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Task 18 (cosmetic): eval 3 templates: hyphenate params (3×);

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Patharchapuri
| other_name = Pathar Chapuri
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.92681|N|87.434293|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Birbhum District|Birbhum]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)]]
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 1909
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code =
| registration_plate = WB
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency)|Birbhum]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Suri, Birbhum#Politics|Suri]]
| website = {{URL|birbhum.nic.in}}
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-WB]]
| footnotes =

}}
'''Patharchapuri''' is a village in [[Suri I]] CD Block in [[Suri Sadar subdivision]] of [[Birbhum District]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is {{convert|12|km}} from Suri.<ref name=admin>{{cite web | url = http://birbhum.gov.in/birtour2.htm| title =Patharchapuri | access-date = 2009-03-01 | work = Tourism in Birbhum | publisher = District administration}}</ref> It is famous for Patharchapuri Dargah Sharif the monument of [[Data Mehboob Shah Wali]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.birbhum.gov.in/patharchapuri.htm|title=Hazrat Data Mehboob Shah Wali sufi from Birbhum West Bengal|website=www.birbhum.gov.in|access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref> The nearest railway station of Patharchapuri is [[Siuri railway station]].

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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|mark-coord2={{coord|23|54|0|N|87|30|28|E}} | label-pos2=left|label2=Kalipur | numbered2=CT| mark-title2= [[Kalipur, Birbhum]] (CT)|
|mark-coord3={{coord|23|50|20|N|87|41|28|E}} | label-pos3=left|label3= Ahmedpur | numbered3=CT| mark-title3= [[Ahmedpur, Birbhum]] (CT)|
|mark-coord4={{coord|23|57|16|N|87|18|50|E}} | label-pos4=left|label4= Rajnagar | numbered4=CT| mark-title4= [[Rajnagar, Birbhum]] (CT)|
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|mark-coord10={{coord|23|55|42|N|87|23|6|E}} | label-pos10=left|label10= Chandrapur| numbered10=R| mark-title10= [[Chandrapur, Birbhum]] (R)|shape-color10=#A40000
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|mark-coord12={{coord|23|47|0|N|87|15|56|E}} | label-pos12=right|label12= Khoyrasol| numbered12=R| mark-title12= [[Khoyrasol]] (R)|shape-color12=#A40000
|mark-coord13={{coord|23|46|15|N|87|12|20|E}} | label-pos13=right|label13= Kankartala| numbered13=R| mark-title13= [[Kankartala]] (R)|shape-color13=#A40000
|mark-coord14={{coord|23|50|7|N|87|27|20|E}} | label-pos14=right|label14= BTPP Township| numbered14=R| mark-title14= [[Bakreswar Thermal Power Plant Township]] (R)|shape-color14=#A40000
|mark-coord15={{coord|23|58|39|N|87|35|45|E}} | label-pos15=right|label15= Angar Garia| numbered15=R| mark-title15= [[Angar Garia]] (R)|shape-color15=#A40000
|mark-coord16={{coord|23|51|55|N|87|34|43|E}} | label-pos16=right|label16= Purandarpur| numbered16=R| mark-title16= [[Purandarpur]] (R)|shape-color16=#A40000
|mark-coord17={{coord|23|46|40|N|87|24|12|E}} | label-pos17=right|label17= Hetampur|numbered17=R| mark-title17= [[Hetampur]] (R)|shape-color17=#A40000
|mark-coord18={{coord|23|49|2|N|87|34|30|E}} | label-pos18=right|label18= Abinashpur|numbered18=R| mark-title18= [[Abinashpur]] (R)|shape-color18=#A40000
|mark-coord19={{coord|23|48|25|N|87|15|31|E}} | label-pos19=right|label19= Nakrakonda|numbered19=R| mark-title19= [[Nakrakonda]] (R)|shape-color19=#A40000
|mark-coord20={{coord|23|57|53|N|87|28|22|E}} | label-pos20=right|label20= Bara Chaturi|numbered20=R| mark-title20= [[Bara Chaturi]] (R)|shape-color20=#A40000
|mark-coord21={{coord|24|2|48|N|87|34|56|E}} | label-pos21=right|label21= Deucha|numbered21=R| mark-title21= [[Deucha]] (R)|shape-color21=#A40000
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|mark-coord23={{coord|23|55|37|N|87|26|4|E}} | label-pos23=top|label23= Patharchapuri|numbered23=R| mark-title23= Patharchapuri (R)|shape-color23=black| label-size23=13|label-color23=black 
|mark-coord24={{coord|23|56|45|N|87|31|31|E}} | label-pos24=right|label24= Tilpara |labela24=Barrage| numbered24=B| mark-title24= [[Mayurakshi River#Tilpara Barrage]] (B)|shape-color24=#0048BA
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|mark-coord27={{coord|23.7224|87.3245}}| label27=Ajay River| label-color27 = #77A1CB| label-angle27=2| label-pos27=top| label-size27=10| mark-size27=0| mark-title27 =none}}

===Location===
Pathar Chapuri is located at {{coord|23.92681|N|87.434293|E|source:yahoomaps_region:IN-WB |format=dms}}.

==History==
A [[Muslim]] saint named Shah Meheboob but commonly known as ''Data Saheb'' is said to have been gifted with miraculous powers and he used to cure dangerous diseases by applying ash.<ref name=admin/> He died on 10 [[Choitro]] 1298 according to the [[Bengali calendar]].<ref name=paschim1>Mukhopadhyay, Aditya, ''Birbhumer Mela'', ''Paschim Banga'', Birbhum Special Issue, p. 213, (in Bengali), February 2006, Information and Culture Dept., Government of West Bengal</ref><ref name= omalley>O’Malley, L.S.S., ICS, ''Birbhum'', Bengal District Gazetteers, p. 138, first published 1910, 1996 reprint, Government of West Bengal</ref>

Khan Bahadur, the [[Zamindar]] of Sekedda, initiated the organisation of a fair at Patharchapuri. He was the first president of the [[Mazar (mausoleum)|Mazar]] Maintenance Committee set up in 1918 by J.C.Dutta the District Magistrate. In 1933, [[Bardhaman Raj#Bijoychand Mahtab|Bijoychand Mahtab]] of [[Bardhaman Raj]] gifted the land.<ref name=paschim1/>

==Demographics==
As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Pathar Chapri had a total population of 1,909 of which 1,103 (58%) were males and 806 (42%) were females. Population below 6 years was 180. The total number of literates in Pathar Chapri was 1,385 (80.10% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 1 February 2018 }}</ref>

==Culture==
The tomb of Data Saheb in the village is frequented by many visitors.<ref name=admin/> A fair is held on 10–12 Choitro commemorating the death anniversary of Data Saheb. [[Lakh]]s of pilgrims assemble at Patharchapuri during the occasion.<ref name=admin/><ref name=paschim1/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Mosques in West Bengal}}
{{Birbhum District}}

[[Category:Villages in Birbhum district]]

{{Birbhum-geo-stub}}

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