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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Keshiary
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| settlement_type = Village
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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 = [[Paschim Medinipur district|Paschim Medinipur]]
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| population_total = 7,706
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages*
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Santali language|Santali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 721133 (Keshiary)
| area_code_type = Telephone/[[Subscriber trunk dialing|STD]] code
| area_code = 03229
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| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Medinipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Medinipur]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Keshiary (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Keshiary]]
| website = {{URL|paschimmedinipur.gov.in/}}
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'''Keshiary''' (also spelled as Keshiari) is a village in the [[Keshiari]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in the [[Kharagpur subdivision]] of the [[Paschim Medinipur district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]].

==History==
According to [[Binoy Ghosh]], the southern portion of Medinipur district, being adjacent to the [[Balasore district| Baleswar district]] of [[Odisha]], had a long-standing cultural interaction with the neighbouring state. Moreover, as the area stands along the path of powerful political forces, it has been facing continual turmoil from the 12-13th century right up to the middle of the 18th century. Whenever local forces gathered some strength, peace reigned for a while, to be overwhelmed again and again by external powers. The [[Eastern Ganga dynasty|Ganga dynasty]] and others who followed in ruling Odisha, had control over this area for a long time. They extended their limits of their empire to around [[Gar Mandaran|Mandaran]] and [[Saptagram]] in Hooghly district on one side and up to the [[Damodar River]] on the other. In the period around the junction of the Hindu and Muslim periods of rule, the Odisha kings were a powerful force. The Muslims took time to consolidate their rule in Bengal, after their capture of [[Nadia district]] in the 13th century, and the independent kings of Odisha stood in the way of the Muslim advance. During the rule of [[Anangabhima Deva III]] (1211-1238), his general Vishnu, even ventured into the [[Rarh region]] and captured Lucknowur (later known as [[Rajnagar, Birbhum|Rajnagar]]). Sultan Ghiasuddin Khilji recaptured Lucknowur and pushed back the invading forces. In a way, the turmoil of the period of changeover from Hindu to Muslim rule in Bengal, helped the Odisha kings to retain control over this area. The period of turmoil continued till the 16th century when the [[Mughal Empire|Mughals]] arrived on the scene.<ref name=binoyghosh>Ghosh, Binoy, ''Paschim Banger Sanskriti'', {{in lang|bn}}, part II, 1976 edition, pages 125-135 , Prakash Bhaban, Kolkata.</ref>

[[Daud Khan Karrani|Daud Khan]] revolted against the Mughals in 1574 and fled from Saptagram to Dinkeshari (Keshiary). He was defeated by [[Todar Mal]] at [[Moghalmari]] in 1575. Apart from the Pathans and the Mughals, the [[Bargi|Marathas]] also ruled in the area for some time. In the mid-18th century, [[Alivardi Khan]], after a truce with the Marathas, had left Odisha, including the southern part of Medinipur, to them.<ref name=binoyghosh/>

There are many places, temples, tanks etc, around Keshiary, that bear the memory of the long rule of the Odisha kings over the region. Perhaps, the most prominent is the [[Kurumbera Fort]]. It was built by [[Kapilendra Deva]] of the [[Gajapati Empire]] in the 15th century, possibly with a Shiva deul. The fort has been used by the Hindu kings, the Pathans and the Moghuls. Around 1691, it was made a Moghul military camp during the reign of [[Aurangzeb]]. The Shiva deul was demolished and a mosque was built. There still are (in 1952-53) signs of the foundations of a Hindu temple.<ref name=binoyghosh/>

There are clear signs of the pre-eminence of [[Shaivism]] and [[Tantra]] in the Keshiary region. This was because of the rule of [[Shashanka]], a staunch Shaivite, who ruled long before the Odisha kings and whose empire extended, well beyond the southern areas of Medinipur, up to [[Ganjam district|Ganjam]] in Odisha.<ref name=binoyghosh/>

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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===Location===
Keshiary is located at {{coord|22.12|N|87.23|E|}}.

===Area overview===
Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has [[Alluvium|alluvial]] soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have [[Laterite|lateritic]] soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Human%20Development%20Report| title = District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011| work= page 27-28| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 10 September 2020}}</ref> With a density of population of 787 per km2nearly half of the district’s population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% 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]], Keshiary had a total population of 7,706 of which 3,860 (50%) were males and 3,846 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 721. The total number of literate persons in Keshiary was 5,724 (74.28% 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 = 27 October 2016 }}</ref>

.*For language details see [[Keshiari#Language and religion]]
==Civic administration==
===CD block HQ===
The headquarters of Keshiary CD block are located at Keshiary.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1918_PART_A_DCHB_PASCHIM%20MEDINIPUR.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Paschim Medinipur | work= Map of Paschim Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 20 November 2016 }}</ref>

===Police station===
Keshiary police station has jurisdiction over [[Keshiari]] CD block.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 14 September 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/district/wmdp/wmdpstat.php | title = District at a Glance | publisher = Paschim Medinipur District Police | access-date = 27 October 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161027124602/http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/district/wmdp/wmdpstat.php | archive-date = 27 October 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Transport==
[[State Highway 5 (West Bengal)|State Highway 5]] running from Rupnarayanpur (in Bardhaman district) to Junput (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Keshiary.<ref name=police>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | access-date = 27 October 2016}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Keshiary Government College]] (also known as Keshiary Government General Degree College) was established in 2015. Affiliated to the [[Vidyasagar University]], it offers honours courses in English, Bengali, Santali, history, political science, anthropology, botany and zoology and a general course in arts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://admission.jobsandhan.com/keshiary-government-college/ |title=Keshiary Government College| publisher = KGC |access-date = 20 August 2019}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
Keshiary Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Keshiary, is the major government medical facility in the Keshiari CD block.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 1 September 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Paschim Medinipur District}}

[[Category:Villages in Paschim Medinipur district]]

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