https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Palpara
Palpara - Revision history
2026-09-06T19:58:16Z
Revision history for this page on the wiki
MediaWiki 1.43.6
https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palpara&diff=244967&oldid=prev
->Walrus Ji: /* top */updated option for India map
2021-01-23T12:31:04Z
<p><span class="autocomment">top: </span>updated option for India map</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Palpara<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| other_name = <br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood<br />
| image_skyline = <br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = <br />
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|23.0615|N|88.5163|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flagu|India}} <br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Nadia district|Nadia]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = <br />
| governing_body = <br />
| leader_title = <br />
| leader_name = <br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 = <br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = 11<br />
| population_total = <br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], English<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = <br />
| registration_plate = <br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ranaghat]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Chakdaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chakdaha]]<br />
| website =<br />
}}<br />
'''Palpara''' is a [[neighbourhood]] in [[Chakdaha]] in [[Kalyani subdivision]] of the [[Nadia district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], India. The Palpara railway station is 59&nbsp;km from [[Sealdah]] station. Palpara is famous for its 17th-century [[Terracotta]] Kali temple which is now comes under the supervision of [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_westbengal.asp|title=Alphabetical List of Monuments – West Bengal|last=Archaeological Survey of India|website=asi.nic.in|access-date=23 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106231903/http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_westbengal.asp|archive-date=6 November 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Geography==<br />
{{OSM Location map<br />
| width=380| height=250| zoom=10<br />
| coord={{coord|23|0|0|N|88|29|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Cities and towns in Kalyani subdivision of Nadia district'''<br/> M: municipal town/ city/notified area, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre.<br/>Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly<br />
|mark-coord1={{coord|23|6|0|N|88|32|40|E}} | label-pos1=left|label1=Punglia | numbered1=CT| mark-title1= [[Punglia]] (CT)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1=#A40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2<br />
|mark-coord2={{coord|23|4|15|N|88|39|2|E}} | label-pos2=right|label2=Darappur | numbered2=CT| mark-title2= [[Darappur]] (CT)<br />
|mark-coord3={{coord|23|5|10|N|88|32|37|E}} | label-pos3=right|label3=Lalpur | numbered3=CT| mark-title3= [[Lalpur, Nadia]] (CT)<br />
|mark-coord4={{coord|23|2|53|N|88|29|40|E}} | label-pos4=left|label4=Chanduria | numbered4=CT| mark-title4= [[Chanduria]] (CT)<br />
|mark-coord5={{coord|23|2|40|N|88|30|37|E}} | label-pos5=right|label5=Shimurali | numbered5=CT| mark-title5= [[Shimurali]] (CT)<br />
|mark-coord6={{coord|23|2|0|N|88|30|37|E}} | label-pos6=right|label6=Priyanagar | numbered6=CT| mark-title6= [[Priyanagar]] (CT)<br />
|mark-coord7={{coord|23|1|18|N|88|29|28|E}} | label-pos7=right|label7=Jangal | numbered7=CT| mark-title7= [[Jangal, Nadia]] (CT)<br />
|mark-coord8={{coord|23|1|42|N|88|28|48|E}} | label-pos8=left|label8=Madanpur | numbered8=CT| mark-title8= [[Madanpur, India]] (CT)<br />
|mark-coord9={{coord|23|0|15|N|88|29|48|E}} | label-pos9=right|label9=Saguna | numbered9=CT| mark-title9= [[Saguna, Nadia]] (CT)<br />
|mark-coord10={{coord|22|59|20|N|88|29|40|E}} | label-pos10=left|label10=Kulia | numbered10=CT| mark-title10= [[Kulia, Nadia]] (CT)<br />
|mark-coord11={{coord|22|56|50|N|88|33|15|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11=Simhat | numbered11=CT| mark-title11= [[Simhat]] (CT)<br />
|mark-coord12={{coord|22|58|15|N|88|35|40|E}} | label-pos12=right|label12=Subarnapur | numbered12=CT| mark-title12= [[Subarnapur, Nadia]] (CT)<br />
