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Mankar is a village in Galsi I CD Block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Mythology
It is said that the Pandavas lived in hiding at Mankar during their agyatbasa. There is a very old temple with idols of the Pandavas.[1]
History
Rangmahal
Mankar is an ancient rich place in
The next zamindars of Bhaktalal Goswami were Brajlal Goswami, Setablal Goswami and Ajitlal Goswami. They took part in the development of Mankar.
Apart from Mankar, there were two more estates in Bharatpur and Khandari villages.
Ajitlal's next zamindar was his grandson Hitlal Mishra. He was the only son of Dhankumari Devi, daughter of Ajitlal and Haripriya Devi. Hitlal Mishra was the most accomplished zamindar of this dynasty. He was a man of many talents. His erudition, wisdom, generosity and public works still amaze us today. On the one hand he was a zamindar and on the other hand he was the owner of the
Hitlal Mishra also wrote commentaries on the
The name of Hitlal Mishra is still mentioned in the introduction to the essay 'Srimadbhagavatgita' of Bankim's works.
Hitlal also established tolls on mixed standards. During his tenure there was an impetus for education in Mankar through tolls and bhagavatalas. He used to pay homage to the learned scholars besides the learned ones. Among them Gadadhar Shiromani, Narayan Churamani, Jadabendra Sarvabhaum are notable.
Zamindar Hitlal Mishra's erudition and Bhagwat's generosity made him secular. Although he was a Hindu zamindar in
At the age of 28, Hitlal Mishra's only son Jagadish Mishra died. Therefore, in
Geography
5miles
Location
Mankar is located at 23°26′07″N 87°33′10″E / 23.435319°N 87.55273°E.
Urbanisation
73.58% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 26.42% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.[3] 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 the
Transport
Mankar is a station on the
State Highway 14 running from Dubrajpur (in Birbhum district) to Betai (in Nadia district) passes through Mankar.[6]
Education
Kanad Institute of Engineering and Management was established at Mankar in 2008. It is affiliated with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology.[7]
Mankar College at Mankar was established in 1987. It is affiliated with Kazi Nazrul University (K.N.U.). It offers honours courses in Bengali, Hindi, Sanskrit, English, history, geography, political science, philosophy, accountancy, computer science and mathematics.[8]
Mankar High School, a boys only high school, and Mankar Girls’ High School, a girls only high school, are affiliated with the West Board of Secondary Education.[9] Mankar High School, a co-educational higher secondary unit, is affiliated with West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for higher secondary classes.[10] Mankar High School was established in 1855.[11] Mankar Girls High School was established in 1957.[12]
Culture
David J. McCutchion focuses on several temples at Mankar:[13]
- Deuleswara Shiva temple at Raypur, with rich terracotta façade
- Shiva temple at Bhattacharjeepara with rich terracotta on four sides
- Shiva temple of Dutta family at Raypara having façade fully decorated with terracotta figures
- Lakshmi Janardana temple of Kar family – a plain brick structure
- The unfinished octagonal ridged rekha deul of Biswas family
- Temple with octagonal duplicated chala, equivalent to an atchala
- Domed octagonal Radha Ballav temple with a veranda
- Pancharatnadolmancha
Mankar picture gallery
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Lakshmi Janardan temple of Morol family
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Central arch panel of Morol family temple
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Lakshmi Janardan temple of Kar family
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Shiva temple of Banerjee family
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Terracotta wall decoration of Shiva and Parvati in the Banerjee family temple
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Shiva temple of Dutta family
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Ruined Radha Ballav temple
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Pancha-ratna Dol Mancha
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Anandamoyee temple complex
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Chala temples in the ruined Rang Mahal complex
Healthcare
Mankar Rural Hospital at Mankar (with 30 beds) and Pursha Rural Hospital at Pursha (with 30 beds) are the main medical facilities in Galsi I CD block. There are primary health centres at: Bharatpur (with 6 beds) and Lowa, PO Dwarmari (with 10 beds).[14]
See also - Healthcare in West Bengal
References
- ^ "Purba Bardhaman district". Tourism. District authorities. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ ↑ Binoy Ghosh (January 1950). Paschim banger Sanskriti. Book publishing. Page 213. ↑ Binoy Ghosh (January 1950). Paschimbanger Sanskriti]] . Kolkata 12: Book Publishing. Page 213. ↑ Mete, Dhirendranath. Oitihasik Oitijhe Mankar, Maro, Amarargarh . Page 20. Rana Sengupta, Anandabazar Patrika, page 11. 26 sep 2009 Shyamsundar Bera , Eisamay Patrika, 26 sep 2016
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "63509 Bardhaman-Asansol MEMU". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Kanad Institute of Engineering and Management". KIEM. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Mankar College". College Admission. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "West Bengal Board of Secondary Education". Burdwan. WBBSE. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education". Budwan. WBCHSE. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Mankar High School". Schools World.in. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Mankar Girls' High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 19 January 2019.