Palitpur

Palitpur is a village in Burdwan I CD Block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in West Bengal, India. It is famous for the ashram and samādhi (tomb) of Tibbetibaba, a famous saint.

Palitpur
Village
Palitpur
Location in West Bengal, India
Palitpur
Palitpur (India)
Coordinates: 23.15°N 87.50°E / 23.15; 87.50
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Bardhaman
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,089
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Websitepurbabardhaman.gov.in

Geography

Palitpur is located in Saraitikar Panchayat area of Burdwan-I Block and it falls within the jurisdiction of Burdwan Sadar (North) Sub-Division of Bardhaman district.[1]

It is a small village located near the northern part of Burdwan town. On the eastern part of the village is the narrow gauge railway track between Katwa and Burdwan. There is also an unmanned level crossing at Palitpur in Burdwan.[2]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Palitpur had a total population of 2,089 of which 1,042 (50%) were males and 1,047 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 259. The total number of literates in Palitpur was 1,295 (70.77% of the population over 6 years).[3]

As of 2001 India census,Palitpur had a population of 1,747.Out of this, male population was 880 and female population was 867.Out of the total population, the Scheduled Caste population was 560 and Scheduled Tribe population was 301.[1][4]

History

Tibbetibaba
Tibbetibaba in yogic posture
The photograph shows samadhi(tomb)of Soham Swami.

In early part of the first quarter of the Twentieth century, Bhootnath Ta, the erstwhile Zamindar of Palitpur had donated a piece of land in Palitpur for the construction of Ashram by Tibbetibaba, a great saint of India.[5] Bhootnath Ta was an eminent disciple of Tibbetibaba.[6] Dharmadas Mondal, another notable disciple of Tibbetibaba, was also a resident of this village.[7]

The Ashram consists of a one-storied building, a pond, a Samādhi (tomb) of Tibbetibaba, Soham Swami and some other disciples[8]

References
  3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  5. Chakravorty, Subodh, "Bharater Sadhak – Sadhika", India: Kamini Publication, 115, Akhil Mistry Lane, Kolkata – 700 009 (1997.Bengali calendar year – 1404), Volume 1, p.477
  6. Ghosh, Sudhanshu Ranjan, "Bharater Sadhak O Sadhika", India: Tuli Kalam Publication, 1, College Row, Kolkata – 700 009 (1992.Bengali calendar year – 1399) , p. 343
  7. Ghosh, Sudhanshu Ranjan, "Bharater Sadhak O Sadhika", India: Tuli Kalam Publication, 1, College Row, Kolkata – 700 009 (1992.Bengali calendar year – 1399), p. 341
  8. Brahmachari, Akhandananda, Paramhamsa Tibbati Babar Smriti Katha(Reminiscences of Tibbetibaba),(Bengali edition), India: Tibbati Baba Vedanta Ashram, 76/3, Taantipara Lane, P.O. Santragachi,Howrah – 711 104, West Bengal (May, 2003), p.48
  • Ghosh, Sudhanshu Ranjan, "Bharater Sadhak O Sadhika"(Bengali edition), India: Tuli Kalam Publication, 1, College Row, Kolkata – 700 009 (1992.Bengali calendar year – 1399), pp. 318–343
  • Chakravorty, Subodh, "Bharater Sadhak – Sadhika"(Bengali edition), India: Kamini Publication, 115, Akhil Mistry Lane, Kolkata – 700 009 (1997.Bengali calendar year – 1404), Volume 1, pp. 450–478 and 500-522
  • Hornby, A S, "Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English" (5th ed.), UK: Oxford University Press (1998). ISBN 0-19-431445-6, pp. 1433–1475.
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