|mark-coord13={{coord|22|56|10|N|88|33|0|E}} | label-pos13=right|label13=Digha | numbered13=CT| mark-title13= [[Digha, Nadia]] (CT)<br />
|mark-coord14={{coord|22|59|40|N|88|25|55|E}} | label-pos14=top|label14= Kalyani |label-size14=13 | numbered14=M| mark-title14= [[Kalyani, West Bengal]] (M)|label-color14=#800000 <br />
|mark-coord15={{coord|23|3|50|N|88|32|0|E}} | label-pos15=right|label15= Chakdaha |label-size15=13 | numbered15=M| mark-title15= [[Chakdaha]] (M)|label-color15=#800000 <br />
|mark-coord16={{coord|22|57|31|N|88|29|43|E}} | label-pos16=left|label16= Gayespur |label-size16=13 | numbered16=M| mark-title16= [[Gayespur]] (M)|label-color16=#800000 <br />
|mark-coord17={{coord|22|58|25|N|88|34|30|E}} | label-pos17=left|label17= Haringhata |label-size17=13 | numbered17=M| mark-title17= [[Haringhata]] (M)|label-color17=#800000 <br />
|mark-coord18={{coord|23|2|32|N|88|36|55|E}} | label-pos18=right|label18= Chaugacha| numbered18=R| mark-title18= [[Chaugacha]] (R)| shape-color18=#C40000<br />
|mark-coord19={{coord|22|56|10|N|88|31|49|E}} | label-pos19=bottom|label19= Mohanpur| numbered19=R| mark-title19= [[Mohanpur, Nadia]] (R)| shape-color19=#C40000<br />
|mark-coord20={{coord|23|3|41|N|88|30|40|E}} | label-pos20=left|label20= Palpara| numbered20=R| mark-title20= Palpara (R)|shape-color20=black| label-size20=13|label-color20=black <!-- make the subject of the article stand out with black colors --><br />
|mark-coord21={{coord|22|59|0|N|88|25|20|E}} | label-pos21=left|label21= University of Kalyani| numbered21=F| mark-title21= [[University of Kalyani]] (F) |shape-color21=#967117<br />
|mark-coord22={{coord|22|59|15|N|88|31|28|E}} | label-pos22=right|label22= AIIMS Kalyani| numbered22=F| mark-title22= [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani]] (F) |shape-color22=#967117<br />
|mark-coord23={{coord|23|6|40|N|88|28|40|E}}|label23= Hooghly| labela23=River|label-color23 = #77A1CB| label-angle23= 0| label-pos23=top| label-size23=11| mark-size23=0| mark-title23=none}}<br />
<br />
===Location===<br />
Palpara is located at {{coord|23.0615|N|88.5163|E|display=inline}}.<br />
<br />
<small>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. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.</small><br />
<br />
== Education ==<br />
There are two high schools at Palpara. One Secondary School, Palpara Vidyamandir and one H.S School, Bhawanipur Sukanta Vidyaniketan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.icbse.com/schools/palpara-vidyamanadir/19102500105|title=Palpara Vidyamanadir School|website=icbse.com|access-date=24 April 2017}}</ref> There is a Law college near Palpara named [[J.R.S.E.T. College of Law]].<br />
<br />
== Culture ==<br />
Durgapuja, Kali puja, Saraswati puja are widely celebrated. The Muslims celebrate Eid in Palpara.<br />
<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Pandal.jpg|A DurgaPuja Pandal at Palpara<br />
File:PalparaPandal.jpg|A Durga Puja pandal at Palpara<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
[[David McCutchion|David J. McCutchion]] mentions the Palpara temple (26’ x 21’) as possibly a 17th-century structure. The A.S.I. has brought the roof to a point.<ref>McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 31. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, {{ISBN| 978-93-81574-65-2}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Palpara temple gallery==<br />
<gallery widths="200px" heights="150px"><br />
File:Palpara Temple - South Facade - Nadia 2013-10-20 3676-3687 Archive.tif|Pic taken in 2013<br />
File:Palpara Temple Nadia.jpg|Pic taken in 2016<br />
File:Front door of Palpara Temple - DSC 3758.jpg|Front door decoration<br />
File:Frontal Arch Panel - Palpara Temple - Nadia 2013-10-20 3689.JPG|Front arch panel<br />
File:Terracotta Temple at Palpara.jpg|Pic taken in 2018<br />
File:Terracotta Lotus Medallion - South Wall - Palpara Temple - Nadia 2013-10-20 3700.JPG|Terracotta lotus medallion<br />
File:Palpara Temple ASI Description - Nadia 2011-10-05 050411.JPG|ASI description<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
{{Commons category|Palpara}}<br />
{{Commons category|Palpara Temple}}<br />
<br />
{{Nadia District}}<br />
{{Temple towns in West Bengal}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Cities and towns in Nadia district]]</div>
->Walrus Ji