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{{short description|Census town in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Amarshi Kasba
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| settlement_type = Census Town
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Purba Medinipur district|Purba Medinipur]]
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 721454 (Amarshi)
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| area_code = 03229
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| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
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| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
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| website = {{URL|purbamedinipur.gov.in/}}
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'''Amarshi Kasba''' is a [[census town]] in [[Patashpur I]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in [[Egra subdivision]] of [[Purba Medinipur district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==History==
[[Binoy Ghosh]] notes that during the Muslim rule, the word 'Kasba', meaning human settlement, was attached to the names of many villages. Kasba-i-Amarshi was one of them. There is a popular folklore about the place. There was once a king named Amar Singh. He was very oppressive and did not even treat his subjects as human beings. He also was a Muslim-hater. At the entrance gate of his palace, a footwear of his was hung, the objective being that visitors to the palace would first show respect to the footwear and then enter the palace. Towards the end of the 17th century, Makdum Saheb of the [[Chishti Order]] was visiting Bengal. One day, he came to visit the king, and as usual was asked to show respect to the footwear hung at the gate. He refused and a fight ensued, in which not only the guards, but also the king was killed. The news of Makdum Saheb's bravery spread fast and the oppressed subjects felt relieved.<ref name=binoyghosh>Ghosh, Binoy, ''Paschim Banger Sanskriti'', {{in lang|bn}}, part II, 1976 edition, page 143, Prakash Bhaban, Kolkata.</ref>

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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===CD block HQ===
The headquarters of Patashpur I CD block are located at Amarshi Kasba.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1919_PART_A_DCHB_PURBA%20MEDINIPUR.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Purba Medinipur | work= Map of Potashpur I CD block, Page 385|publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | accessdate = 10 April 2019 }}</ref>

===Urbanisation===
96.96% of the population of Egra subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 3.04% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur | work = Table 2.2 | publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal | accessdate = 17 April 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | archive-date = 21 January 2019 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Note: 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 [[2011 Census of India]] Amarshi Kasba had a total population of 6,400 of which 3,275 (51%) were males and 3,125 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 835. The total number of literates in Amarshi Kasba was 4,306 (77.38% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 10 November 2016 }}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Amarshi Kasba covered an area of 0.8253 km2. It had the facility of a railway station at [[Balichak]] 52 km away and bus routes in the town. Amongst the civic amenities it had 10 road lighting points and 350 domestic electric connections. Amongst the medical facilities it had a hospital 3 km away and 11 medicine shops in the town. Amongst the educational facilities it had were 6 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 senior secondary school. The nearest degree college was at [[Palpara, Purba Medinipur|Palpara]] 10 km away. Amongst the recreational and cultural facilities, a public library and a reading room were there in the town.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1919_PART_A_DCHB_PURBA%20MEDINIPUR.pdf| title = District Census Handbook Purba Medinipur, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Section II Town Directory, Statement I: Growth History, Pages 1207-1209; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1210; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1211-1212; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1212-1213; Section: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1213-1215 | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |accessdate = 7 April 2019}}</ref>

==Transport==
The Egra-Patashpur-Amarshi-Bhagabanpur-Bajkul Road passes through Amarshi Kasba.<ref>Google maps</ref>

==Education==
The nearest degree college, [[Yogoda Satsanga Palpara Mahavidyalaya]] at [[Palpara, Purba Medinipur|Palpara]], was established in 1964.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.yspm.org/ |title = Yogoda Satsanga Palpara Mahavidyalaya |publisher= Yogoda Satsanga Palpara Mahavidyalay | accessdate = 10 November 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/YogadaSatsanghaPalparaMahavidyalaya/Yogoda_Satsanga_Palpara_Mahavidyalaya.shtml |title = Yogoda Satsanga Palpara Mahavidyalaya|publisher= College Admission | accessdate = 10 November 2016 }}</ref>

==Healthcare==
Gonara Block Primary Health Centre at [[Golara Nij]], PO Manglamaro (with 10 beds), the main medical facility in Patashpur I CD block, is located nearby.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 27 March 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Purba Medinipur District}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Purba Medinipur district]]

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