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Chandrakona is a town and a municipality in the
Ghatal subdivision Ghatal subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Subdivisions Paschim Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions, after separation of Jhargram ...
of
Paschim Medinipur district Paschim Medinipur district or West Midnapore district (also known as Midnapore West) is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the Partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur and Purba M ...
in the state of
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,
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. The city is located between
Ghatal Ghatal is a city and a municipality in Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Ghatal subdivision. History In ancient times, when Tamralipta was an active port, Ghatal had its own ‘Bandar’ (port), 3&n ...
and
Garhbeta Garbeta is a census town in the Garhbeta I CD block in the Medinipur Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is on the bank of the Shilabati. ''Gar'' in Bengali means a nullah. The boundary o ...
. The king – Chandraketu was the founder of the kingdom of Chandrakona. In Ain-E-Akbari it was mentioned as ‘Mana’.


Geography


Location

Chandrakona is located at . It has an average elevation of 28 metres (91 feet).


Area overview

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar CIE ( bn, ঈশ্বর চন্দ্র বিদ্যাসাগর; 26 September 1820 – 29 July 1891), born Ishwar Chandra Bandyopadhyay, was an Indian educator and social reformer of the nineteenth century. ...
, scholar, social reformer and a key figure of the
Bengal Renaissance Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...
, was born at
Birsingha Birsingha is a large village located in Ghatal Block of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. ''Birsingha'' village is famous for the birthplace of the great Bengali social reformer and the author of ''Varna Parichay'' Pandit Ishwar Chandra ...
on 26 September 1820. Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has
alluvial Alluvium (from Latin ''alluvius'', from ''alluere'' 'to wash against') is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluv ...
soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once. 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. 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 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 ...
, Chandrakona had a total population of 23,629 of which 11,977 (51%) were males and 11,652 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 2,526. The total number of literate persons in Chandrakona was 17,564 (83.23% of the population over 6 years). India
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, Chandrakona Municipality had a population of 20,400. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Chandrakona has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 73% and female literacy of 58%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.


Civic administration


CD Block HQ

The headquarters of
Chandrakona II Chandrakona II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography In Chandrakona II CD block is a flat deltaic country intersec ...
Block are located at Chandrakona.


Police station

Chandrakona police station has jurisdiction over Chandrakona,
Khirpai Khirpai, also known as Kshirpai, is a city and a municipality in the Ghatal subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. The city is situated between Ghatal and Chandrakona, near the banks of the rivers Shil ...
and
Ramjibanpur Ramjibanpur is a city and a municipality in the Ghatal subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Ramjibanpur is located at . It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 fee ...
municipalities and
Chandrakona I Chandrakona I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography In Chandrakona I CD block is a flat deltaic country intersected ...
and
Chandrakona II Chandrakona II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography In Chandrakona II CD block is a flat deltaic country intersec ...
CD Blocks.


Economy

The main economy is dependent on
agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...
. Some of the main
agricultural Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating Plant, plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of Sedentism, sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of Domestication, domesticated species created food ...
products are rice, potato and jute. Only large scale industry here is formed by about 20 cold storages of potato. A few of the percentage of the people are government employees, School Teachers and employed in other small private sectors. The financial status of most of the people is in middle class and lower middle class category.


Banking

The oldest bank in Chandrakona is United Commercial Bank (UCO). Apart from this other three esteemed nationalized banks have branches in this city. Those are State Bank of India (SBI), United Bank of India (UBI) and Canara Bank. Also Punjab National Bank has a branch at Kalikapur, which is adjacent to Chandrakona municipality. From 1 April 2021 as per govt india directive united bank of india and oriental bank of commerce merged with Punjab national Bank, so the ubi branch in chandrakona town has become Punjab national bank's branch office. The private Bandhan Bank has an operational branch here as well. One of the famous co-operative bank in Bengal, "Tamluk Ghatal Central Co-operative Bank" has an older branch here, which assists people for more than two decades. Other than those, few micro finance organizations operate from here. Their business and financial transactions basically deal with comparatively poor people in this city. Those are like "Chandrakona Samabay Samiti", "Bala Samabay Samiti", "Smartkart Financial Planners" etc. The city has one CSP from Bank of India, which is located at Jayantipur.


