Bhuyera Explained

Bhuyera
Subdivision Type:Country
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal # India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Unit Pref:Metric
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Purba Bardhaman
Coordinates:23.5595°N 87.5828°W
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Population Total:3,779
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Postal Code Type:PIN
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Bolpur
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Ausgram

Bhuyera is a village located in the Ausgram II CD Block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of the Purba Bardhaman district, in West Bengal, India.[1]

Transport

At around 20km (10miles) from Guskara, the journey to Bhuyera from the town can be made by bus to Chhora then 2 km by own arrangement and nearest rail station Guskara .[2]

Population

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.79% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.87% of total population in Bhuyera village.[3] [4]

Religious beliefs and festivals

Durga Puja, Kali Puja and Jagaddhatri Puja are the main festivals that are celebrated in Bhuyera. Dhaneshwar Shiv Puja also a main festival of 10 villages including Bhuyera, organised Sankranti Mela on Charak Sankranti at Dhonkora. Maliara Rajbari first started Durga Puja in Bhuyera in the 17th century and is still celebrated traditionally. In the last few years, local clubs and communities have competed with each other for designing the best Durga Puja murtis (idols), mandaps (interior of abode), and pandals (bamboo and cloth makeshift enclosures) with hundreds of thousands of rupees often being spent by each club. Jagaddhatri Puja is one of the main festivals of Bhuyera celebrated by locals traditionally.The Jagaddhatri Puja of Mukherjee family, Parikhapara adjacent to Parimal Mukherjee lane,[5] deserves a special mention in this regard. Folklore has it that this puja was started in 1920 by late Suborna Bala Mukherjee. Hundreds of people of Maliara gathers to celebrate Jagaddhatri Puja with Mukherjee family and the festival last for 3 days. The exact history of the deity is unknown, but family records date it back to 1900. With respect to its tribal history, people in Bhuyera fly Kites to celebrate "Mage Porob","Baa Porob","Baraam Puja", the day of a "Ho" tribal god. This is on the last day of the month of Poush, i.e. Poush Sankranti. Apart from kite-flying, a fair is also held on Poush Sankranti. It has a rural flavour and is characterised by the trading of handicraft and household goods. The items of the trade include spades, knives and other iron tools, combs and other goods made of buffalo-horn, baskets (jhuri and dhama) and platters for husking (kula) made of bamboo and cane, etc

Notes and References

  1. http://indiawater.gov.in/IMISWeb/Reports/RWS/RWS_PhysicalMPRDetailStatewise.aspx?Stateid=gOC6uaSCVrk%3D&StateName=EZxXNv%2Bf5kmIFbIQnR2EiA%3D%3D&MonthId=p3%2FWxox47tE%3D&YearId=vyL0nfUhL1o%3D&DistrictId=qTWhAj3eVD8%3D&DistrictName=QUEHtSRH5BH%2FtCIkZdOsJw%3D%3D Integrated Management Information System (IMIS)
  2. Web site: District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Series 20 Part XII A, Census of India 2011. Page 637: Map of Bhatar CD Block. Directorate of Census Operations 2011. 21 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Census tables . Government of India. 2024-02-03.
  4. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman. Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook. 21 January 2019. dead. 25 January 2019.
  5. Web site: Details of Lane.