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{{About|the town in West Bengal, India|1. its namesake community development block|Mahishadal (community development block)|2. its namesake assembly constituency|Mahisadal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)}}
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code = 721628 (Rangibasan)
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'''Mahishadal''' is a small town in [[Mahishadal (community development block)|Mahishadal]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in [[Haldia subdivision]] of [[Purba Medinipur district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==Eminent personalities==
*[[Satish Chandra Samanta]] – Indian independence movement activist.
*[[Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala']] – one of the most significant poets of modern [[Hindi literature]]. He went to school at Mahishadal. His father was employed in the princely estate's 'army'. Later Nirala worked as a scribe and accountant for the Raja for sometime, wrote Satti Khanna in a companion piece, Bhavbhay Darunam: Terror of Being, which was published with his translation of Nirala's autobiography, A Life Misspent. Not many know that Nirala was fluent in Bengali.

==Geography==
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===Mahishadal Rajbari===
{{Bengal Zamindars series}}
A businessman from north India, Janardhan Upadhyay Garg, developed a large estate in the 16th century. During the days of Rani Janaki Devi, it reached its zenith in the 18th century.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiatropes.com/IndiaTropes/PostServlet?id=33 |title = Mahishadal: A lesser known historical footprint in West Bengal | publisher= India Trope | access-date = 10 November 2016}}</ref>
There are two palaces – the old one was built in 1840 and the new one in 1935. One can see stuffed animals, hunting weapons of the 16th and 17th century, paintings and furniture. Gopaljew and Ramjew temples are popular with tourists. The place is half an hours drive from Haldia.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://haldiatourism.gov.in/surrounding-destinations.html |title = Surrounding areas | publisher= Haldia Tourism and Industrial Development | access-date = 10 November 2016}}</ref>
<gallery widths="200px" heights="150px">
File:Mahishadal Raj Bari.JPG|Mahishadal's old rajbari
</gallery>

===Police station===
[[File:Nabaratna Gopaljiu temple inside Mahishadal Rajbari complex at Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal 02.jpg|thumb|right|250 px|Gopaljiu temple]]
Mahishadal police station has jurisdiction over [[Mahishadal (community development block)|Mahishadal]] CD block. Mahishadal police station covers an area of 135 km2 with a population of 182,365. The police station is located at Garh Kamalpur mouza.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php |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 = 10 November 2016 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php |archive-date = 29 July 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://emdp.co.in/detailstation/MAHISADAL |title = Mahishdal PS | publisher= Purba Medinipur District Police | access-date = 10 November 2016}}</ref>

===CD block HQ===
The headquarters of Mahishadal CD block are located at Rangibasan.<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 Purba Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 10 November 2016 }}</ref>

===Urbanisation===
79.19% of the population of Haldia subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 20.81% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest 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 = 21 April 2019 }}</ref>

Note: The map above presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

[[File:Dewan Bari at Mahishadal under Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal 02.jpg|thumb|200 px|left|Dewan Bari in Mahisadal Rajbari]]

==Demographics==
As per the map of Mahishadal CD block and subsequent alphabetical list of villages in the District Census Handbook, Purba Medinipur, Mahishadal is a part of Rangibasan village.<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, Series 20, Part XIIA, Census of India, 2011 | work= Map on Page 333 |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal | access-date = 28 March 2019 }}</ref>

As per [[2011 Census of India]] Rangibasan had a total population of 2,570 of which 1,321 (51%) were males and 1,249 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 231. The total number of literates in Rangibasan was 2,134 (91.24% 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 Mecheda-Tamluk-Haldia Road passes through Mahishadal.<ref>Google maps</ref>

[[Mahishadal railway station]] and [[Satish Samanta Halt railway station]] are railway stations on the [[Howrah-Kharagpur line|Panskura-Haldia line]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/howrah-haldia-local-38051/16884/166/6415 |title = 38089 Howrah-Haldia Local |work = Time Table| publisher= indiarailinfo | access-date = 10 November 2016}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Mahishadal Raj College]] was established at [[Garh Kamalpur]] in 1946. A coeducational institution, it is affiliated to [[Vidyasagar University]]. It offers courses in arts, science and commerce.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.collegebatch.com/5627-mahishadal-raj-college-contact-number-address-map-medinipur |title = Mahishadal Raj College | publisher= collegebatch.com | access-date = 9 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="college">{{cite web| url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/MahishadalRajCollege/Mahishadal_Raj_College.shtml |title = Mahishadal Raj College | publisher= College Admission| access-date = 10 November 2016}}</ref>

[[Mahishadal Girls College]] was established in 1969 with the initiative of Dr. Satyendranath Bhuniya, Rabindranath Singha, Dr. Haridas Sarkar, Gopal Chandra Mondal and others. Affiliated to [[Vidyasagar University]], it offers courses in arts and science.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.mahishadalgirlscollegewb.in/historyofthecollege.html |title = Mahishadal Girls' College | publisher= Mahishadal Girls’ College | access-date = 10 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/MahisadalGirlsCollege/Mahisadal_Girls_College.shtml |title = Mahishadal Girls' College | publisher= College Admission| access-date = 10 November 2016}}</ref>

==Culture==
[[File:Mahishadal Rathayatra 2012.jpg|200 px|thumb|left|Mahisadal Rathyatra 2012]]
[[David McCutchion|David J. McCutchion]] mentions the Madan Gopala temple as a West Bengal ''nava-ratna'', plain and renovated, measuring about 39’ square.<ref>McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 52. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, {{ISBN| 978-93-81574-65-2}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
Basulia Rural Hospital located at nearby Basulia (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Mahishadal CD block. There are [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centres]] at Natsal, PO Geonkhali (with 10 beds) and Rajarampur, PO Geonkhali (with ? beds).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Fam ily Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 27 March 2019}}</ref>

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

==External links==
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Geonkhali}} – information about Mahishadal is included.

{{commons category|Mahishadal}}

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

[[Category:Villages in Purba Medinipur district]]

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