Chandrakona Film City

The world's largest film city, the
Prayag Film City The Prayag Film City, also known as the Midnapore Film City or Chandrakona Film City or Bengal film city is an integrated film city, located at Chandrakona, West Midnapore, 165 km from Kolkata. Built by the Prayag Group, ...
, an integrated film-making complex and one-stop entertainment destination, is scheduled to open in phases beginning in 2012. See also -
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History

A traceable history of Chandrakona and its adjoining areas begins to emerge about 690 A.D. when the Malla Dynasty was founded at Bishnupur. It must have been at that time a prosperous place, but not much else is certain. Historically, it was turbulent times; the anarchical period known as ''Matsyanyaya'' (মাৎসানঔয়) in the history of Bengal. But tucked into the less-populated, forest covered fringes of the Chotonagpur plateau, the kingdom of Bishnupur lived by its own standards. And thanks to its excellent supply-system of agriculturally rich areas irrigated by river Shilaboti and its canals, Chandrakona grew in eminence, though gradually. Its proximity to the Puri route helped greatly, since it remained a part of Utkal or Orissa for a considerable period beginning early 13th century. The Jagannath temple had been completed only half a century ago. 17th century scholar Jagamohan Pandit, in his Sanskrit geography-text ''Deshavali Vivriti'', described Chandrakona as an important place in Bhan Desh - a land lying between the rivers Kangsabati and Shilaboti; a rich land where quality jute grew in abundance and sustained a renowned jute-textile industry. Cotton also grew, and the cotton-textile industry was almost equally famous. Its rivers and waterbodies yielded abundant fish and sustained a large population of fishermen. This prosperity was gained even as the Mughals and the Pathans clashed over the terrain for dominance till the former emerged victorious. The political stability required for this prosperity came Chandrakona's way as the chief of a Rajput contingent, Indraketu, established almost independent rule here in the early 15th century. At about the same time another Rajput, Gajapati Singh, assumed the rule of Bagri, lying west of Chandrakona. These two tiny kingdoms fought each other several times during the next centuries, so that their family trees and fate became inextricably entangled. Chandrakona thrived during the century-long rule of the Ketu kings. The town probably got its name from the third of them - Chandraketu. Jogesh Chandra Basu, a scholar on the history of Medinipur, says that Chandrakona was previously known as ''Mana''. Chandraketu ruled during the early decades of the fifteenth century. The Gurudwara of Chandrakona dates from this time. Guru Nanakji and Mardanaji came to Chandrakona in 1510 on their way to Puri and set up a ''manji'' here which has now evolved into a gurudwara revered and visited by Sikhs from different parts of the state. During Mughal rule Chandrakona retained its status of a semi-independent kingdom. By the middle of the 16th century Birbhan Singh, a Chauhan, began a new line of rulers. They efficiently ruled over the town for about 150 years, till in the early eighteenth century Maharaj Kirtichandra of Burdwan overthrew Raghunath Singh, the last of them. However, most of what constitutes the glory of Chandrakona, its temple complexes and its large tanks, tell us of the interest the Bhan rulers took in public works as well as of their patronage of religion and art. The legendary prosperity of Chandrakona, a town with fifty-two market places and a network of fifty-three inter-linked roads, owed itself to the efficient administration of the Bhan rulers. Chandrakona came under the British East India Company in 1760. The textile industry was most hardly hit as a consequence. The famous weavers of Chandrakona had either to re-locate or to take up farming as profession. However, the town held its own as an important centre of trade and commerce. In the nineteenth century Chandrakona was known for producing quality brass utensils. It got its municipal administration in 1869 and Beverley's Census Report of Bengal, 1872, records that the town had a population of 21,311; that is to say, almost equal to its present population. Once a part of Hooghly district, the town was incorporated into the Ghatal subdivision of Medinipur district in 1872. Over the next six decades the population of the town depleted alarmingly. In 1931, it was reported to have a population of a little over 6000. Like its more famous neighbour Bishnupur, Chandrakona may also be termed a temple town. Its temples display the blending of several architectural styles - the Odissi Rekha-Deul, the
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and
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styles of Bengal, and so on. Some of them, like the one at Mitrasenpur, are decorated with excellent terracotta plates depicting events from the Mahabharata and the Avatars of Vishnu. The ''pancharatna'' temple of Malleswar is also a grand structure. But most of these temples have become dilapidated, and hardly any effort is being made to preserve these heritage structures. In addition to the temples, there are three ''Asthal''s i.e. monastic establishments of the
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Ramanuja sampradaya hailing from the spiritual lineage of the
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. The eminence of the Dharmathakur cult in Chandrakona points to the co-existence for centuries of Brahminical and non-Brahminical religions. Several
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images are found at Gobindapur, Narahipur and Jayantipur localities of Chandrakona. The ''Shivagajan'' festival at the end of the Bengali year, one of the major religious festivals in Chandrakona, is also reminiscent of pre-Aryan rituals.


