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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bhagabanpur
| other_name =
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| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline =
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| pushpin_map = India West Bengal # India
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.0997|N|87.7512|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| 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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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 2,566
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 721601 (Bhagwanpur)
| area_code_type = Telephone/[[Subscriber trunk dialing|STD]] code
| area_code = 03228
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| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kanthi]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Bhagabanpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhagabanpur]]
| website = {{URL|purbamedinipur.gov.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Bhagabanpur''' is a village, in [[Bhagabanpur I]] CD block in [[Egra subdivision]] of [[Purba Medinipur district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
| width=350| height=300| zoom=10
| coord={{coord|21|58|0|N|87|37|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Cities and towns in Egra subdivision of Purba Medinipur district''' M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre. Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
|mark-coord1={{coord|21|54|0|N|87|31|48|E}} | label-pos1=right|label1=Egra | numbered1=M| mark-title1= [[Egra]] (M)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=13| mark-size1=13|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1=#800000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2
|mark-coord2={{coord|22|3|47|N|87|36|8|E}} | label-pos2=left|label2=Amarshi Kasba | numbered2=CT| mark-title2= [[Amarshi Kasba]] (CT)|shape-color2=#C40000
|mark-coord3={{coord|22|5|50|N|87|44|40|E}} | label-pos3=left|label3=Benudia | numbered3=CT| mark-title3= [[Benudia]] (CT)|shape-color3=#C40000
|mark-coord4={{coord|22|3|37|N|87|47|58|E}} | label-pos4=left|label4=Hincha Gerya | numbered4=CT| mark-title4= [[Hincha Gerya]] (CT)|shape-color4=#C40000
|mark-coord5={{coord|22|1|17|N|87|32|42|E}} | label-pos5=left|label5= Patashpur| numbered5=R| mark-title5= [[Patashpur]] (R)|shape-color5=#C40000
|mark-coord6={{coord|22|6|20|N|87|45|34|E}} | label-pos6=top|label6= Bhagabanpur| numbered6=R| mark-title6= Bhagabanpur (R)|shape-color6=black| label-size6=13|label-color6=black 
|mark-coord7={{coord|21|59|11|N|87|36|8|E}} | label-pos7=left|label7= Pratapdighi| numbered7=R| mark-title7= [[Pratapdighi]] (R)|shape-color7=#C40000
|mark-coord8={{coord|21|52|32|N|87|35|4|E}} | label-pos8=left|label8= Madhabpur| numbered8=R| mark-title8= [[Madhabpur, Purba Medinipur]] (R)|shape-color8=#C40000
|mark-coord9={{coord|22|2|40|N|87|48|0|E}} | label-pos9=left|label9= Tethi Bari| numbered9=R| mark-title9= [[Tethi Bari]] (R)|shape-color9=#C40000
|mark-coord10={{coord|22|1|2|N|87|48|41|E}} | label-pos10=left|label10= Kismat Bajkul| numbered10=R| mark-title10= [[Kismat Bajkul]] (R)|shape-color10=#C40000
|mark-coord11={{coord|22|4|59|N|87|39|55|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11= Palpara| numbered11=R| mark-title11= [[Palpara, Purba Medinipur]] (R)|shape-color11=#C40000
|mark-coord12={{coord|22|4|41|N|87|38|46|E}} | label-pos12=left|label12= Golara Nij| numbered12=R| mark-title12= [[Golara Nij]] (R)|shape-color12=#C40000
|mark-coord13={{coord|21|53|29|N|87|38|26|E}} | label-pos13=right|label13= Gangadharbar| numbered13=R| mark-title13= [[Gangadharbar]] (R)|shape-color13=#C40000
|mark-coord14={{coord|21|48|30|N|87|29|53|E}} | label-pos14=right|label14= Ramchandrapur| numbered14=R| mark-title14= [[Ramchandrapur, Purba Medinipur]] (R)|shape-color14=#C40000
|mark-coord15={{coord|22|1|50|N|87|48|40|E}} | label-pos15=left|label15= Kajlagarh| numbered15=R| mark-title15= [[Kajlagarh]] (R)|shape-color15=#C40000
|mark-coord16={{coord|22.110011|N|87.561306|E}}| label16=Haldi River| label-color16 = #77A1CB| label-angle16=-5| label-pos16=right| label-size16=10| mark-size16=0| mark-title16=none
|mark-coord17={{coord|22|6|39|N|87|43|24|E}} | label-pos17=left|label17= Paikbheri| numbered17=H| mark-title17= [[Paikbheri]] (H)| shape-color17=#AA6666
|mark-coord18={{coord|21|49|59|N|87|27|9|E}} | label-pos18=right|label18= Panchrol| numbered18=H| mark-title18= [[Panchrol]] (H)| shape-color18=#AA6666
|mark-coord19={{coord|21|51|12|N|87|28|3|E}} | label-pos19=right|label19= Alangiri| numbered19=H| mark-title19= [[Alangiri]] (H)| shape-color19=#AA6666}}

