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Census Town in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Labhpur is a census town in Labpur, a community development block in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the hometown of novelist Tarashankar Bandopadhyay and is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas.

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Geography

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Ajay River
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Kopai River
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Bakreshwar River
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Mayurakshi River
U
Visva-Bharati University
U Visva-Bharati University (U)
U Visva-Bharati University (U)
R
Kankalitala
R Kankalitala (R)
R Kankalitala (R)
R
Jaydev Kenduli
R Jaydev Kenduli (R)
R Jaydev Kenduli (R)
R
Khustigiri
R Khustigiri (R)
R Khustigiri (R)
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Khujutipara
R Khujutipara (R)
R Khujutipara (R)
R
Raipur
R Raipur, Birbhum (R)
R Raipur, Birbhum (R)
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Kirnahar
R Kirnahar (R)
R Kirnahar (R)
R
Sriniketan
R Sriniketan (R)
R Sriniketan (R)
R
Nanoor
R Nanoor (R)
R Nanoor (R)
R
Shantiniketan
R Shantiniketan (R)
R Shantiniketan (R)
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Bolpur
M Bolpur (M)
M Bolpur (M)
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Labhpur
CT
Parota
CT Parota, Birbhum (CT)
CT Parota, Birbhum (CT)
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Surul
CT Surul (CT)
CT Surul (CT)
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Ilambazar
CT Ilambazar (CT)
CT Ilambazar (CT)
Cities and towns in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, U: University.
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Location

Labpur is located at 23.83°N 87.82°E / 23.83; 87.82.[1] It has an average elevation of 35 m (115 ft).

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It lies in the flood plains of Mayurakshi River and when water is released from Massanjore dam and Tilpara barrage in large quantities, flood waters wreak havoc in the area. In 2006, nearly 50,000 people were marooned in Labhpur and surrounding blocks of Birbhum district.[2]

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Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Labhpur had a total population of 5,419 of which 2,762 (51%) were males and 2,657 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 443. The total number of literates in Labhpur was 4,193 (84.26% of the population over 6 years).[3]

Infrastructure

As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Labhpur covered an area of 2.1069 km2.

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Culture

Tarashankar country

Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, the Bengali writer, was born at Labhpur on 23 July 1898.[5] He passed matriculation from Labhpur in 1916.[6] Many of his novels and stories carry vivid descriptions of the area.[7][8]

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House of Tarashankar Bandopadhyaya

In the novel Hansulibanker Upkatha, he writes, "The Hansulibank countryside is somewhat rough land. Here, man’s fight is more with land, than that with rivers. When drought comes, in extreme summer, the river becomes a desert, it is a land of sand – only deep water somehow manages to weave a narrow way through it. The land then is transformed into rock. The grass dries up. The land heats up as if it is a piece of heated-up iron."[9]

In his novel Ganadevata, he quotes a rural rhyme

Poush-Poush, golden Poush,
Come Poush but don’t go away, don’t ever leave,
Don’t leave Poush, Don’t,
The husband and son will eat a full bowl of rice.[9]
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Notable people

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