Mahishadal

Mahishadal is a small town in Mahishadal CD block in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Mahishadal Garh kamalpur
Village
Mahishadal Rajbari
Mahishadal Location in West Bengal, India Mahishadal Mahishadal (India)
Coordinates: 22°11′00.0″N 87°59′00.0″E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721628 (Rangibasan)
Telephone/STD code	03224
Lok Sabha constituency	Tamluk
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Mahisadal
Website	purbamedinipur.gov.in

Eminent personalities

• Satish Chandra Samanta – Indian independence movement activist.[1]
• Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' – one of the most significant poets of modern Hindi literature. He went to school at Mahishadal.[1]

Geography

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Cities and towns in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, S: port Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Mahishadal Rajbari

A businessman from north India, Janardhan Upadhyay Garg, developed a large estate in the 16th century. During the days of Rani Janaki Devi, it reached its zenith in the 18th century.[2] There are two palaces – the old one was built in 1840 and the new one in 1935. One can see stuffed animals, hunting weapons of the 16th and 17th century, paintings and furniture. Gopaljew and Ramjew temples are popular with tourists. The place is half an hours drive from Haldia.[3]

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  Mahishadal's old rajbari

Police station

Gopaljiu temple

Mahishadal police station has jurisdiction over Mahishadal CD block. Mahishadal police station covers an area of 135 km² with a population of 182,365. The police station is located at Garh Kamalpur mouza.[4][5]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Mahishadal CD block are located at Rangibasan.[6]

Urbanisation

79.19% of the population of Haldia subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 20.81% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.[7]

Note: The map above presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Dewan Bari in Mahisadal Rajbari

Demographics

As per the map of Mahishadal CD block and subsequent alphabetical list of villages in the District Census Handbook, Purba Medinipur, Mahishadal is a part of Rangibasan village.[8]

As per 2011 Census of India Rangibasan had a total population of 2,570 of which 1,321 (51%) were males and 1,249 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 231. The total number of literates in Rangibasan was 2,134 (91.24% of the population over 6 years).[9]

Transport

The Mecheda-Tamluk-Haldia Road passes through Mahishadal.[10]

km Asansol–Tatanagar– Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Puri line Kharagpur–Bankura– Adra line Kalaikunda Kharagpur–Bankura –Adra line Nimpura Nimpura Through Yard Nimpura Goods Yard Girimaidan Hijli Kharagpur-Puri line 0 Kharagpur National Highway 60 7 Jakpur 13 Madpur 19 Shyam Chak 24 Balichak 27 Duan 30 Radhamohanpur 35 Haur 39 Khirai km Kangsabati River 44 Panskura Raghunathbari 20 to Ghatal on Sheoraphuli– Bishnupur branch line (u/c) Rajgoda 28 48 Narayan Pakuria Murail Saheed Matangini 33 51 Bhogpur Tamluk 36 00 54 Nandaigajan Nandakumar 10 57 Mecheda (planned) Mayana 43 Keshabpur (planned) Bolaipanda 49 Satish Samanta Halt National Highway 41 51 Mahishadal Haldi River 60 Barda Lavan Satyagrah Smarak 21 66 Basulya Sutahata Deshapran 33 Tata Chemicals (planned) Nandigram 71 Durgachak (planned) Kandiamari 74 Durgachak Town Silpaprabesh 77 Henria 39 Haldia Petrochemicals Nachinda 52 IOC Haldia Refinery Kanthi 63 79 Bandar Sitalpur 69 Haldia Dock Complex Sujalpur 71 81 Haldia Ashapurna Devi Kolaghat Thermal Power Station Badalpur 78 60 Kolaghat Ramnagar (Bengal) Rupnarayan River Talga Chhari River 64 Deulti (planned) Egra 67 Ghoraghata Tikra 88 70 Bagnan to Jaleswar on Kharagpur– Puri line (under construction) to Amta on Santragachi– Amta branch line (planned) Digha 94 Damodar River 78 Kulgachia km 79 Bir Shibpur to Pujali on Sealdah South lines (planned) 83 Uluberia 85 Phuleswar 88 Chengel Fort Gloster Jute Mill (abandoned) 91 Bauria 95 Nalpur Ambuja Cement 97 Abada │ Abada rail yard 99 Sankrail Delta Jute Mill 103 Andul 105 Mourigram Santragachi–Amta branch line Hindustan Industries and Engineering 108 Santragachi Padmapukur National Highway 12 (Kona Expressway) Guest Keen Williams 109 Ramrajatala 111 Dasnagar Shalimar │ Shalimar rail yard 112 Tikiapara Howrah–Bardhaman main line & Howrah–Bardhaman chord 115 Howrah km

Sources:[11][12][13][14]

Mahishadal railway station and Satish Samanta Halt railway station are railway stations on the Panskura-Haldia line.[15]

Education

Mahishadal Raj College was established at Garh Kamalpur in 1946. A coeducational institution, it is affiliated to Vidyasagar University. It offers courses in arts, science and commerce.[16][1]

Mahishadal Girls College was established in 1969 with the initiative of Dr. Satyendranath Bhuniya, Rabindranath Singha, Dr. Haridas Sarkar, Gopal Chandra Mondal and others. Affiliated to Vidyasagar University, it offers courses in arts and science.[17][18]

Culture

Mahisadal Rathyatra 2012

David J. McCutchion mentions the Madan Gopala temple as a West Bengal nava-ratna, plain and renovated, measuring about 39’ square.[19]

Healthcare

Basulia Rural Hospital located at nearby Basulia (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Mahishadal CD block. There are primary health centres at Natsal, PO Geonkhali (with 10 beds) and Rajarampur, PO Geonkhali (with ? beds).[20]

References

1. "Mahishadal Raj College". College Admission. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
2. "Mahishadal: A lesser known historical footprint in West Bengal". India Trope. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
3. "Surrounding areas". Haldia Tourism and Industrial Development. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
4. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
5. "Mahishdal PS". Purba Medinipur District Police. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
6. "District Census Handbook: Purba Medinipur" (PDF). Map of Purba Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
7. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
8. "District Census Handbook, Purba Medinipur, Series 20, Part XIIA, Census of India, 2011" (PDF). Map on Page 333. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
9. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
10. Google maps
11. Google Maps
12. Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
13. Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
14. Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
15. "38089 Howrah-Haldia Local". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
16. "Mahishadal Raj College". collegebatch.com. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
17. "Mahishadal Girls' College". Mahishadal Girls’ College. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
18. "Mahishadal Girls' College". College Admission. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
19. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 52. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
20. "Health & Fam ily Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 March 2019.

External links

• Geonkhali travel guide from Wikivoyage – information about Mahishadal is included.