shiromani.During theChuar Rebellion,the leader of the Chuars,Gobardhan Dikpati,occupied the palace. Both the queens met the king of Narajole, Raja Trilochan Khan, who provided them shelter and promised to recover their property. Rani Bhabani died in 1161 Bangabda (1754 AD) and Rani Shiromani handed over the entire property to Anandalal of the Narajole family even before she died in 1219 Bangabda (1812 AD). However, theEast India Companywere suspicious that Rani Shiromani had links with those involved in the Chuar rebellion, and as a result they considerably restricted the amount of sovereignty she held in response.[3]
There, however, are other sources that say that the Chuar rebellion took place as a series of insurrections by people who lived off the jungles and a sort of primitive agriculture in the old Manbhum, Bankura and Midnapore districts between 1771 and 1809, generally under dispossessed zamindars that included Rani Shiromani of Karnagarh.[4]
Geography
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M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, F: facilities
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
[edit]Karnagarh is located at22°30′53″N87°21′13″E/ 22.5147°N 87.3536°E.
Area overview
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Paschim Medinipur district (before separation of Jhargram) had a total forest area of 1,700 km2,accounting for 14.31% of the total forested area of the state. It is obvious from the map of the Midnapore Sadar subdivision, placed alongside, is that there are large stretches of forests in the subdivision. The soil is predominantlylateritic.[5]Around 30% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision. 13.95% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.05% lives in the rural areas.[6]
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
[edit]According to the2011 Census of India,Karnagar had a total population of 2,812, of which 1,392 (50%) were males and 1,420 (50%) were females. There were 387 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Karnagar was 1,257 (51.84% of the population over 6 years).[7]
.*For language details seeSalboni (community development block)#Language and religion
Karnagarh fort
[edit]Karnagarh fort consisted of about 100bighasof land, stretching for about 4 miles, that was surrounded by the Parang River. It was about 4 miles north of Midnapore. The inside of the fort was divided into two parts, the andar mahal for the royal family and the sadar mahal for others. The temples of Dandesvara and Mahamaya, the ruling deities of Karnagarh, were located to the south of the fort. Now, hardly anything, other than memory, remains.[3] The Karnagarh family had two other forts nearby – at Abasgarh and Jamdargarh.[3]
Culture
[edit]David J. McCutchionmentions the Dandesvara temple as having a pirha larger than the main temple, measuring 13’ 6 "square + 25’ square, built of laterite having stucco decoration.[8]
The 60’ high Anadilinga Dandesvara and the Devi Bhagabati Mahamaya temples are the main attractions at Karnagarh. A big fair is held on thePoush Sankrantiday (mid-January).[9]
The temple of Mahamaya was built in the 18th century AD.[10]
Both the Dandesvara and Mahamaya temples arestate protected monuments.[11]
Karnagarh picture gallery
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Dandesvara and Mahamaya temples -
Dandesvara temple -
Mahamaya temple -
Jogmaya temple -
Ruins of fort of Rani Shiromani -
Ruins of fort of Rani Shiromani
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Sur,Atul,Atharo shotoker Bangla o Bangali,(in Bengali),1957 edition, page 16,সাহিত্যলোক,32/7 Bidan Street, Kolkata 6.
- ^Ghosh,Sarat,Chandra,Sadgop Tatwa,(in Bengali),part I,1938 edition, page 40,The Fine Printing Works, 43-A Nimtola Street, Calcutta 3.
- ^abcGhosh, Binoy,Paschim Banger Sanskriti,(in Bengali),part II, 1976 edition, pages 86-90, Prakash Bhaban, Kolkata.
- ^Sengupta, Nitish, History of the Bengali-Speaking People, UBS Publishers’ Distributors Pvt. Ltd., 2001. Pages 187-188.ISBN81-7476-355-4
- ^"District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011".page 7, 27.Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.Retrieved10 September2020.
- ^"District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013".Table 2.2, 2.4 (a).Department of Planning and Statistics.Retrieved10 September2020.
- ^"CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)".West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks.Registrar General and Census, India.Retrieved21 August2020.
- ^McCutchion, David J.,Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal,first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 69 n. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata,ISBN978-93-81574-65-2
- ^"Attractions of Paschim Medinipur".Karnagarh.Department of Tourism, Government of West Bengal.Retrieved22 August2020.
- ^"Heritage Commission, West Bengal".
- ^List of State Protected Monuments as reported by the Archaeological Survey of IndiaArchived2013-05-23 at theWayback Machine.
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