Purbasthali

Purbasthali
Village
Purbasthali is located in West Bengal
Purbasthali
Purbasthali
Location in West Bengal, India
Purbasthali is located in India
Purbasthali
Purbasthali
Purbasthali (India)
Coordinates: 23°28′00″N 88°19′58″E / 23.4668°N 88.3329°E / 23.4668; 88.3329
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Bardhaman
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
4,207
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
713513
Lok Sabha constituencyBardhaman Purba
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPurbasthali Dakshin, Purbasthali Uttar
Websitebardhaman.gov.in

Purbasthali is a village in the Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal, India. It is located 120 km north from Kolkata. Also known as Chupi Char, it lies on the banks of a large oxbow lake created by the Ganges river and is only 8 km from the town of Nabadwip. The 2–3 km long lake attracts migrants and water birds. The Purbasthali area has a fairly high level of arsenic in the ground water.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Purbasthali had a total population of 4,207 of which 2,128 (51%) were males and 2,079 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 379. The total number of literates in Purbasthali was 3,215 (83.99% of the population over 6 years).

Geography

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8km
5miles
X
Khari River
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River
V
Hooghly
H
Baidyapur Jora Deul
H Baidyapur Jora Deul (H)
H Baidyapur Jora Deul (H)
R
Patuli
R Patuli (R)
R Patuli (R)
C
Samudragarh
C Samudragarh (C)
C Samudragarh (C)
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Badla
R Badla, Purba Bardhaman (R)
R Badla, Purba Bardhaman (R)
R
Atgharia
R Atgharia (R)
R Atgharia (R)
R
Parulia
R Parulia, Bardhaman (R)
R Parulia, Bardhaman (R)
R
Singarkone
R Singarkone (R)
R Singarkone (R)
R
Rangapara
R Rangapara, Kalna (R)
R Rangapara, Kalna (R)
R
Monteswar
R Monteswar (R)
R Monteswar (R)
R
Purbasthali
R
Nadanghat
R Nadanghat (R)
R Nadanghat (R)
CT
Shashpur
CT Shashpur (CT)
CT Shashpur (CT)
CT
Uttar Goara
CT Uttar Goara (CT)
CT Uttar Goara (CT)
CT
Piarinagar
CT Piarinagar (CT)
CT Piarinagar (CT)
CT
Dhatrigram
CT Dhatrigram (CT)
CT Dhatrigram (CT)
CT
Nasratpur
CT Nasratpur (CT)
CT Nasratpur (CT)
CT
Gopinathpur
CT Gopinathpur, West Bengal (CT)
CT Gopinathpur, West Bengal (CT)
CT
Jaluidanga
CT Jaluidanga (CT)
CT Jaluidanga (CT)
CT
Hatsimla
CT Hatsimla (CT)
CT Hatsimla (CT)
CT
Srirampur
CT Srirampur, Bardhaman (CT)
CT Srirampur, Bardhaman (CT)
M
Kalna
M Kalna, India (M)
M Kalna, India (M)
Cities and towns in the Kalna subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious cetre, C: craft centre.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Purbasthali lies close on the Tropic of Cancer. Purbasthali is a large block with a number of villages adjoining a large oxbow lake, created by the river Ganga, on its Western bank, in Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal. It is 120 km north from Calcutta. On the Eastern bank of the river lies the town of Nabadwip. The entire Gangetic Isle complex of Purbasthali extends between the geographical coordinates from 88° 19' 45" to 88° 22' E longitude and 23° 26' to 23° 26'45" N latitude.

Police station

Purbasthali police station has jurisdiction over parts of Purbasthali I and Purbasthali II CD Blocks. The area covered is 180.3 km2.

Physiography

Purbasthali is located on the agriculturally rich alluvial plains between the Bhagirathi, Ajay and Damodar rivers. Temperatures in this region varies from 17-18 °C in winter to 30-32 °C in summer.

The Oxbow Lake

The oxbow lake of Purbasthali has an area of 3.50 square kilometres (1.35 sq mi) in the post monsoon winter months. Beyond the lake the river fed eco-system also forms a cluster of larger and smaller islands comprising Purbasthali Gangetic Isle Complex.

Transport

Purbasthali railway station is on the Bandel-Katwa Branch Line of Eastern Railway.[citation needed]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ Water Birds of India
  2. ↑ Ground water arsenic contamination
  3. ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Purba Bardhaman District Police". Police Station. West Bengal Police. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  6. ↑ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (in Bengali), Vol I, p. 15, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
  7. ↑ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p. 19
  8. ↑ http://www.vigyanprasar.gov.in/scientists/UNBrahmachari.htm http://bardhaman.gov.in/personality/emiper.htm
  9. ↑ Chakraborty, Satyanarayan (2012). "Krishnanath Nyayapanchanan, Mahamahopadhyay". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  10. ↑ "National Award, Merti Certificate winners, Jamdani Weaving of West Bengal, Handicrafts". Archived from the original on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Personality". purbabardhaman.gov.in. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020.

Survey Report on Oxbow Lake of Purbasthali, 1998 by Institute of Environmental Studies and Wetland Management.