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Baikunthapur
Baikunthapur | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Baikunthapur Location in West Bengal, India  Baikunthapur Baikunthapur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°22′11″N 89°29′59″E / 26.36973°N 89.49972°ECoordinates: 26°22′11″N 89°29′59″E / 26.36973°N 89.49972°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,053 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 736156 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03582 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Cooch Behar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Cooch Behar Uttar |
| Website | coochbehar |
Baikunthapur is a village in the Cooch Behar II CD block in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in West Bengal, India
Geography[edit]
| Places in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision in Cooch Behar district CT: census town, M: municipal town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly |
Location[edit]
Baikunthapur is located at 26°22′11″N 89°29′59″E / 26.36973°N 89.49972°E.
Baikunthapur is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-east of Sidheswari village.[1]
Area overview[edit]
The map alongside shows the north-central part of the district. It has the highest level of urbanisation in an overwhelming rural district. 22.08% of the population of the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision lives in the urban areas and 77.92% lives in the rural areas.[2]The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.[3]
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]
As per the 2011 Census of India, Baikunthapur had a total population of 1,053. There were 549 (52%) males and 504 (48%) females. There were 118 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Haripur was 795 (85.03% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Culture[edit]
The temple of Baikunthanth is situated around the place where the Damodardebdham once stood. It is a simple tin-roofed temple. There are ashtadhatu idols of Krishna and Balarama in the temple. The village was once home to many noble men.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Koch Bihar Jelar Purakirti (in Bengali), Data compilation and writing by Dr. Shyamachand Mukhopadhayay, published by the Department of Archaeology, Government of West Bengal, Second edition 1974, Page 57.
- ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Cooch Behar". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ↑ "District Census Handbook, Koch Bihar, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, pages 17-21 Physical feafures. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 9 August 2020.