Ramjibanpur Explained

Ramjibanpur
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.83°N 87.62°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Paschim Medinipur
Government Type:Municipality
Governing Body:Ramjibanpur Municipality
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:11
Population Total:19611
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:721242
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Arambagh
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Chandrakona

Ramjibanpur is a city and a municipality in the Ghatal subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Location

Ramjibanpur is located at,[1] at an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet).

Area overview

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, scholar, social reformer and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance, was born at Birsingha on 26 September 1820.[2] [3]

Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has alluvial soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[4] It has a density of population of 1,099 per km2, but being a small subdivision only a little over a fifth of the people in the district reside in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and the rest in the rural areas.[5]

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.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India, Ramjibanpur had a population of 19,611 of which 10,030 (51%) were males and 9,581 (49%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 2,109. The total number of literate persons in Ramjibanpur was 14,735 (84.19% of the population over 6 years).[6]

India census,[7] Ramjibanpur had a population of 17,363. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ramjibanpur has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 66%. In Ramjibanpur, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions:[8]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Ramjibanpur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ramjibanpur
  2. Web site: Vidyasagar, Pundit Iswar Chandra . Banglapedia . 24 July 2016 . Murshid . Ghulam.
  3. Web site: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar . www.whereincity.com . 24 July 2016 .
  4. Web site: District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011. page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 10 September 2020.
  5. Web site: District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013. Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics . 10 September 2020.
  6. Web site: 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables . West Bengal – District-wise . Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 28 August 2020 .
  7. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  8. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 46, 48, 51, 63,64. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata,