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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>:For commune in Romania see [[Supur]]<br />
{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Supur<br />
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| settlement_type = Village<br />
| image_skyline = Village Supur - NH 2B - Birbhum 2014-06-28 5172.JPG<br />
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| image_caption = Supur village<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|23.627022|N|87.681472|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country <br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|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 = [[Birbhum district|Birbhum]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| population_total = 1,803 <br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 731204<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone/ [[Subscriber Trunk Dialling|STD]] code<br />
| area_code = 03463<br />
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| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bolpur]]<br />
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Bolpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bolpur]]<br />
| website = {{URL|birbhum.nic.in}}<br />
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'''Supur''' is a village under Raipur-Supur [[gram panchayat]] in [[Bolpur Sriniketan]] [[Community development block|CD block]] in [[Bolpur subdivision]] of [[Birbhum district]], West Bengal, India.<br />
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==History==<br />
As per mythology, in ancient times, Supur was the capital of [[Surath|Raja Surath]]. Some 150 years ago or a little earlier, Supur and [[Surul]] were better known places than [[Bolpur]], then a small village, and [[Shantiniketan]] did not exist.<ref>Ghosh, Binoy, ''Paschim Banger Sanskriti'', {{in lang|bn}}, part I, 1976 edition, page 298, Prakash Bhaban, Kolkata</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
===Location===<br />
Supur is located at {{coord|23.627022|N|87.681472|E|display=inline}}.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Supur had a total population of 1,803 of which 910 (50%) were males and 893 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 220. The total number of literates in Supur was 1,096 (69.24% 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 | accessdate = 16 July 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Transport==<br />
Supur is on [[National Highway 114 (India)|National Highway 114]].<ref>Google maps</ref><br />
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[[File:Twin Temple - Supur - NH 2B - Birbhum 2014-06-28 5166.JPG|thumb|300px|left|Twin Shiva temples]]<br />
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==Culture==<br />
As seen in the photograph (alongside) there are two Shiva temples at Supur, referred to as twin Shiva temples. [[David McCutchion|David J. McCutchion]] mentions that one of them is a 19th century ridged [[Deula|rekha deul]], with rich [[terracotta]] decoration on all sides. The other one is a rekha deul with ridged turrets.<ref>McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 48 & 59. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, {{ISBN| 978-93-81574-65-2}}</ref><br />
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==Healthcare==<br />
There is a [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centre]] at Supur (with 10 beds).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 2 August 2019}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Birbhum District}}<br />
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