Palitpur

Coordinates: 23°09′N 87°30′E / 23.15°N 87.50°E / 23.15; 87.50
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Palitpur
Village
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Websitepurbabardhaman.gov.in

Palitpur is a village in

samādhi (tomb) of Tibbetibaba, a famous saint
.

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

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[update] India

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

Samādhi (tomb) of Tibbetibaba, Soham Swami and some other disciples[8]

References

  1. ^ a b http://209.85.175.104/search?q=cache:kqwMUm1hOaoJ:www.wbphed.gov.in/applications/Phedweb/Block2Villpdf.php%3FState_Cd%3D19%26Dist_Cd%3D09%26Blk_Cd%3D0022+palitpur,burdwan&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=in [permanent dead link]
  2. ^ [1][dead link]
  3. ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  4. ^ http://ourvillageindia.org/Place.aspx?PID=620707 [dead link]
  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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