Dariapur is a village in the
Deshapran CD block
In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic ...
in the
Contai subdivision of the
Purba Medinipur district
Purba Medinipur (English: ''East Medinipur'', alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the southernmost district of Medinipur division – one of the five administrative d ...
in the state of
West Bengal,
India.
Geography
Location
Diariapur is located at .
Urbanisation
93.55% of the population of Contai subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 6.45% of the population live in the urban areas and it is considerably behind Haldia subdivision in urbanization, where 20.81% of the population live in urban areas.
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
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, Dariapur had a total population of 1,375, of which 719 (52%) were males and 656 (48%) were females. There were 133 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Dariapur was 1,134 (91.30% of the population over 6 years).
Lighthouse
There is a tall lighthouse at Dariapur. The range of visibility is 19 sea miles. The construction of the present RCC lighthouse tower was completed in 1964 and the
PV equipment, consisting of a 230 V 70 W metal halide lamp and low maintenance batteries, was installed in 1999. Earlier there was a tall mild steel structure lighthouse tower 1 km east of the present site. It was erected in 1943 and dismantled in 1964. The PV equipment of the old tower was initially placed in the new tower and used till it was replaced by more effective equipment.
Kapalkundala temple
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee wrote his second novel ''
Kapalkundala'' in 1866.
it is a story of a forest-dwelling girl named Kapalkundala, who fell in love with and married a young man from the city, but eventually found that she was unable to adjust herself with city life. Following the success of Chatterjee’s first novel ''
Durgeshnandini
''Durgeshnandini'' ( bn, দুর্গেশনন্দিনী, ''Doorgeshnondini'', ''Daughter of the Feudal Lord'') is a Bengali language, Bengali Historical fiction, historical Romance novel, romance novel written by British India, Indian ...
'', he wrote ''Kapalkundala''. The story is set in Dariapur, where Chatterjee served as a Deputy Magistrate and Deputy Collector.
Kapalkundala temple has been declared a heritage site by the West Bengal Heritage Commission.
Dariapur picture gallery
File:Dariapur Lighthouse - East Midnapore 2016-06-18 4580-4582.tif, Dariapur Lighthouse
File:Believed Kapalkundala Mandir - Dariapur - East Midnapore 2016-06-18 4423-4425.tif, Kapalkundala Mandir – this is a renovated version of what locals believe was the temple Bankim Chandra Chaterjee refers to in his novel.
File:Siddheshwar Shiva Mandir - Dariapur - East Midnapore 2016-06-18 4355.JPG, Siddheswara Shiva temple
References
External links
{{Purba Medinipur District
Villages in Purba Medinipur district