History
Zomidar Choudhary Laxmi Narayan Sarangi, son of Jomidar Raybahadur Akshaynarayan Sarangi, ruled in it approximately 100 years ago. He was born on 1877 AD and was the 3rd Jomidar of Rohini Zamidar /Raj estate. He was the jomidar of Rohini, Datan including 12- 17 more areas. He gave many lands to many temples and schools. He established Rohini CRD High school in village Rohini . He also established a hospital in that area ( Akshay Narayan Databya Chikitsalay ). He gave Hatibandhi Playground and Rohini CRD High school playground to two High schools of Rohini . He gave 40 acres of land to Puri Jagannath Temple Where Tulsi Plants are cultivate for Lord Jagannath .The great person breathed his last on 1949 at the age of 72 .Mythology
The local persons believe that Lord Rama king of Ayodhya once came here and established a Shiv linga to worship in Rameshwar. A herbal plant Ramdatun spread from Rameshwar.Geography
Location
Rohini is located at . Rohini is situated on the banks of the Dulung River which is connected to the Subarnarekha River. The Rohini gram panchayat contains the following villages: *Rohini *Ranjitpur *HatiBandhi *Akashpura *Praharajpur *Andhari *Tentuli It has been awarded the ''Rashtrapati Purashkar'' (presidential award) for developing a rural drainage system.Area overview
Jhargram subdivision, the only one in Jhargram district, shown in the map alongside, is composed of hills, mounds and rolling lands. It is rather succinctly described in the ''District Human Development Report'', 2011 (at that time it was part of Paschim Medinipur district), “The western boundary is more broken and picturesque, for the lower ranges of the Chhotanagpur Hills line the horizon, the jungle assumes the character of forest, and large trees begin to predominate. The soil, however, is lateritic, a considerable area is unproductive, almost uninhabited, especially in the extreme north-west where there are several hills over 1000 feet in height. The remainder of the country is an almost level plain broken only by the sand hills.”3.48% of the population lives in urban areas and 96.52% lives in the rural areas. 20.11% of the total population belonged toDemographics
According to theCivic administration
CD block HQ
The headquarters of Sankrail CD block are located at Rohini.Education
Rohini has the following Educational Institutions: *Rohini Junior Basic School *Rohini C.R.D. High School (HS) *Rohini Valika Vidyalaya (HS) *Rohini Morning Star SchoolCulture
Rohini is the birthplace of Rasikananda Mahaprabhu of Vaishnabh religion. Rohini is known for its cultural heritage and became a center of education after independence by the help of rohini (raj bari). The library, Ramnarayan Pathagar has helped many researchers with its rich collection of rare books. Ranjitpur is the birthplace of famous contemporary Bengali poet Late Amar Sarangi.Places to Visit
The following are places of interest in Rohini: *Rameshwar Temple on the bank of Subarnarekha River *Rasikananda Mahaprabhu's birthplace & Temple *Rohini jomidar bari (raj bari), the palace of Zomidar Choudhary Laxmi Narayan Sarangi *Ramnarayan Pathagar (Ranjitpur) *Picnic Spot () on the Subarnarekha river bed developed by Sankrail block * *Bhramargarh - connected to an ancient love story *Neel Kuthi- although in ruins *Rohini Shiv and sitala temple, near raj bari *Radhakanta mandir, near raj bariReferences
External links
* http://www.midnapore.in {{Jhargram District Villages in Jhargram district