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{{Infobox settlement
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| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Paschim Medinipur district|Paschim Medinipur]]
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
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'''Karnagarh''' (also written as Karnagar) is a village and a [[gram panchayat]] in the [[Salboni (community development block)|Salboni]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Medinipur Sadar subdivision]] of the [[Paschim Medinipur district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==History==
According to [[Binoy Ghosh]], the kings of Karnagarh ruled over a [[zamindar]]i that included [[Midnapore]] and the surrounding areas. The dynasty that ruled over Karnagarh included Raja Lakshman Singh (1568-1661), Raja Shyam Singh (1661-1668), Raja Chhotu Roy (1667), Raja Raghunath Roy (1671-1693), Raja Ram Singh (1693-1711), Raja Jaswant Singh (1711-1749), Raja Ajit Singh (1749) and Rani Shiromani (1756-1812). The kings of Karnagarh belonged to the [[Sadgop]] community and had a close link with the rulers of [[Narajole Raj]]. The last king of Karnagarh, Raja Ajit Singh died childless. His property went into the hands of his two queens, Rani Bhabani and Rani Shiromani. During the [[Chuar rebellion]], the leader of the Chuars, Gobardhan Dikpati, occupied the palace. Both the queens met the king of Narajole, Raja Trilochan Khan, who provided them shelter and promised to recover their property. Rani Bhabani died in 1161 Bangabda (1754 AD) and Rani Shiromani handed over the entire property to Anandalal of the Narajole family even before she died in 1219 Bangabda (1812 AD). However, it must be noted that the British rulers were suspicious that Rani Shiromani had links with those involved in the Chuar Rebellion and for that she had to suffer considerably at their hands.<ref name=binoyghosh>Ghosh, Binoy, ''Paschim Banger Sanskriti'', {{in lang|bn}}, part II, 1976 edition, pages 86-90, Prakash Bhaban, Kolkata.</ref>

There, however, are other sources that say that the Chuar Rebellion took place as a series of insurrections by people who lived off the jungles and a sort of primitive agriculture in the old Manbhum, Bankura and Midnapore districts between 1771 and 1809, generally under dispossessed zamindars that included Rani Shiromani of Karnagarh.<ref>Sengupta, Nitish, History of the Bengali-Speaking People, UBS Publishers’ Distributors Pvt. Ltd., 2001. Pages 187-188. {{ISBN|81-7476-355-4}}</ref><ref name=telegraph>{{cite web | url = https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/next-weekend-you-can-be-at-karnagarh/cid/1259396 | title = Next weekend you can be at Karnagarh | publisher = The Telegraph, 6 July 2008 |access-date = 22 August 2020}}</ref>

==Geography==
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===Location===
Karnagarh is located at {{coord|22.5147|N|87.3536|E|display=inline}}.

===Area overview===
{{Bengal Zamindars series}}
Paschim Medinipur district (before separation of Jhargram) had a total forest area of 1,700 km2, accounting for 14.31% of the total forested area of the state. It is obvious from the map of the Midnapore Sadar subdivision, placed alongside, is that there are large stretches of forests in the subdivision. The soil is predominantly [[Laterite|lateritic]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Human%20Development%20Report| title = District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011| work= page 7, 27| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 10 September 2020}}</ref> Around 30% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision. 13.95% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.05% lives in the rural areas.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013| work= Table 2.2, 2.4 (a)| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics |access-date = 10 September 2020}}</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==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Karnagar had a total population of 2,812, of which 1,392 (50%) were males and 1,420 (50%) were females. There were 387 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Karnagar was 1,257 (51.84% of the population over 6 years).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_p190ca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census, India | access-date = 21 August 2020}}</ref>

.*For language details see [[Salboni (community development block)#Language and religion]]

==Karnagarh fort==
Karnagarh fort consisted of about 100 [[bigha]]s of land, stretching for about 4 miles, that was surrounded by the Parang River. It was about 4 miles north of Midnapore. The inside of the fort was divided into two parts, the andar mahal for the royal family and the sadar mahal for others. The temples of Dandesvara and Mahamaya, the ruling deities of Karnagarh, were located to the south of the fort. Now, hardly anything, other than memory, remains.<ref name=binoyghosh/>
The Karnagarh family had two other forts nearby – at Abasgarh and Jamdargarh.<ref name=binoyghosh/>

==Culture==
[[David McCutchion|David J. McCutchion]] mentions the Dandesvara temple as having a pirha larger than the main temple, measuring 13’ 6” square + 25’ square, built of laterite having stucco decoration.<ref>McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 69 n. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, {{ISBN| 978-93-81574-65-2}}</ref>

The 60’ high Anadilinga Dandesvara and the Devi Bhagabati Mahamaya temples are the main attractions at Karnagarh. Both these temples were built by Karna Keshari of the Keshari/ [[Somavamsi dynasty]] of Odisha in the 10th century. A big fair is held on the [[Makar Sankranti|Poush Sankranti]] day (mid-January).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://wbtourismgov.in/destination/attractions_activities/paschim_medinipur| title = Attractions of Paschim Medinipur | work=Karnagarh| publisher = Department of Tourism, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 22 August 2020}}</ref>

“Both temples have been painted pink and the magic of black stone is lost. However, the surrounding walls are still in black and the ambience magical.” <ref name=telegraph/>

Both the Dandesvara and Mahamaya temples are [[List of State Protected Monuments in West Bengal|state protected monuments]].<ref name="ASI MNI">[http://asi.nic.in/asi_protected_monu_list.asp List of State Protected Monuments as reported by the Archaeological Survey of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523134605/http://asi.nic.in/asi_protected_monu_list.asp |date=2013-05-23 }}.</ref>

==Karnagarh picture gallery==
<gallery widths="200px" heights="160px">
File:Anadilinga Dandeshwar Dandeswar (R) and Devi Bhagavati Mahamaya Temple at Karnagarh at Paschim Medinipur district In West Bengal 01.jpg|Dandesvara and Mahamaya temples
File:Anadilinga Dandeshwar Temple at Karnagarh at Paschim Medinipur district In West Bengal.jpg|Dandesvara temple
File:Bhagabati Mahamaya Temple at Karnagarh at Paschim Medinipur district In West Bengal 03.jpg|Mahamaya temple
File:Jogamaya Temple at Karnagarh at Paschim Medinipur district In West Bengal 01.jpg|Jogmaya temple
</gallery>

The pictures are a part of Wiki Explores Paschim Medinipur programme, an initiative by West Bengal Wikimedians User Group

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

==External links==
{{commons category|Karnagarh}}

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

[[Category:Villages in Paschim Medinipur district]]

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