Bhagabanpur I (also spelt as Bhagawanpur) is an administrative division in Egra subdivision

Egra subdivision

Egra subdivision , is a subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Egra municipality and six community development blocks: Bhagawanpur–I, Bhagawanpur–II, Egra–I, Egra–II, Pataspur–I and Pataspur–II. The six...

 of Purba Medinipur district in the India

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 of West Bengal

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. Bhagabanpur police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Kajlagarh.

History

Bhagwanpur is a historical place. A myth says it was 'sadar' of an old king, whose 'rajprasad' was at 'Kajlagarh' (which is a tourist place because of this 'rajprasad', 12km away from Bhagabanpur). Also Bhagwanpur led some freedom movement at the time independence. Many people joined the 1942 Quit India movement.

Geography

Bhagabanpur is located at 22.094°N 87.759°E.

Bhagabanpur I community development block

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 has an area of 179.95  km².

Gram panchayats

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s of Bhagabanpur I block/ panchayat samiti are: Benudia, Bhagbanpur, Bibhisanpur, Gurgram, Kajalgarh, Kakra, Koatbarh, Mahammadpur I, Mahammadpur II and Simulia.

Transport

The place is accessible by bus. The nearest railway station is Bajkul (Deshpran railstation) which is almost 15 km away from the place. From there the place can be reached by bus or tracker. The name of the bus stand is Shibbazar (named after a lord Shiba temple at the bus stand).

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Bhagabanpur I block had a total population of 198,868, out of which 101,548 were males and 97,320 were females. Bhagabanpur I block registered a population growth of 13.59 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the combined Midnapore district was 14.87 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.

Places of interest

Three things are popular and attract tourists: 1. Kali Temple, 2. Ram Temple and 3. Bhagabanpur Masjid. Apart of these there is a 'Sahid Bedi'. (That is, a temple like bedi, the top of which contains a pot. Myths say this 'bedi' is in the memory of the freedom fighters who died during a fight with the British Police in 1942 and this pot contains blood of those freedom fighters).

A children's park is going to be setup 2km from the Shib Bazar bus stand. Last but not the least, the scenic beauty of every village is a great treat to watch.

Banking & Finance

There has PNB, Mugbaria Bank, Bhagwanpur Gramin Bank,and also a post office behind the Sahid Badi.

Temple

There is Temple of Bhagwan Ramji, Mata Sitarani and Brother Laksman besides the Contai-Egra road some away from Cotnauri more bus stand.