Monteswar | |
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Village | |
  Monteswar Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates:23°25′21″N88°06′27″E / 23.42250°N 88.10750°E /23.42250; 88.10750 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Parliamentary constituency | Bardhaman-Durgapur |
| State Assembly constituency | Manteswar |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,331 |
| PIN | 713145 (Manteswar) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03453 |
| Website | www.bardhaman.gov.in |
| monteswarblock.org/ | |
Monteswar is a village situated inManteswarCD block inKalna subdivision ofPurba Bardhaman district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
Most of the area between theDamodar and theAjay, largely covering the later day Shergarh, Selimpur and Senpahari parganas, was broadly known as Gopbhum, where theSadgop kings ruled for a long time, prior to the advent of the Muslims. They ruled fromAmrargar and branched out toBharatpur (on the bank of the Damodar) andKanksa. The Sura kings occupy a somewhat mythical position in the region. It is estimated that they ruled between the late 4th century to around 11th century. They were believed to be based in Singheswar (in the northernRarh region) andGar Mandaran. One branch of the family was based in what is nowPurba Bardhaman district. The capital of Bhu Sura, son of the legendaryAdi Sura, was located at Surnagar or Surogram in the Monteswar police station area.[1]
See also -Gourangapur for information on Ichhai Ghosh
Monteswar is a part of the flatalluvial and occasionally flood-prone Bardhaman Plain, the central plain area of the district.[2]
Monteswar police station has jurisdiction overManteswar CD Block. The area covered is 354.04 km2.[3][4]
When subdivisions were first formed by the British in 1860, Manteswar was one of the police stations of Kalna subdivision. It is also mentioned in Peterson'sDistrict Gazetteer of 1910.[5]
The headquarters of Manteswar CD block are located at Monteswar.[6][7]
87.00% of the population of Kalna subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 13.00% of the population live in the urban areas.[8] 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.
As per the2011 Census of India Monteswar had a total population of 9,331, of which 4,731 (51%) were males and 4,600 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 923. The total number of literates in Monteswar was 6,759 (80.39% of the population over 6 years).[9]
State Highway 15 running from Dainhat (in Purba Bardhaman district) to Gadiara (in Howrah district) passes through this block.[10]
A bridge is located between Maldanga and Monteswar across the Khari river.[11]
Dr. Gourmohan Roy College was established at Monteswar in 1986. It offers honours courses in Bengali, Sanskrit, English, history, geography, political science, philosophy and accountancy.[12][13]
TheImperial Institute of Design (IID), recognized by theMinistry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises,government of India, is located in Monteswar.[14]
Monteswar has twoDharmathakurs and agajan festival is celebrated with its traditional fervour, duringBaisakh Purnima. TheChamunda festival at Monteswar is particularly note-worthy. All sections of people participate in the festivities for the presiding deity of the village and it goes through numerous rituals. The idol of the goddess is taken out of the temple and the worshipping and festivities are held in the open. The idol and the priest are carried on shoulders and taken around the village. Animal sacrifices are carried out on a large scale. Scholars have pointed out the predominance of non-Aryan influence in practices during these festivities, that start inVaisakhashukla paksha[15] Monteswar also hasShiva, Siddheswari and other temples.[16]
Denur is about 6–7 km from Monteswar bus stand and 28 km from Katwa. Denur is the birthplace of Kesava Bharati, who bestowedsannyasa onChaitanya Mahaprabhu. TheViashnavite poet and author ofChaitanya Bhagavata,Vrindavana Dasa Thakura was a resident of Denur. The temple of DenureswarShiva has exquisite terracotta carvings. The temple of Vrindabana Dasa Thakura has idols ofMahishamardini and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, a combination ofShaktism andVaishnavism.[17]
Monteswar Rural Hospital at Monteswar (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Manteswar CD block. There areprimary health centres at Dhanyakherur, PO Majhergram (with 10 beds), Moinampur, PO Katsihi (with 6 beds) andPutsuri (with 6 beds).[18]
See also -Healthcare in West Bengal
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