Bolpur
Sign in to saveBolpur is a city and a municipality in Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bolpur subdivision. Bolpur municipal area includes Santiniketan. The city is known as a cultural and educational hub of West Bengal. The city is under the jurisdiction of Bolpur and Santiniketan Police station. Bolpur is the largest and most populous city in Birbhum district and 28th most populous city in West Bengal. Located on the banks of Ajay River and Kopai River, Bolpur has been one of the major human settlements. It is 150 km north of Kolkata and is famous for V
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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 43 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Cities and towns in Birbhum district and Cities in West Bengal.
Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
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- Bolpur
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- City and Municipality
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- Khoai Road
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- India West Bengal#India3
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- Location in West Bengal, India
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- right
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- Country
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- State
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- District
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- Subdivision
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- West Bengal
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- Birbhum
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- Bolpur subdivision
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- Municipality
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- Chairperson
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- Parna Ghosh
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- Metric
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 80210
- Area
- 13.13
- Elevation
- 58
- Image
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- Households
- 19032
- Dialing code
- 3463
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- Bolpur
- male population
- 40468
- illiterate population
- 16554
- literate population
- 63656
- female population
- 39742
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- Erwin Hoffer
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Encyclopedic overview
33 sectionsContents
- Etymology
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- Climate
- Demography
- Religion
- Civic administration
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- Railways
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- Education
- Universities and Colleges
- Universities
- General Colleges
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- Engineering / Management / Polytechnic
- Law Colleges
- Nursing Colleges
- Schools
- Visva Bharati affiliated Schools
- Residential Schools
- Private Schools
- Central Government Schools
- State Government High Schools
- Healthcare
- Wildlife sanctuary
- Notable people
- See also
- References
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Bolpur is a city and a municipality in Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bolpur subdivision. Bolpur municipal area includes Santiniketan. The city is known as a cultural and educational hub of West Bengal. The city is under the jurisdiction of Bolpur and Santiniketan Police station. Bolpur is the largest and most populous city in Birbhum district and 28th most populous city in West Bengal. Located on the banks of Ajay River and Kopai River, Bolpur has been one of the major human settlements. It is 150 km north of Kolkata and is famous for Visva Bharati, the University set up by the Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore.
==Etymology== There is a mythical story that says that Supur was the capital of Raja Surath. He lost his kingdom when he had gone out for conquests, but regained the same with the blessings of goddess Bhavani. In his worship of gratitude, Raja Surath organised the sacrificial slaughtering of one lakh goats. As a result, the name of place where the sacrificial offerings were made became ‘Bolipur’ – with time it became Bolpur.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bolpur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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