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'''Barakar''' is a [[neighbourhood]] in [[Asansol]] in the [[Paschim Bardhaman district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is governed by the [[Asansol Municipal Corporation]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wbdma.gov.in/circulars/249-135-ma_2015-2016.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312033552/https://www.wbdma.gov.in/circulars/249-135-ma_2015-2016.pdf |archive-date=12 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>It is situated at the border of the states of [[Jharkhand]] and [[West Bengal]]. The [[Grand Trunk Road]] passes through Barakar. The neighbourhood is located on the banks of the river [[Barakar River|Barakar]].
'''Barakar''' is a [[neighbourhood]] in [[Asansol]], [[Paschim Bardhaman district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is governed by the [[Asansol Municipal Corporation]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wbdma.gov.in/circulars/249-135-ma_2015-2016.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312033552/https://www.wbdma.gov.in/circulars/249-135-ma_2015-2016.pdf |archive-date=12 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is situated at the border of the states of [[Jharkhand]] and [[West Bengal]]. The [[Grand Trunk Road]] passes through Barakar. The neighbourhood is located on the banks of the river [[Barakar River|Barakar]].


==Geography==
==Geography==
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===Urbanisation===
===Urbanisation===
As per the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan |work = Table 2.2, 2.4(a) |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 4 September 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |url-status = dead }}</ref>Asansol Sadar subdivision has 26 (+1 partly) [[Census Town]]s.
As per the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan |work = Table 2.2, 2.4(a) |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 4 September 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |url-status = dead }}</ref> Asansol Sadar subdivision has 26 (+1 partly) [[Census Town]]s.


<small>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.</small>
<small>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.</small>


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===Location===
Asansol is composed of undulating laterite region. This area lies between two mighty rivers – the [[Damodar River|Damodar]] and the [[Ajay River|Ajay]]. They flow almost parallel to each other in the region – the average distance between the two rivers is around 30&nbsp;km. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal in the 18th century led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared.<ref>Chattopadhyay, Akkori, ''Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti'' (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), {{in lang|bn}}, Vol I, pp 14-15, Radical Impression. {{ISBN|81-85459-36-3}}</ref> At the western fringe of the area the Barakar forms the boundary with [[Jharkhand]].


===Asansol Municipal Corporation===
===Asansol Municipal Corporation===
According to the Kolkata Gazette notification of 3 June 2015, the municipal areas of [[Kulti]], [[Raniganj]] and [[Jamuria]] were included within the jurisdiction of [[Asansol Municipal Corporation]].<ref name=2015notification>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbdma.gov.in/circulars/249-135-ma_2015-2016.pdf | title = The Kolkata Gazette | work = Notification No. 335/MA/O/C-4/1M-36/2014 dated 3 June 2015 | publisher = Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal | accessdate = 9 March 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170312033552/https://www.wbdma.gov.in/circulars/249-135-ma_2015-2016.pdf | archive-date = 12 March 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
According to the Kolkata Gazette notification of 3 June 2015, the municipal areas of [[Kulti]], [[Raniganj]] and [[Jamuria]] were included within the jurisdiction of [[Asansol Municipal Corporation]].<ref name=2015notification>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbdma.gov.in/circulars/249-135-ma_2015-2016.pdf | title = The Kolkata Gazette | work = Notification No. 335/MA/O/C-4/1M-36/2014 dated 3 June 2015 | publisher = Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 9 March 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170312033552/https://www.wbdma.gov.in/circulars/249-135-ma_2015-2016.pdf | archive-date = 12 March 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>


<small>*For language details see [[Salanpur (community development block)#Language and religion]]</small>
<small>*For language details see [[Salanpur (community development block)#Language and religion]]</small>


==Begunia temples==
==Begunia temples==
This is a group of four temples, out of which two consists of a simple cell each, surmounted by a tower-roof and there are traces of a mandapa in front.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASI, Kolkata Circle |url=http://www.asikolkata.in/barddhaman.aspx#FourAncient}}</ref>
The area is known for its '''Siddheshvara Temple''', an early (9C) Hindu religious structure of the Orissan style with a prominent ''shikhara''. It later served as inspiration for other temples, devoted to Ganesh, Durga and Panchanana, built in the 16C.<ref>G. Mitchell (1989). ''The Monuments of India'', vol. I, p. 218. New York: Viking Penguin.</ref>


