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Ilambazar
Sign in to saveIlambazar is a census town, with a police station, in Ilambazar CD block in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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- Country
- India
- Population
- 7125
- Elevation
- 54
- Households
- 1663
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- Ilambazar
- male population
- 3632
- illiterate population
- 1879
- literate population
- 5246
- female population
- 3493
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- History
- Geography
- Location
- Police station
- CD block HQ
- Demographics
- Infrastructure
- Education
- Culture
- Temples
- Temple picture gallery
- Healthcare
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Ilambazar is a census town, with a police station, in Ilambazar CD block in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
==History== Ilambazar developed as a trade centre because of its location at the junction of thoroughfares and the river front. It also had the advantage of being near weaving centres. The British East India Company had a factory at Ilambazar. The French East India Company also made a foray in the Ilambazar area in the 1780s, which drove prices up to the benefit of the weavers. The English assumed direct administration of Birbhum district in 1786.
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