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Nanoor
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Nanoor (also spelt Nanur, called Chandidas Nanoor), is a village in Nanoor CD block in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in West Bengal. Nanoor is the birthplace of 14th century lyric poet Chandidas of Vaishnava Padavali fame. It is developing as a craft centre with NGO support. With the massacres in 2000, Nanoor was in intense media focus.
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- Population
- 7487
- Elevation
- 24
- Households
- 1516
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- female population
- 3694
- male population
- 3793
- illiterate population
- 3556
- literate population
- 3931
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18 sectionsContents
- History
- Archaeological finds
- Chandidas
- Geography
- Location
- Physical features
- Police station
- CD block HQ
- Demographics
- Socio-economics
- Nanoor massacre
- Education
- Culture
- Temples
- Fairs
- Healthcare
- See also
- References
Nanoor (also spelt Nanur, called Chandidas Nanoor), is a village in Nanoor CD block in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in West Bengal. Nanoor is the birthplace of 14th century lyric poet Chandidas of Vaishnava Padavali fame. It is developing as a craft centre with NGO support. With the massacres in 2000, Nanoor was in intense media focus.
==History== ===Archaeological finds=== The archaeological department of Calcutta University organised an excavation programme in Nanoor in 1932 and 1957 but nothing much has happened since then. The archaeological discoveries at Jalundi village in Nanoor block in 2007 are believed to be the ruins of the ancient Pala or Sen dynasties.
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