Bhimgara

Coordinates: 23°44′31″N 87°17′14″E / 23.7419800°N 87.2872500°E / 23.7419800; 87.2872500
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For other uses, see Bhimnagar.

Bhimgara
Bhimgara
Town
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dubrajpur
Websitebirbhum.nic.in

Bhimgara is a village in Khoyrasol CD Block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Bhimgarh is located at 23°44′31″N 87°17′14″E / 23.7419800°N 87.2872500°E / 23.7419800; 87.2872500 on the north bank of Ajay River.

History

There are remains of an old fort with low earthen ramparts beaten by the weather to low gentle mounds. The place is attributed to the five

Pandaveswar, where there are some temples also attributed to the Pandavas.[1] There is a small temple known as Bhimeswara with a lingam supposed to have been set up by Bhim, one of the Pandavas.[2][3]

Transport

Eastern Railway.[2][4] As of 2018, the Bhimgara-Palasthali line has remained in-operative.[5]

NH 14, running from Morgam (in Murshidabad district) to Kharagpur (in Paschim Medinipur district), passes through Bhimgara.[6]

References

  1. ISBN 978-81-7018-149-1
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  2. ^ a b O’Malley, L.S.S., ICS, Birbhum, Bengal District Gazetteers, p. 122, first published 1910, 1996 reprint, Government of West Bengal
  3. ^ Bengal, Rising (28 December 2019). "ময়ূরাক্ষীর তীরে মহাভারত". Rising Bengal. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  4. ^ "53535 => 63535 Andal-Sainthia Memu". Time Table. Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Departures from PSME/ +-*/6540Palasthali". Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Google maps


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