Daspur | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 22°36′28.8″N 87°43′30.0″E / 22.608000°N 87.725000°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Paschim Medinipur |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,667 |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Telephone/STD code | 03225 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Ghatal |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Daspur |
Website | paschimmedinipur |
Daspur is a village, with a police station, in Daspur I CD Block in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Earlier it was part of Hooghly District later in 1872 it was merged with Medinipur district.
Daspur is a very old establishment, British made their barrack in this area in early seventeenth century. Earlier it was part of Hooghly District later in 1872 it was merged with Medinipur district.
Daspur is located at 22°36′28.8″N 87°43′30.0″E / 22.608000°N 87.725000°E.
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.
As per 2011 Census of India Daspur had a total population of 3,667 of which 1,878 (51%) were males and 1,789 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 435. The total number of literates in Daspur was 2,957 (80.64% of the population over 6 years).[5]
The headquarters of Daspur I block are located at Daspur.[6]
Daspur police station has jurisdiction over Daspur I and Daspur II CD blocks.[7][8]
David J. McCutchion mentions the following temples in Daspur town:[9]
The Gopinatha temple is a state protected monument.[10]
State Highway 4 running from Jhalda (in Purulia district) to Digha (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Daspur.[11]
Daspur Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Daspur is the major government medical facility in the Daspur I CD block.[12]