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'''Mankar''' is a village in [[Galsi I]] CD Block in [[Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision]] of [[Purba Bardhaman district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], India.

==Mythology==
It is said that the [[Pandava]]s lived in hiding at Mankar during their ''agyatbasa''. There is a very old temple with idols of the Pandavas.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://purbabardhaman.gov.in/general_info/tourism.php | title = Purba Bardhaman district| work= Tourism| publisher = District authorities |access-date = 15 February 2019}}</ref>

==History==
Rangmahal

Mankar is an ancient rich place in [[East Burdwan]] district. The Rangmahal zamindarbari is located in the Raipur area . These [[Kanauj Brahmins]] of Mankar were the chief zamindars of Mankar. That was about 500 years ago. The ancestor of this dynasty was [[Dubey]], a native of [[Kanauj]] of the northern India. His successors were Manorath Dubey and Srikanth Dubey.This Srikanta Dubey came from [[Kanauj]] to Chandrakona in Medinipur after receiving initiation(diksha) by the [[Radhaballav Sampraday]] in Mathura and received the title of [[Goswami]]. Their descendants were Madhusudan Goswami, Niharidas Goswami and Shyamsunder Goswami. Pandit Shyamsunder Goswami initiated(Guru Diksha) to Maharaja Jagatram Rai and his wife Brajkishori Devi and came to live in Khandari village near Mankar. Bhaktalal Goswami, son of Shyamsunder Goswami, initiated (Guru Diksha) to [[Maharaja Kirti chand Rai]] of Burdwan and his son [[Chitra sen Rai]]. As Gurudakshina in [[1129 BS (1722 AD)]] the village of Mankar Raipur got Brahmottar from [[Maharaja Kirti chand]]. Pandit Bhaktlal Goswami was the first zamindar of Mankar Raipur. He built a zamindar house called Rangmahal, Radhaballav temple, Singhabahini temple etc. On the day of [[Uttarayan Sankranti]] in [[1135 BS, (1729AD)]] the deity [['Radhaballav Jew']] was placed in the newly built Navaratna temple.

The next zamindars of Bhaktalal Goswami were Brajlal Goswami, Setablal Goswami and Ajitlal Goswami. They took part in the development of Mankar.

Apart from Mankar, there were two more estates in Bharatpur and Khandari villages.

Ajitlal's next zamindar was his grandson Hitlal Mishra. He was the only son of Dhankumari Devi, daughter of Ajitlal and Haripriya Devi. Hitlal Mishra was the most accomplished zamindar of this dynasty. He was a man of many talents. His erudition, wisdom, generosity and public works still amaze us today. On the one hand he was a zamindar and on the other hand he was the owner of the [[indigo factory]], again he was the [[kuloguru of the Burdwan royal family]] and the author of [[manuscripts]]. Hitlal Mishra wrote numerous manuscripts and collected handwritten manuscripts. He built a [[Bhagavatalaya]] in his house to collect books. It seems that the collection of books in his Bhagwatalaya was not found anywhere else in [[Barddhaman district.]]

Hitlal Mishra also wrote commentaries on the [[Srimad-Bhagavatam]]. sahitya-samrat [[Bankim chandra Chattopadhyay]] praised Hitlal Mishra's [[Gita]] in his [[Bangadarshan]]. He wrote ,“The Bengali Tika can be of two types. One is the Bengali translation of the ancient commentary and commentary by Sankaradi. Second, a new Bengali annotation could be prepared. Some have adopted the first practice. Babu Hitlal Mishra has compiled a summary of his commentary, sometimes a summary of Shankara's commentary, sometimes a summary of Sridhar Swami's commentary. The Bengali readers are especially indebted to him for that.”

The name of Hitlal Mishra is still mentioned in the introduction to the essay [['Srimadbhagavatgita']] of Bankim's works.

Hitlal also established tolls on mixed standards. During his tenure there was an impetus for education in Mankar through tolls and bhagavatalas. He used to pay homage to the learned scholars besides the learned ones. Among them [[Gadadhar Shiromani, Narayan Churamani, Jadabendra Sarvabhaum]]
are notable.