Transportation

Chandrakona is well connected by roads/highways to state capital
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and other important towns of South Bengal including Medinipur (42 km South West), Burdwan, Bankura, Haldia, Kharagpur, and Tarakeswar. State Highway 4 (West Bengal) connects the town to National Highway 6 (Kolkata-Mumbai) at Mechogram (60 km South East). The nearest railway station is Chandrakona Road railway station, 20 km West. Locals use bicycles and motorbikes for transportation within the town. Rickshaws, Battery operated rickshaws and cabs are also available.


Education

There are schools and colleges in Chandrakona Town. Institute of Science & Technology is a technology-oriented private college established in 2005. This institute is affiliated to
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. It is an emerging
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and
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college in
West Medinipur district Paschim Medinipur district or West Midnapore district (also known as Midnapore West) is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the Partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur and Purba M ...
as well as in
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. There is also another college named Chandrakona Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya, which is under
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. The schools of Chandrakona Town are Chandrakona Jirat High School, Kalyanshri J D Girls School, Malleswarpur Sarada Vidyapith High School and Atasi Smriti High School. There is also a non-governmental educational organization to help the poor meritorious students named Rakshabandhan For Education. Under Chandrakona Block-II, there is a village named Kiageria, 3 km from the town. In this village, a non-conventional school called School in the Cloud has been organized and established by Sarbik Palli Kalyan Kendra, a 27-year-old non-governmental organization. This school allows village children aged four to fourteen years old to learn subjects on their own through the Internet and Skype without teachers (self-organized learning environment). This system has been introduced worldwide by Professor Dr.
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Health

There is a hospital in Chandrakona town. People of Chandrakona and its nearest areas mainly depend on that hospital.


Culture

"The number of temples that are still there in Chandrakona is a matter of wonder." -
Binoy Ghosh Binoy Ghosh (14 June 1917 – 24 July 1980) was a journalist, sociologist, writer, literary critic and researcher. His ''Paschim Banger Sanskriti'' won the Rabindra Puraskar in 1959.Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali (editors), 1976/1998, ' ...
, historianGhosh, Binoy, ''Paschim Banger Sanskriti'', , part II, 1976 edition, pages 95- 97, Prakash Bhaban, Kolkata. Chandrakona and its surrounding areas have numerous temples, some built of laterite, and some are brick-built. These temples are superb articulation of local architectural styles and present a wide array of terracotta decoration. Unfortunately, many of the temples have fallen, a few have been distastefully painted or spoiled by inexperienced restoration and others lie uncared for. Chandrakona has a rich heritage and can successfully share it with others. David J. McCutchion mentions: * The Jor-Bangla temple at Dakshinbazar as laterite built, possibly in the 17th century, with extensive
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work, measuring 28’ 4” x 26’. * The Jhulanmandir in the Thakurbari as a ''
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'' on an elongated base, laterite built, largely plain, measuring 30’ 9” x 20’. * The Lalji temple as a low-towered ''at-chala'', laterite-built with stucco figures, measuring, 36’9” x 23’ 9”. * The Mallesvara temple as a pancha-ratna with ridged rekha turrets and porch on triple archway, laterite-built possibly in the 18th century, with stucco figures, measuring around 26’ square. * The Santinatha Shiva temple at Mitrasenpur, built in 1828, with rich terracotta, measuring 19’ 6” square. * The Parvatinatha temple as a standard ''saptdasa-ratna'' (17 pinacled), built in the 19th century, with rich terracotta and stucco, measuring around 21’ 6”. * The Shiva temple, beside Kankali temple, 19th century built, with terracotta decorations, measuring 9' 1" square. * Bardhan's temple near Thakurbari as a small flat roofed or chandni type, laterite-built, plain, measuring 12’ 9” x 19’ 7”. * The Anantadeva temple at Mitrasenpur as a small flat roofed or chandni type, with terracotta decorations, built in 1899, measuring 12’ 10” * The Dadhivamna temple in Gobindapur as a small flat roofed or chandni type, with terracotta decorations, measuring 14’3” x 13’ 10”. * The Jagannath temple in Gosai Bazar as a small flat roofed or chandni type, plain, measuring 19’ 5” x 17’ 6”. * The Raghunatha temple at Gazipur as a flat roofed or ''chandni'' type, with curved cornice, laterite-built with stucco work, measuring 16’ 3” x 16’ 6”. * The Radhaballava temple at Mitrasenpur as a flat roofed or ''chandni'' type, with curved cornice, laterite-built in 1781, with stucco work, measuring 17’ 2” x 16’ 8”. * The Raghunatha temple as ''rekha-deul'' or ''pirha-deul'' having a ''pirha''
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with base dimension larger than the main temple, laterite built with stucco figures, measuring 15’ 6” square + 19’ 2” square.


