Lachhipur

Lachhipur
Village
Lachhipur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Lachhipur Lachhipur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22.634634°N 87.641791°E / 22.634634; 87.641791
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Population  (2011)
• Total	854
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721232
Telephone/STD code	03225
Lok Sabha constituency	Ghatal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ghatal
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in

Lachhipur is a village in the Ghatal CD block in the Ghatal subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

8km
5miles

Rupnarayan River

Uttar Bar

H

Radhanagar

H

Radhakantapur

H

Palashpai

H

Narajole

H

Laoda

H

Lachhipur

H

Kotalpur

H

Jayantipur

H

Jalshara

H

Iswarpur

H

Gobindanagar

H

Gangadaspur

H

Dihi Baliharpur

H

Chaipat

H

Baikunthapur

H

Alui

H

Ajuria

H

Birsingha

R

Sonakhali

R

Daspur

R

Ramjibanpur

M

Khirpai

M

Kharar

M

Ghatal

M

Chandrakona

M

  

Cities and towns in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Lachhipur is located at 22.634634°N 87.641791°E / 22.634634; 87.641791.

Area overview

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, scholar, social reformer and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance, was born at Birsingha on 26 September 1820.^[1][2]

Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has alluvial soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.^[3] It has a density of population of 1,099 per km², but being a small subdivision only a little over a fifth of the people in the district reside in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.^[4]

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

According to the 2011 Census of India, Lachhipur had a total population of 854, of which 450 (53%) were males and 404 (47%) were females.^[5]

Education

Lachhipur Binapani High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1952. The school has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 2,500 books, 2 computers and a playground.^[6]

Culture

David J. McCutchion mention:^[7]

• Sridhara temple as a nava-ratna with smooth rekha turrets, built in 1856, it measures 13’ 10" square, with large terracotta figures.
• Rasmancha of the Bag family as a saptadasa-ratna with baroque vase pinnacles, built in 1879, it measures 4’ 6" square, with large terracotta figures.

Lachhipur picture gallery

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  Nava-ratna Sridharjiu temple
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  Sridhar jiu temple
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  Terracotta figurines
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  Terracotta figurines

References

1. Murshid, Ghulam. "Vidyasagar, Pundit Iswar Chandra". Banglapedia. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
2. "Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar". www.whereincity.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
3. "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
4. "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
5. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
6. "Lachhipur B.H. School U. Pry". Schools.org. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
7. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 53,77. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2

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