===Location===
Bhagabanpur is located at {{coord|22.0997|N|87.7512|E|display=inline}}.

===Police station===
Bhagabanpur police station has jurisdiction over [[Bhagabanpur I]] CD block. Bhagabanpur police station covers an area of 179.95 km2 with a population of 2,288.68. The police station is located at Bhagabanpur.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 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><ref>{{cite web | url = http://emdp.co.in/detailstation/BHAGWANPUR | title = Bhagwanpur PS | publisher = Purba Medinipur District Police | access-date = 10 November 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161112031523/http://emdp.co.in/detailstation/BHAGWANPUR | archive-date = 12 November 2016 | url-status = dead }}</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 | access-date = 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]] Bhagabanpur had a total population of 2,566 of which 1,294 (50%) were males and 1,272 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 348. The total number of literates in Bhagabanpur was 1,968 (88.73% 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 | access-date = 10 November 2016 }}</ref>

==Transport==
The road from Bazkul to [[Patashpur]] passes through Bhagabanpur. At Patashpur, one road leads to [[Egra]] on [[State Highway 5 (West Bengal)|SH 5]], and another road leads to [[Debra, Paschim Medinipur|Debra]] on [[National Highway 16 (India)|NH 16]].<ref>Google maps</ref>

==Education==
Bhagwanpur High School at Bhagabanpur is a boys only Bengali medium higher secondary school established in 1923.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.icbse.com/schools/bhagwanpur-high-school/19192227901 | title = Bhagwanpur High School | publisher = ICBSE |access-date = 30 March 2017}}</ref>

The nearest degree college, [[Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya]], was established at [[Tethi Bari]] mouza, PO [[Kismat Bajkul]], in 1964.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bajkulcollege.org/ | title = Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya | publisher = BMM |access-date = 30 March 2017}}</ref>

==Culture==
[[David McCutchion|David J. McCutchion]] mentions the Kali temple as a 19th century ''[[Bengal temple architecture#Chala temple|at-chala]]'' where a tiny but a fully developed upper tower is perched on what is basically a ''char-chala'' design.<ref>McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 32. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, {{ISBN| 978-93-81574-65-2}}</ref>

==Dakhsina Kali Temple picture gallery==
<gallery widths="230px" heights="180px">
File:Aatchala Dakhsina Kali temple at Bhagabanpur under Purba Medinipur in West Bengal 03.jpg|The main at-chala Dakhsina Kali temple
File:Aatchala Dakhsina Kali temple at Bhagabanpur under Purba Medinipur in West Bengal 06.jpg|The main temple with two other temples
File:Aatchala Dakhsina Kali temple at Bhagabanpur under Purba Medinipur in West Bengal 05.jpg|The temples from across the pond
</gallery>
The pictures are a part of Wiki Explores Purba Medinipur programme, an initiative by West Bengal Wikimedians User Group

==Healthcare==
Bhagabanpur Rural Hospital at Bhagabanpur (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Bhagabanpur I CD block. There are [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centres]] at Bibhisanpur (with 10 beds), [[Kajlagarh]] (with 6 beds) and Seulipur, PO Paschimbarh (with 6 beds).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 27 March 2019}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|3}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Bhagabanpur, Bhagabanpur I CD block}}

{{Purba Medinipur District}}
{{Temple towns in West Bengal}}

[[Category:Villages in Purba Medinipur district]]

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