There are four temples in one complex known as Begunia temples. The fourth temple, last from the entrance, seems to be the oldest and was built around 8th-9th century. It is amongst the oldest rekh-deul temples in West Bengal. Two other temples are dated around 14th-15th century. The temples have [[Shiva]] lingams and idols of [[Ganesha]] and [[Durga]]. Many stone idols have been discovered in the complex. Some are [[Vishnu]] idols but others are [[Jainism|Jain]] idols, possibly belonging to the older fourth temple. It is evident that Barakar was once a Buddhist and Jain religious centre. Thereafter, it became a [[Shaivism|Shaivite]] centre and was also a [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnavite]] centre at some point of time.<ref>Ghosh, Binoy, ''Paschim Banger Sanskriti'', (in Bengali), part I, 1976 edition, pp. 219-221, Prakash Bhaban</ref>
There are four temples in one complex known as Begunia temples. The fourth temple, last from the entrance, seems to be the oldest and was built around 8th-9th century. It is amongst the oldest rekh-deul temples in West Bengal. Two other temples are dated around 14th-15th century. The temples have [[Shiva]] lingams and idols of [[Ganesha]] and [[Durga]]. Many stone idols have been discovered in the complex. Some are [[Vishnu]] idols but others are [[Jainism|Jain]] idols, possibly belonging to the older fourth temple. Thereafter, it became a [[Shaivism|Shaivite]] centre and was also a [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnavite]] centre at some point of time.<ref>Ghosh, Binoy, ''Paschim Banger Sanskriti'', (in Bengali), part I, 1976 edition, pp. 219-221, Prakash Bhaban</ref>


==Barakar picture gallery==
==Barakar picture gallery==

Latest revision as of 01:16, 7 November 2023

Barakar
Neighbourhood in Asansol
Begunia Temple at Barakar, Asansol
Begunia Temple at Barakar, Asansol
Barakar is located in West Bengal
Barakar
Barakar
Location in Asansol, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°44′N 86°51′E / 23.73°N 86.85°E / 23.73; 86.85
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Bardhaman
CityAsansol
Municipal CorporationAsansol Municipal Corporation
AMC wardsWard Nos. 66,67,68,69
Languages*
 • OfficialBengali, Hindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituencyAsansol
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKulti
Websitepaschimbardhaman.co.in

Barakar is a neighbourhood in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is governed by the Asansol Municipal Corporation[1] It is situated at the border of the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The Grand Trunk Road passes through Barakar. The neighbourhood is located on the banks of the river Barakar.

Geography

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Ajay River
Maithon Dam
Reservoir
River
Barakar
River
Damodar
Chittaranjan
Locomotive
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IISCO
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Sitarampur
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Sitarampur (N)
Barakar
N
Rupnarayanpur
P
Rupnarayanpur (P)
Kalla
N
Kalla, Asansol (N)
Dishergarh
N
Dishergarh (N)
Kulti
N
Kulti (N)
Neamatpur
N
Neamatpur (N)
Burnpur
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Burnpur (N)
Asansol
MC
Asansol (MC)
ECL Sodepur
Area Office
ECL Sodepur Area Office
ECL Salanpur
Area Office
ECL Salanpur Area Office
Kalyaneshwari
Temple
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Kalyaneshwari Temple (T)
Barabani
P
Barabani (P)
Salanpur
P
Salanpur (P)
Charanpur
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Charanpur (OG)
Panuria
CT
Panuria (CT)
Majiara
CT
Majiara (CT)
Bhanowara
CT
Bhanowara (CT)
Domohani
CT
Domohani (CT)
Pangachhiya
CT
Pangachhiya (CT)
Hindustan Cables Township
CT
Hindustan Cables Township (CT)
Chittaranjan
CT
Chittaranjan (CT)
Cities, towns and ECL Areas in the western portion of Asansol Sadar subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district
MC: municipal corporation, P: rural administrative centre, CT: census town, N: neighbourhood, OG: out growth, T: temple
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Urbanisation

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As per the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural.[2] Asansol Sadar subdivision has 26 (+1 partly) Census Towns.

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.

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Asansol Municipal Corporation

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According to the Kolkata Gazette notification of 3 June 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation.[3]

*For language details see Salanpur (community development block)#Language and religion

Begunia temples

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This is a group of four temples, out of which two consists of a simple cell each, surmounted by a tower-roof and there are traces of a mandapa in front.[4]

There are four temples in one complex known as Begunia temples. The fourth temple, last from the entrance, seems to be the oldest and was built around 8th-9th century. It is amongst the oldest rekh-deul temples in West Bengal. Two other temples are dated around 14th-15th century. The temples have Shiva lingams and idols of Ganesha and Durga. Many stone idols have been discovered in the complex. Some are Vishnu idols but others are Jain idols, possibly belonging to the older fourth temple. Thereafter, it became a Shaivite centre and was also a Vaishnavite centre at some point of time.[5]

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  • Front view of Ganesh and Durga temples, photographed by JD Beglar in 1872
    Front view of Ganesh and Durga temples, photographed by JD Beglar in 1872
  • Panchanana temple, photographed around 1872
    Panchanana temple, photographed around 1872
  • Siddheswara temple, photographed by JD Beglar in 1872
    Siddheswara temple, photographed by JD Beglar in 1872
  • Hanuman Mandir, Barakar
    Hanuman Mandir, Barakar

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  3. ^ "The Kolkata Gazette" (PDF). Notification No. 335/MA/O/C-4/1M-36/2014 dated 3 June 2015. Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  4. ^ "ASI, Kolkata Circle".
  5. ^ Ghosh, Binoy, Paschim Banger Sanskriti, (in Bengali), part I, 1976 edition, pp. 219-221, Prakash Bhaban
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