Tamluk
Tamluk is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Purba Medinipur district. Though there is some controversy, scholars have generally agreed that present-day Tamluk is the site of the ancient city variously known as Tamralipta or Tamralipti. The present town is located on the banks of the Rupnarayan River close to the Bay of Bengal.
History
This ancient kingdom and port city was bounded by the Bay of Bengal in the south, Rupnarayan River in the east and Subarnarekha River in the west. The Rupnarayana is the joint flow of the rivers Dwarakeswar and Silai. The Bay of Bengal and these great rivers with their numerous branches created a prosperous and easy water navigational system fostering commerce, culture and early contacts with the people outside the region. At the same time, these rivers helped to develop the agriculture in this region.Archaeological remains show continuous settlement from about the 3rd century BC. It was known as Tramralipta, Tamralipta, Tamalika, Tamalitti, or Tamoluk. It was a seaport, now buried under river silt. For this reason, Tamluk has many ponds and lakes remaining today.
In the Mahabharata, while describing the names of the holiest rivers and kingdoms of India, Sanjay took the name of "Tramralipta" to Dhritarashtra.
Tamluk was also known as Bhivas, in religious texts, and Madhya Desh, as the Middle State of Utkal/Kalinga and Banga.
According to Jain sources, Tamralipti was the capital of the kingdom of Venga and was long known as a port.
Geography
Police station
Tamluk police station has jurisdiction over Tamluk and Tamluk CD Block. Tamluk police station covers an area of 214.14 km2 with a population of 352,748.People
The people of Tamluk are primarily Bengali speaking. There are some lingering effects of successive migrations and invasions from both the west, east, and especially from northern India. Its history shows the complex combination of indigenous, Muslim, Buddhist, Jain and Hindu cultures, through trade, travel, and migration.Unlike other parts of Bengal, Tamluk was always well connected with the Gangetic plains. In fact, there is evidence to suggest that the culture of Aryavarta influenced life in early Tamluk. The worship of Bheema is a sign of the socio-religious acceptance of Aryan culture in this area. Even in the recent past, Tamluk was divided into many areas based on caste and occupation, such as Malakar Para, Adhikary Para, Metia Para in Nimtala, Dey Para, and Mathore Para.
Demographics
According to 2011 Indian Census, Tamluk had a total population of 65,306, of which 33,260 were males and 32,046 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 6,180. The total number of literates in Tamluk was 53,318, which constituted 81.6% of the population with male literacy of 85.0% and female literacy of 78.1%. The effective literacy rate of population of Tamluk was 90.2%, of which male literacy rate was 94.0% and female literacy rate was 86.2%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 4,441 and 201 respectively. Tamluk had 14489 households in 2011.Economy
As a seaport, Tamluk was once famous as a centre for trade.The main trade presently is of paan. The building of bus bodies is another important business, as is transport.
Agriculture
Tamluk is mainly an agricultural area. About 60% of the land is under cultivation. Tamluk is one of the largest producers and exporters of paan. Fishing was an important occupation of the local residents.Transport
Tamluk is well linked by road and rail. Tamluk is a major roadway junction with six bus-routes:- Tamluk to Srirampur, Tangrakhali and Pursha ghat
- Tamluk to Mecheda, Kolaghat, and Howrah
- Tamluk to Panskura, Kharagpur and Ghatal
- Tamluk to Haldia, Durgachak
- Tamluk to Digha, Contai, and Egra
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Tamluk also has a railway station.
Tamluk central bus stand, near at Tamluk railway station has bus facility to Dharmatala and Kolkata.
Education
There are many schools and colleges in Tamluk.- Sudhir Memorial Institute Tamluk :- It is an CBSE English - Medium School in Tamluk. It is a Sister Institute of Sudhir Memorial Institute Madhyamgram.
- Tamralipta Mahavidyalaya was established at Tamluk in 1948. It is affiliated with Vidyasagar University. It offers courses in arts, science, commerce and education.
- Tamralipta Institute Of Management & Technology was established at Tamluk in 2007. It is affiliated to Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad University of Technology.
Health
There is a district hospital in the town, named Tamluk District Hospital.There are available many private hospital or Nursing home namely-
1. MAS Clinic and Hospital
2. Vivekananda Nursing Home
3. Capital Clinic and Nursing Home
4. Nightingle Nursing Home
5. Seva Nursing Home
6. Park Clinic and Nursing Home
7. Mother Nursing Home
8. Sarada Nursing Home
9. Mamata Nursing Home
9. Sabitri Nursing Home
10. Saradamoyee Shishu Seva Sadan
11. Victoria Nursing Home
12. Monidipa Nursing Home
13. Tramtalipta Nursing Home
14. Shima Nursing Home
15. Genesis Health Point
16. RSV Hospital
17. Balaji Nursing Home
18. Sunayan Eye Hospital
Landmarks and tourist places
- Rupnarayan river bank: The bank of river Rupnarayan is famous for picnic.
- Devi Barghobhima: Nearly 1150-year-old Temple of Kali named as Devi Bargobhima. This temple is a part of 51 Shakti Peethas. Puranas say that the small finger of left feet of Sati/Parvati fell here when Lord Vishnu cut the sacred Body of Goddess Sati into several pieces to make Lord Shiva quite.
- Tamluk Rajbari: Located on the outskirts of town, the royal abode of the Mayura-dhwaja Dynasty mentioned in Mahabharata, etc. is a tourist destination.
- Rakhit Bati: It is another place to visit in Tamluk. In the beginning of 19th century it was a secret centre of the then revolutionary party Anusilan Samiti & Gupta samiti. The historian late Shri Tailakyanath Rakhit rebuilt this building.
- Geonkhali: At geonkhali river Rupnarayan joins Hooghly river.
Notable people
- Khudiram Bose, young revolutionary.
- Matangini Hazra, Indian independence movement revolutionary
- Satish Chandra Samanta, Indian independence movement activist.
- Ajoy Mukherjee, former chief minister of the state.
- Sushil Kumar Dhara, Co founder of "Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar" of British India & after independence he also served the state government as `Industry and Commerce Minister'.
- Paresh Maity, artist.