Bharatpur, Purba Bardhaman


Bharatpur is a village in Galsi I CD block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

Bharatpur is an ancient place. The University of Burdwan, in collaboration with the Archaeological Survey of India, carried out excavations at Bharatpur. Several statues of Gautama Buddha were found and the remains of a Buddhist stupa was unearthed. In 1994-95, the Burdwan Gazeteer had commented that the style of construction indicated that the stupa at Bharatpur was built during 7-9th century. The lower portions of the excavations indicated the presence of a neolithic-chalcolithic habitation which remained deserted till the time of construction of the stupa.
As per Peterson’s District Gazeteer of 1910, the south-western extremity of the Sadgop kingdom of Gopbhum was held by two kinglings, probably merely cadets of the house of Gopbhum, at Bharatpur and Kankeswar or Kanksa.
See also – Amrargar and Gourangapur for more information about Gopbhum.

Geography

Location

Bharatpur is located at.
Bharatpur is on the banks of the Damodar, about 4 km south of Panagarh railway station.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Bharatpur had a total population of 4,274 of which 2,229 were males and 2,045 were females. Population below 6 years was 405. The total number of literates in Bharatpur was 2,841.

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Bharatpur.