Zamindar Hitlal Mishra's erudition and Bhagwat's generosity made him secular. Although he was a Hindu zamindar in [[1860 AD]], he built a mosque for the Muslims. He also donated 15 bighas of Niskar land and a pond for making aju to meet the expenses. He also established a Church near the present hospital (Mankar Hospital ). His contribution to the establishment of Mankar High English School was undeniable. Hitlal Mishra laid the foundation stone of [[Mankar Hattala.]] He built two big huts there. When the road from Mankar to Budbud became impassable due to the delay of the British government, he repaired it himself and planted hundreds of palm trees on both sides of the road for beautification. By [[1873 AD]] there was a famine in the Mankar region. The situation became deplorable due to food shortage and water crisis. Hitlal Mishra played an important role in such a situation. In order to alleviate the water crisis, he built [[Krishnaganga Dighi]] in imitation of [[Krishnasayar]] of Burdwan. He built a total of 12 ghats around it. And for beautification, there was a beautiful combination of different trees around the lake.

At the age of 28, Hitlal Mishra's only son Jagadish Mishra died. Therefore, in [[1879 AD]], his grandson (daughter's son) Rajkrishna Dixit became the next zamindar of Hitlal Mishra. He was heroic and brave and was anti-British. At one time he banned English goods in his zamindari. In [[1905]], the Partition of Bengal movement spread all around. It also had an effect on Mankar. Rajkrishna Dixit, the zamindar of Mankar Rangmahal, joined the anti-partition protest movement by burning English cloth in Mankar and was arrested. He was the first Zamindar of Bengal to be imprisoned for the Swadeshi movement. For his protest and courage, The [[Hitabadi organization]] rewarded Zamindar Rajkrishna Dixit with ivory stick, silver medals and shawls. He helped the anti-British revolutionaries in many ways. His son Radhakanta Dixit became the next zamindar of Rajkrishna Dixit. He was also a freedom fighter. The revolutionaries at that time formed the practice committee to liberate the country. The revolutionaries of that secret society kept secret contact with Mankar Rangmahal. Jadbendra Panja, Nirod Mitra, Jiten Chowdhury, Girija Prasad Bhattacharya, Fakir Chandra Roy, these revolutionaries used to come to Rangmahal secretly. They used to discuss with the zamindar babu about various steps of the freedom struggle. Zamindar Radhakanta Dixit used to sell some parts of the zamindari and secretly help the revolutionaries. After the death of Radhakanta Dixit at the age of 32, his wife Shaktibala Devi adopted Kanchan Kanti Dixit. He was the last zamindar of Mankar Rangmahal.
<ref>↑ [[Binoy Ghosh]] (January 1950). [[Paschim banger Sanskriti.]] Book publishing. [[Page 213]].

↑ [[Binoy Ghosh]] (January 1950). Paschimbanger Sanskriti]] . Kolkata 12: Book Publishing. [[Page 213.]]

↑ Mete, Dhirendranath. Oitihasik Oitijhe Mankar, Maro, Amarargarh . Page 20.
Rana Sengupta, [[Anandabazar Patrika, page 11. 26 sep 2009]]
Shyamsundar Bera, [[Eisamay Patrika, 26 sep 2016]]</ref>

==Geography==
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===Location===
Mankar is located at {{coord|23.435319|N|87.55273|E|}}.

===Urbanisation===
73.58% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 26.42% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman | work = Table 2.2 | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 25 January 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> 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 the [[2011 Census of India]] Mankar had a total population of 10,370, of which 5,290 (51%) were males and 5,080 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,088. The total number of literates in Mankar was 6,981 (75.21% 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 = 16 March 2017 }}</ref>

==Transport==
Mankar is a station on the [[Bardhaman-Asansol section]], which is a part of [[Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line]], [[Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line]] and [[Howrah-Delhi main line]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/barddhaman-asansol-memu-63509/14847/2/7 |title = 63509 Bardhaman-Asansol MEMU |work = Time Table | publisher= indiarailinfo | access-date = 9 February 2017}}</ref>

[[State Highway 14 (West Bengal)|State Highway 14]] running from Dubrajpur (in Birbhum district) to Betai (in Nadia district) passes through Mankar.<ref>{{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 = 5 February 2017}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Kanad Institute of Engineering and Management]] was established at Mankar in 2008. It is affiliated with [[Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.kanadinstitute.org/ |title = Kanad Institute of Engineering and Management | publisher= KIEM | access-date = 2 March 2017}}</ref>

