| ?Rampurhat West Bengal • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| District(s) | Birbhum |
| Population | 50,609 (2001) |
Coordinates: Rampurhat (alternatively Rampur Hat; in Bengali রামপুরহাট) is a city and a municipality in Birbhum District in the Indian state of West Bengal. West Bengal ( Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo poʃtʃim bɔŋgo is a state in eastern India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Indian Standard Time ( IST) is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a Time offset of UTC+530. UTC+530 is the Timezone for Indian Standard Time Sri Lanka Time A district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. Birbhum (বীরভূম is a district in West Bengal state of India In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or Birbhum (বীরভূম is a district in West Bengal state of India India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country India is a union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. West Bengal ( Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo poʃtʃim bɔŋgo is a state in eastern India. It is a small and peaceful town near the West Bengal / Jharkhand border. West Bengal ( Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo poʃtʃim bɔŋgo is a state in eastern India. Jharkhand ( Hindi: झारखंड Bengali: ঝাড়খণ্ডdʒʰaːɽkʰəɳɖ is a state in eastern India. Distance from Kolkata is approximately 219 KM (railway distance).
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History
This city is important because of the tourist attraction for Tarapith which contains an important Hindu temple and famous for the Great devotee 'Bamakhepa'. Tarapith is a small town near Rampurhat in Birbhum district of West Bengal in India. A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical A temple (from the Latin word Templum) is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities such as prayer and sacrifice or analogous rites It is also recognised as 'Shaktipith'as per Hindu belief. The river Dharka flows by this side. Another attraction for Hindu devotees 'Nalateswari Mandir' situated at Nalhati,15 K. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Nalhati is a town in Birbhum District in the Indian state of West Bengal M. away from the town. The temple is described as one of the 'Satipith' of 51 other Satipith in India. Birchandrapur, 20 k. m. away from the town, is famous for the bith place of Nityananda Swami, co founder of Baisnav religion with Shri Chityanyadev. Nityananda ( Bangla: শ্রী নিত্যানন্দ (b 1474 CE a Vaishnava saint is famous as a primary religious figure within the Gaudiya Birchandrapur, named after Birbhadra Goswami - the son of Nityananda, is a part of the village Ekachakra which according to mythology has been inhabited by the Pandavas. Nityananda ( Bangla: শ্রী নিত্যানন্দ (b 1474 CE a Vaishnava saint is famous as a primary religious figure within the Gaudiya Ekachakra ( Sanskrit:एकचक्र Bangla: একচক্র is a small village located 20 km away from the town of Rampurhat in the Birbhum 'Akali mandir' is situated at Bhadrapur, 25 k. m. from Rampurhat and famous for its unique hexagonal structure and had an history of more than 300 years. It's also a business centre for rice.
Geography
Rampurhat is located at 24. 17 North and 87. 78 East. [1]
Rampurhat is also an important rail station (Soon going to be a junction) which connects the southern part of bengal to northern & also to north east states. So many long diatance trains like Cochin Exp, Bangalore-Guwahati,Thrivandrum-Guwahati is operational via Rampurhat,which is also an important stoppage for the trains like Ganadebata Exp, KanchanKanya Exp, Uttarbanga Exp, Saraighat Exp , Newly launched Shahid Exp, Howrah-Malda Intercity Exp, Kanchan Jungha Exp.
As state expressway no-4 passed through the town it is also well connected by road. Frequent State Transport Corp's buses & private owned buses helped the travellers to move to Siliguri, Coachbehar,Kolkata, Durgapur, Asansol, Medinipur, Malda ,Dumka ,Deoghar throughout the day.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census[2], Rampurhat had a population of 50,609. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Rampurhat has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59. 5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 66%. In Rampurhat, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Economics
The town is also khown for Stone crushers & mines , which are situated on the Bengal - Jharkhand border(most are in jharkhand). This belt provides employment to a wide range of peoples from all over Birbhum District & Santhal Pargana
Politics
Asish Banerjee of AITC won the Rampurhat assembly seat in 2006 and 2001 defeating Nirad Baran Mandal of AIFB in 2006 and Md. Hannan of FBL in 2001. Md. Hannan of FBL defeated Satyendranath Das of BJP in 1996. The Late Sashanka Sekhar Mondal of FBL defeated Satyendranath Das of BJP in 1991, Asish Banerjee of INC in 1987, Ananda Gopal Roy of INC in 1982 and Tapash Kumar Mukhopadhyay of JNP in 1977. [3]
Rampurhat is part of Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency). Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. [4]
Education
There are 4 major schools for high studies - namely J. L. Vidyabhaban (one of the best educational institutes in Birbhum), Rampurhat High School (one of the oldest school in Birbhum, estd. in 1886), Rampurhat Girls' High School and Rampurhat High School for Girls and one college - Rampurhat College.
There are 4 major schools for high studies - namely J. L. Vidyabhaban (one of the worst educational institutes in Birbhum,many people call it as Addabhavan), Rampurhat High School (one of the oldest school in Birbhum, estd. in 1886), Rampurhat Girls' High School and Rampurhat High School for Girls and one college - Rampurhat College.
See also
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