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===Area overview===
===Area overview===
[[Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar]], scholar, social reformer and a key figure of the [[Bengal Renaissance]], was born at [[Birsingha]] on 26 September 1820.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Vidyasagar,_Ishwar_Chandra |title= Vidyasagar, Pundit Iswar Chandra |publisher=Banglapedia |accessdate=24 July 2016 |last=Murshid |first=Ghulam}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whereincity.com/india/great-indians/literary-persons/ishwar-chandra.php |title=Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |publisher=www.whereincity.com |accessdate=24 July 2016 }}</ref>
[[Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar]], scholar, social reformer and a key figure of the [[Bengal Renaissance]], was born at [[Birsingha]] on 26 September 1820.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Vidyasagar,_Ishwar_Chandra |title= Vidyasagar, Pundit Iswar Chandra |publisher=Banglapedia |accessdate=24 July 2016 |last=Murshid |first=Ghulam}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whereincity.com/india/great-indians/literary-persons/ishwar-chandra.php |title=Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |publisher=www.whereincity.com |accessdate=24 July 2016 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225011712/http://www.whereincity.com/india/great-indians/literary-persons/ishwar-chandra.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has [[Alluvium|alluvial]] soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.<ref>{{cite web | url =  http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Human%20Development%20Report| title = District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011| work= page 27-28| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |accessdate =  10 September 2020}}</ref> It has a density of population of 1,099 per km<sup>2</sup>, 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013| work= Table 2.2, 2.4 (a)| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics |accessdate =  10 September 2020}}</ref>
Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has [[Alluvium|alluvial]] soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.<ref>{{cite web | url =  http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Human%20Development%20Report| title = District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011| work= page 27-28| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |accessdate =  10 September 2020}}</ref> It has a density of population of 1,099 per km<sup>2</sup>, 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013| work= Table 2.2, 2.4 (a)| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics |accessdate =  10 September 2020}}</ref>


<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.</small>
<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.</small>
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==Culture==
==Culture==
[[David McCutchion|David J. McCutchion]] mention:<ref>McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 53,77. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, {{ISBN| 978-93-81574-65-2}}</ref>
[[David McCutchion|David J. McCutchion]] mention:<ref>McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 53,77. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, {{ISBN| 978-93-81574-65-2}}</ref>
*Sridhara temple as a ''[[Bengal temple architecture#Ratna temple|nava-ratna]]'' with smooth rekha turrets, built in 1856, it measures 13’ 10” square, with large terracotta figures.  
*Sridhara temple as a ''[[Bengal temple architecture#Ratna temple|nava-ratna]]'' with smooth rekha turrets, built in 1856, it measures 13’ 10" square, with large terracotta figures.  
*Rasmancha of the Bag family as a ''saptadasa-ratna'' with baroque vase pinnacles, built in 1879, it measures 4’ 6” square, with large terracotta figures.
*Rasmancha of the Bag family as a ''saptadasa-ratna'' with baroque vase pinnacles, built in 1879, it measures 4’ 6" square, with large terracotta figures.


==Lachhipur picture gallery==
==Lachhipur picture gallery==
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[[Category:Villages in Paschim Medinipur district]]
[[Category:Villages in Paschim Medinipur district]]
 
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Latest revision as of 01:13, 29 July 2025

Lachhipur
Village
Location in West Bengal, India
Lachhipur is located in India
Lachhipur
Lachhipur
Lachhipur (India)
Coordinates: 22°38′05″N 87°38′30″E / 22.634634°N 87.641791°E / 22.634634; 87.641791
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total854
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721232
Telephone/STD code03225
Lok Sabha constituencyGhatal
Vidhan Sabha constituencyGhatal
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in

Lachhipur is a village in the Ghatal CD block in the Ghatal subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Location[edit | edit source]

Lachhipur is located at 22°38′05″N 87°38′30″E / 22.634634°N 87.641791°E / 22.634634; 87.641791.

Area overview[edit | edit source]

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.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Lachhipur had a total population of 854, of which 450 (53%) were males and 404 (47%) were females.[5]

Education[edit | edit source]

Lachhipur Binapani High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1952. The school has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 2,500 books, 2 computers and a playground.[6]

Culture[edit | edit source]

David J. McCutchion mention:[7]

  • Sridhara temple as a nava-ratna with smooth rekha turrets, built in 1856, it measures 13’ 10" square, with large terracotta figures.
  • Rasmancha of the Bag family as a saptadasa-ratna with baroque vase pinnacles, built in 1879, it measures 4’ 6" square, with large terracotta figures.

Lachhipur picture gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Nava-ratna Sridharjiu temple
    Nava-ratna Sridharjiu temple
  • Sridhar jiu temple
    Sridhar jiu temple
  • Terracotta figurines
    Terracotta figurines
  • Terracotta figurines
    Terracotta figurines

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Murshid, Ghulam. "Vidyasagar, Pundit Iswar Chandra". Banglapedia. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar". www.whereincity.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Lachhipur B.H. School U. Pry". Schools.org. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  7. ↑ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 53,77. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2

External links[edit | edit source]

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