Patashpur is a Town in

Patashpur II Patashpur II (also spelled as Potashpur) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Egra subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.The headquarters in Pratapdighi. Geography Purba ...

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 Egra subdivision of

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

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History

According to Binoy Ghosh, the

Bargi Bargis were a light cavalry mercenary group of Maratha Empire's who indulged in large scale plundering of the countryside of western part of Bengal for about ten years (1741–1751) during the Maratha invasions of Bengal. Maratha invasions took ...

s ruled in Patashpur for many years. At that time Patashpur was not in Medinipur district. In 1760, Medinipur district came under control of the

East India Company The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southea ...

, and the Bargis used Patashpur as a base for looting the Medinipur area. In 1803, Odisha, along with Patashpur, came under control of the British.Ghosh, Binoy, ''Paschim Banger Sanskriti'', , part II, 1976 edition, page 143, Prakash Bhaban, Kolkata.

Geography

Police station

Patashpur police station has jurisdiction over

Patashpur I Patashpur I (also spelled as Potashpur) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Egra subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Purba Medinipur district is part of the ...

and

CD blocks. Patashpur police station covers an area of 354.09 km² with a population of 302,153. The police station is located at Kasba Patashpur.

Urbanisation

96.96% of the population of Egra subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 3.04% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district. 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 the map of Patashpur II CD block and subsequent alphabetical list of villages in the District Census Handbook, Purba Medinipur, Patashpur is a part of Kasbapatapur village. As per

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 ...

Kasbapatapur had a total population of 5,853 of which 3,037 (52%) were males and 2,816 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 918. The total number of literates in Kasbapatapur was 3,769 (76.37% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

The Patashpur-Temathani Road meets Egra-Patashpur-Amarshi-Bhagabanpur-Bajkul Road at Patashpur.

Healthcare

Patashpur Rural Hospital at Patashpur (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Patashpur II CD block. There are primary health centres at

Pratapdighi Pratapdighi is a village in Patashpur II CD block in Egra subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Pratapdighi is located at . CD block HQ The headquarters of Patashpur II CD block are l ...

(with 10 beds) and Argoal (with 10 beds).

References

{{Purba Medinipur District Villages in Purba Medinipur district