Daspur is a very old establishment, British made their barrack in this area in early seventeenth century. Earlier it was part of Hooghly District later in 1872 it was merged with Medinipur district.
Geography
8km 5miles
Rupnarayan River
Uttar Bar
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Radhanagar
H
Radhakantapur
H
Palashpai
H
Narajole
HV
Laoda
H
Lachhipur
H
Kotalpur
H
Jayantipur
H
Jalshara
H
Iswarpur
H
Gobindanagar
H
Gangadaspur
H
Dihi Baliharpur
H
Chaipat
H
Baikunthapur
H
Alui
H
Ajuria
H
Birsingha
R
Sonakhali
R
Daspur
R
Ramjibanpur
M
Khirpai
M
Kharar
M
Ghatal
M
Chandrakona
M
Cities and towns in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district M: municipal city/ 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
Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has alluvial soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[3] It has a density of population of 1,099 per km2, but being a small subdivision only a little over a fifth of the people in the district reside in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.[4]
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 Daspur had a total population of 3,667 of which 1,878 (51%) were males and 1,789 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 435. The total number of literates in Daspur was 2,957 (80.64% of the population over 6 years).[5]
Civic administration
CD block HQ
The headquarters of Daspur I block are located at Daspur.[6]
The Gopinatha temple as an ek-ratna with a ridged rekha tower of the smaller Bishunupur type with single porch, brick-built in 1716, measuring around 21’ square, having rich terracotta façade.
The Shyama-Raya temple as an ek-ratna with smooth rekha tower of the smaller Daspur type generally with the tower displaced to the back, measuring around 24’ square, built in 1699. The ruinous tower seemed to have been at the corner.
The Lakshmi-Janardana temple of the Pal family as a pancha-ratna with smooth rekha tuurrets and porch on three arches. Measuring around 18’ square, it was built in 1847 and richly terra-cotta decorated.
The abandoned temple of the Chakravarti family, also in the same category as the Lakshmi-Janardana temple, measuring around 17’ 8” square, built in 1847and richly terracotta decorated.
^"District Census Handbook: Paschim Medinipur"(PDF). Map of Paschim Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
^McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 42, 43, 49. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN978-93-81574-65-2
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