Bolpur
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| Coordinates | 23°40′N 87°43′E / 23.67°N 87.72°E |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District(s) | Birbhum |
| Population | 65,659 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 58 m (190 ft) |
| Website | birbhum.nic.in |
Bolpur (Bengali: বোলপুর) is a municipality in Birbhum District in the state of West Bengal, India. It is 145 km north of Kolkata and is best known for the proximity to Visva Bharati, the university set up by Rabindranath Tagore the Nobel laureate poet. Given its proximity to Santiniketan and Sriniketan it is one of the seats of Culture and education in West Bengal.
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[edit] Geography
Bolpur is located at 23°40′N 87°43′E / 23.67°N 87.72°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 58 metres (190 feet). It becomes very hot in the summer months (above 40 degrees Celsius in April to July).
Bolpur-Sriniketan block consists of the following gram panchayats: Bahiri–Panchshowa, Raipur–Supur, Sarpalehana–Albandha, Singhee, Kankalitala, Ruppur, Kasba, Sattor, and Sian Muluk.[2][3]
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[4] Bolpur had a population of 65,659. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bolpur has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 79% and female literacy of 66%. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Bolpur is 2 km away from Shantiniketan.
[edit] Politics
Tapan Hore of RSP won the Bolpur assembly seat from 1991 to 2006, defeating Chittaranjan Rakshit of AITC in 2006, Dr, Sushobhan Banerjee of AITC in 2001, Shibshankar Banerjee if INC in 1995 and Dr, Sushobhan Banerjee representing INC in 1984. Tarapada Ghosh of RSP defeated Dr, Sushobhan Banerjee of INC in 1987. Jyotsna Kumar Gupta of RSP defeated Dr, Sushobhan Banerjee of INC in 1982 and Gourhari Chandra of INC in 1977.[5]
Bolpur assembly constituency is part of Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[6] Somnath Chatterjee has won in the Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency) from 1989 to 2004.[7]
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission Bolpur assembly, No. 286, constituency will be part of Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency) and will be composed of the following:[8] Illambazar CD Block, Bolpur municipality and Raipur Supur, Ruppur and Sattor gram panchayats of Bolpur–Sriniketan CD Block. Bahiri Panchshowa, Kankalitala, Kasba, Sarpalehana Albandha, Sian Muluk and Singhee gram panchayats of Bolpur–Sriniketan CD Block will form part of Nanoor assembly constituency.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bolpur
- ^ "Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008" (PDF). West Bengal. National Informatics Centre, India. 2008-03-19. http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs(RevisedMarch-2008).doc. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ^ "Census Data District Name: Birbhum(08) Block Name: Bolpur-Sriniketan (0016)" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. http://www.wbphed.gov.in/applications/Phedweb/Block2Villpdf.php?State_Cd=19&Dist_Cd=08&Blk_Cd=0016. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "Partywise comparison since 1977 Assembly elections". 284 - Bolpur Assembly Constituency. Election Commission of India. http://www.eci.gov.in/electionanalysis/AE/S25/partycomp284.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
- ^ "General election to the Legislative Assembly, 2001 – List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S25/WB_ACPC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
- ^ "Partywise comparison since 1977 Lok Sabha elections". 41 - Bolpur Parliamentary Constituency. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/GE2004/pollupd/pc/states/s25/partycomp41.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
- ^ "Press Note, Delimitation Commission". Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal. Delimitation Commission. http://www.wbgov.com/e-gov/English/DELIMITATION.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
[edit] External links
- Around Bolpur The Telegraph, 19 December 2004
- From Bolpur to Santiniketan
Technical Education
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