[[Mankar College]] at Mankar was established in 1987. It is affiliated with [[Kazi Nazrul University]] (K.N.U.). It offers honours courses in Bengali, Hindi, Sanskrit, English, history, geography, political science, philosophy, accountancy, computer science and mathematics.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/MankarCollege/Mankar_College.shtml | title = Mankar College | publisher = College Admission | access-date = 2 March 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Mankar High School, a boys only high school, and Mankar Girls’ High School, a girls only high school, are affiliated with the West Board of Secondary Education.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbbse.org/sburdwan.htm | title = West Bengal Board of Secondary Education | work = Burdwan | publisher = WBBSE | access-date = 29 January 2019 | archive-date = 2 May 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140502213643/http://wbbse.org/sburdwan.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref> Mankar High School, a co-educational higher secondary unit, is affiliated with West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for higher secondary classes.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbchse.nic.in/admin/Burdwan_school_list.php?page=16& | title = West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education| work=Budwan | publisher = WBCHSE |access-date = 29 January 2019}}</ref> Mankar High School was established in 1855.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.schoolsworld.in/schools/showschool.php?school_id=19090902401 | title = Mankar High School| publisher = Schools World.in |access-date = 23 January 2019}}</ref> Mankar Girls High School was established in 1957.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.icbse.com/schools/mankar-girls-high-school/19090902402 | title = Mankar Girls' High School| publisher = ICBSE |access-date = 23 January 2019}}</ref>

==Culture==
[[David McCutchion|David J. McCutchion]] focuses on several temples at Mankar:<ref>McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 23, 46, 50, 59, 60, 61, 75. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, {{ISBN| 978-93-81574-65-2}}</ref>

*Deuleswara [[Shiva]] temple at Raypur, with rich [[terracotta]] [[façade]]
*Shiva temple at Bhattacharjeepara with rich terracotta on four sides
*Shiva temple of Dutta family at Raypara having façade fully decorated with terracotta figures
*Lakshmi Janardana temple of Kar family – a plain brick structure
*The unfinished octagonal ridged rekha deul of Biswas family
*Temple with octagonal duplicated chala, equivalent to an [[At-chala|atchala]]
*Domed octagonal Radha Ballav temple with a veranda
*[[Pancharatna (architecture)|Pancharatna]] dolmancha

==Mankar picture gallery==
<gallery widths="180px" heights="120px">
File:Morol family Pancharatna Temple of Lakhsmi Jananrdan at Mankar in Purba Bardhaman district 01.jpg|Lakshmi Janardan temple of Morol family
File:Central arch panel of Morol family Pancharatna Temple of Lakhsmi Jananrdan at Mankar in Purba Bardhaman district.jpg|Central arch panel of Morol family temple
File:Pancha Ratna Lakshmi Janardan temple of Kar family at Mankar in Purba Bardhaman district,.jpg|Lakshmi Janardan temple of Kar family
File:Deul Shiva temple of Banerjee family in Bhattacharya Para at Mankar in Purba Bardhaman district.jpg|Shiva temple of Banerjee family
File:Shiva and Parvati in Terracotta adorning walls of Deul temple of Banerjee family at Mankar in Purba Bardhaman district.jpg|Terracotta wall decoration of Shiva and Parvati in the Banerjee family temple
File:Pancha Ratna with triple entrance Siva temple of Dutta family at Mankar situated in Purba Bardhaman district.jpg|Shiva temple of Dutta family
File:Ruined dome shaped Octagonal Radhaballava Temple in the Interiors of Ruined Rang Mahal Palace at Mankar in Purba Bardhaman District.jpg|Ruined Radha Ballav temple
File:Pancha Ratna Dolmancha at Mankar in Purba Bardhaman district.jpg|Pancha-ratna Dol Mancha
File:Ananadamoyee Temple complex at Mankar in Purba Bardhaman district.jpg|Anandamoyee temple complex
File:Straight shot of Two Octagonal Chala temple inside the Ruined Rang Mahal Palace at Mankar in Purba Bardhaman District.jpg|Chala temples in the ruined Rang Mahal complex
</gallery>

==Healthcare==
Mankar Rural Hospital at Mankar (with 30 beds) and Pursha Rural Hospital at [[Pursha]] (with 30 beds) are the main medical facilities in Galsi I CD block. There are [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centres]] at: [[Bharatpur, Purba Bardhaman|Bharatpur]] (with 6 beds) and Lowa, PO Dwarmari (with 10 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 = 19 January 2019 | archive-date = 28 October 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211028134305/https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-99a499ee367f0c1530476c81086270c8 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

See also - [[Healthcare in West Bengal]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

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

==External reading==
* https://sobbanglay.com/sob/mankar/

[[Category:Villages in Purba Bardhaman district]]

Mankar - Revision history

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