Mahishadal

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Mahishadal | other_name = Garh Kamalpur | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = File:Mahishadal Rajbari (Palace) Front View.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Mahishadal New Rajbari | pushpin_map = India West Bengal # India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India | coordinates = {{coord|22|11|00.0|N|87|59|00.0|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = West Bengal | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Purba Medinipur | established_title =  | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = | population_as_of = 1000(nearly) 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Bengali, English | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 721628 (Rangibasan) | area_code_type = Telephone/STD code | area_code = 03224 | registration_plate = | blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency | blank1_info_sec1 = Tamluk | blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency | blank2_info_sec1 = Mahisadal | website = {{URL|purbamedinipur.gov.in/}} | footnotes = | official_name = }}

'''Mahishadal''' is a town in Mahishadal CD block in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

==Culture== 200 px|thumb|left|Mahisadal Rathyatra 2012 David J. McCutchion mentions the Madan Gopala temple as a West Bengal ''nava-ratna'', plain and renovated, measuring about 39’ square.<ref>McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 52. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, {{ISBN| 978-93-81574-65-2}}</ref>

==Demographics== As per the map of Mahishadal CD block and subsequent alphabetical list of villages in the District Census Handbook, Purba Medinipur, Mahishadal is a part of Rangibasan village.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1919_PART_A_DCHB_PURBA%20MEDINIPUR.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Purba Medinipur, Series 20, Part XIIA, Census of India, 2011 | work= Map on Page 333 |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal | access-date = 28 March 2019 }}</ref>

As per 2011 Census of India Rangibasan had a total population of 2,570 of which 1,321 (51%) were males and 1,249 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 231. The total number of literates in Rangibasan was 2,134 (91.24% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 10 November 2016 }}</ref>

==Geography== {{OSM Location map | width=300| height=300| zoom=10 | coord={{coord|22|3|0|N|88|0|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Cities and towns in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district''' M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, S: port Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly |mark-coord1={{coord|22|4|0|N|88|4|11|E}} | label-pos1=left|label1=Haldia | numbered1=M| mark-title1= Haldia (M)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=13| mark-size1=13|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1=#800000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2 |mark-coord2={{coord|22|11|14|N|87|59|18|E}} | label-pos2=right|label2=Garh |labela2= Kamalpur | numbered2=CT| mark-title2= Garh Kamalpur (CT)|shape-color2=#A40000 |mark-coord3={{coord|21|59|0|N|87|59|24|E}} | label-pos3=right|label3= Nandigram| numbered3=CT| mark-title3= Nandigram (CT)|shape-color3=#A40000 |mark-coord4={{coord|22|3|25|N|87|56|44|E}} | label-pos4=top|label4= Ashadtalya| numbered4=CT| mark-title4= Ashadtalya (CT)|shape-color4=#A40000 |mark-coord5={{coord|22|8|56|N|88|5|48|E}} | label-pos5=right|label5= Barda| numbered5=CT| mark-title5= Barda, Purba Medinipur (CT)|shape-color5=#A40000 |mark-coord6={{coord|22|10|50|N|87|58|40|E}} | label-pos6=left|label6= Mahishadal| numbered6=R| mark-title6= Mahishadal (R)|shape-color6=black| label-size6=13|label-color6=black  |mark-coord7={{coord|22|7|28|N|88|6|41|E}} | label-pos7=left|label7=Sutahata | numbered7=N| mark-title7= Sutahata (N)|shape-color7=#C42222 |mark-coord8={{coord|22|4|0|N|88|8|0|E}} | label-pos8=top|label8=Durgachak | numbered8=N| mark-title8= Durgachak (N)|shape-color8=#C42222 |mark-coord9={{coord|22|3|24|N|87|53|48|E}} | label-pos9=left|label9= Reyepara| numbered9=R| mark-title9= Reyepara (R)|shape-color9=#A40000 |mark-coord10={{coord|21|54|7|N|87|57|52|E}} | label-pos10=left|label10= Sona Chura| numbered10=R| mark-title10= Sona Chura (R)|shape-color10=#A40000 |mark-coord11={{coord|22|8|37|N|88|5|0|E}} | label-pos11=left|label11= Chaitanyapur| numbered11=R| mark-title11= Chaitanyapur (R)|shape-color11=#A40000 |mark-coord12={{coord|22|12|0|N|88|3|0|E}} | label-pos12=left|label12= Geonkhali| numbered12=R| mark-title12= Geonkhali (R)|shape-color12=#A40000 |mark-coord13={{coord|22|11|15|N|88|7|15|E}} | label-pos13=bottom|label13= Kukrahati| numbered13=R| mark-title13= Kukrahati (R)|shape-color13=#A40000 |mark-coord14={{coord|22|02|30|N|88|5|19|E}} | label-pos14=left|label14= Haldia Port| numbered14=S| mark-title14= Haldia Port (S)|shape-color14=#0048BA |mark-coord15={{coord|22.2273|N|87.9774|E}}| label15=Rupnarayan| label-color15 = #77A1CB| label-angle15=10| label-pos15=right| label-size15=10| mark-size15=0| mark-title15=none |mark-coord16={{coord|21.8743|N|88.0554|E}}| label16=Hooghly River| label-color16 = #77A1CB| label-angle16=-60| label-pos16=right| label-size16=10| mark-size16=0| mark-title16=none |mark-coord17={{coord|22.1458|N|87.8548|E}}| label17=Haldi River| label-color17 = #77A1CB| label-angle17=25| label-pos17=right| label-size17=10| mark-size17=0| mark-title17=none |mark-coord18={{coord|21.9443|N|88.0684|E}}| label18=Nayachar| label-color18 = Black| label-angle18=-60| label-pos18=right| label-size18=10| mark-size18=0| mark-title18=none}}