See also

File:Malleshwar Shiva Temple at Malleswarpur area of Chandrakona at Paschim Medinipur district 07.jpg, Malleswara Shiva Temple – one of the oldest temples in Chandrakona File:Jorbangla temple at Chandrakona located at Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal 13.jpg, Chandrakona Jorbangla Temple - built in the 17th century it is one of the earliest Jorbangla temples in Bengal File:Santinath Siva temple at Mitrasenpur area of Chandrakona town in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district Of West Benga 13.jpg, Shantinatha Shiva Temple – with exquisite terracotta relief File:17 pinnacled Parbatinath Temple in Raghunathpur area at Chandrakona Town In Paschim Medinipur district 14.jpg, Parvatinatha Temple – large 17-pinnacled show-piece of Chandrakona File:Pancha Ratna Shyamchandrajiu Temple at Jayantipur area of Chandrakona Town in Paschim Medinipur district 11.jpg,
Jayantipur Jayantipur is a village in the Chandrakona II CD block in the Ghatal subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Jayantipur is located at . Area overview Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, ...
, located nearby in Chandrakona II CD block File:Pancha Ratna Gopimohanjiu temple at Baikunthapur near Chandrakona town of Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal 15.jpg,
Baikunthapur Baikunthapur is a village in the Cooch Behar II CD block in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in West Bengal, India Geography Location Baikunthapur is located at . Baikunthapur i ...
, located nearby in Chandrakona II CD block


Chandrakona picture gallery

File:Anantadeva Dalan temple in Mitrasenpur area of Chandrakona Town at Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 20.jpg, Anantadeva ''dalan'' temple in Mitrasenpur, built in 1899 File:Anantadeva Dalan temple in Mitrasenpur area of Chandrakona Town at Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 04.jpg, Terracotta and stucco work in Anantadeava temple File:Nabaratna Buro Shiva temple at Dakshin Bazar area of Chandrakona town in Paschim Medinipur district. 01.jpg, ''Nava-ratna'' Buro Shiva temple at Dakshin Bazar File:Nabaratna Buro Shiva temple at Dakshin Bazar area of Chandrakona town in Paschim Medinipur district. 03.jpg, Terracotta plaques and stucco work at Buro Shiva temple File:Aatchala Khalsa Shiva Temple at Chandrakona Town in Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 07.jpg, ''At-chala'' Khalsa Shiva temple built in 1865 by tambuli merchants File:Pancha Ratna Radha Gobinda Temple at Ilambazar area of Chandrakona Town 06.jpg, ''Pancha-ratna'' Radha Gobinda temple at Ilalmbazar, belongs to the Chabri family, built in 1870 File:Pancha Ratna Radha Gobinda Temple at Ilambazar area of Chandrakona Town 04.jpg, Radhagobinda temple – unskilled restoration work has ruined terracotta plaques File:Pancha Ratna Radha Gobinda Temple at Ilambazar area of Chandrakona Town 15.jpg, Plaque on the gate of the enclosure of Radhagobinda temple File:Nabaratna Radha Rasikraya temple in Lalbazar area of Chandrakona Town in Paschim Medinipur district 02.jpg, ''Nava-ratna'' Radha Rasikraya temple at Lalbazar, built in the 19th century File:Ragunathbari Group of Temples at Chandrakona Town of Medinipur district in West Bengal 11.jpg, Raghunathbari Thakubari built in 1831 by Maharaja Tej Chandra of Burdwan File:Aatchala Shantinath Shiva Temple at Gosaibazar area of Chandrakona Town in Paschim Medinipur 01.jpg, ''At-chala'' Shantinath Shiva temple at Gosaibazar File:Santinath Shiva Temple of Ilambazar Area at Chandrakona town in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal 05.jpg, ''Pancha-ratna'' Santinath Shiva temple at Ilambazar


Healthcare

Chandrakona Rural Hospital, with 60 beds at Chandrakona, is the major government Chandrakona II CD block.


References


External links


Noticeboard of Medinipur... News, Photo Gallery, Classified and many more

Paschim Medinipur District Official Website

Purba Medinipur District Official Website

Midnapore - Website for East and West Midnapore



Institute of Science & Technology, Chandrakona

We Restore, Let's preserve our heritage (An initiative, demanding the conservation of the historical structures of medieval ages of Chandrakona like Palace of King, various temples etc.)
{{Municipalities of West Bengal Cities and towns in Paschim Medinipur district