===Mahishadal Rajbari=== {{Bengal Zamindars series}} Like other Raj families of East Midnapore, Mahisadal Raj also belonged to a Mahishya family (arguably the word Mahishadal itself originated from the word "Mahishya"). It was founded by Bhuiya Ray Mahapatra, whose sixth descendant, Kalyan Ray, could not realize the revenue and had to furnish Janardan Upadhaya, a Brahmin of substance, as his security. The zamindari was held over a century by this Brahmin family till the Permanent Settlement.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bhaumik |first=Sudarshana |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7SX4zgEACAAJ |title=The Changing World of Caste and Hierarchy in Bengal: Depiction from the Mangalkavyas C. 1700-1931 |date=2022 |publisher=Taylor & Francis Group |isbn=978-1-003-14618-6 |pages=171 |language=en}}</ref> During the days of Rani Janaki Devi, it reached its zenith in the 18th century.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiatropes.com/IndiaTropes/PostServlet?id=33 |title = Mahishadal: A lesser known historical footprint in West Bengal | publisher= India Trope | access-date = 10 November 2016}}</ref> There are two palaces – the old one was built in 1840 and the new one in 1935. One can see stuffed animals, hunting weapons of the 16th and 17th century, paintings and furniture. Gopaljew and Ramjew temples are popular with tourists. The place is half an hours drive from Haldia.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://haldiatourism.gov.in/surrounding-destinations.html |title = Surrounding areas | publisher= Haldia Tourism and Industrial Development | access-date = 10 November 2016}}</ref> <gallery widths="200px" heights="150px"> File:Mahishadal Raj Bari.JPG|Mahishadal's old rajbari </gallery>

===Police station=== thumb|right|250 px|Gopaljiu temple Mahishadal police station has jurisdiction over Mahishadal CD block. Mahishadal police station covers an area of 135 km2 with a population of 182,365. The police station is located at Garh Kamalpur mouza.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 10 November 2016 |url-status = usurped |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php |archive-date = 29 July 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://emdp.co.in/detailstation/MAHISADAL |title = Mahishdal PS | publisher= Purba Medinipur District Police | access-date = 10 November 2016}}</ref>

===CD block HQ=== The headquarters of Mahishadal CD block are located at Rangibasan.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1919_PART_A_DCHB_PURBA%20MEDINIPUR.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Purba Medinipur | work= Map of Purba Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 10 November 2016 }}</ref>

===Urbanisation=== 79.19% of the population of Haldia subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 20.81% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook|title=District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur|work=Table 2.2|publisher=Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal|access-date=21 April 2019|archive-date=21 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Note: The map above presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

thumb|200 px|left|Façade of Dewan Bari, within the Mahisadal Rajbari.

==Education== *Mahishadal Girls College was established in 1969 with the initiative of Dr. Satyendranath Bhuniya, Rabindranath Singha, Dr. Haridas Sarkar, Gopal Chandra Mondal and others. Affiliated to Vidyasagar University, it offers courses in arts and science.

*Mahishadal Raj College was established at Garh Kamalpur in 1946. A coeducational institution, it is affiliated to Vidyasagar University. It offers courses in arts, science and commerce.

==Healthcare== Basulia Rural Hospital located at nearby Basulia (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Mahishadal CD block. There are primary health centres at Natsal, PO Geonkhali (with 10 beds) and Rajarampur, PO Geonkhali (with ? beds).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work = Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal | access-date = 27 March 2019 | archive-date = 28 October 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211028134305/https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-99a499ee367f0c1530476c81086270c8 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Transport== The Mecheda-Tamluk-Haldia Road passes through Mahishadal.<ref>Google maps</ref>

Mahishadal railway station and Satish Samanta Halt railway station are railway stations on the Panskura-Haldia line.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/howrah-haldia-local-38051/16884/166/6415 |title = 38089 Howrah-Haldia Local |work = Time Table| publisher= indiarailinfo | access-date = 10 November 2016}}</ref>

==Eminent personalities== *Satish Chandra Samanta – Indian independence movement activist.<ref>Chandra, Bipan and others (1998). ''India's Struggle for Independence'', New Delhi:Penguin, {{ISBN|0-14-010781-9}}, p.466</ref> *Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' – one of the most significant poets of modern Hindi literature. He went to school at Mahishadal and was fluent in Bengali.<ref>[http://unnao.nic.in/person.htm Famous Personalities] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016084339/http://unnao.nic.in/person.htm |date=16 October 2013 }} Unnao district Official website.</ref> ==See also== *Mahishadal (community development block) *Mahisadal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

==References== {{reflist|3}}

==External links== * {{Wikivoyage-inline|Geonkhali}} – information about Mahishadal is included.

Category:Villages in Purba Medinipur district