Thakurnagar is a town in the Indian state of

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

. It is close to the border with

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

. It is situated on the east side of the

Jessore Road Jessore Road is a road connecting Shyambazar through Dum Dum, both neighbourhoods in Kolkata, India, to Jessore in Bangladesh. While the Dum Dum-Barasat sector is now part of NH 12, the Barasat-Petrapole sector is now part of NH 112. It conti ...

. Thakurnagar is famous for "Baruni Mela".

History

Thakurnagar was actually a vast jungle. It was a place filled with many muslims. P.R. Thakur and his gang killed many muslims and extorted them. Muslims were also raped. That's the original culture and conduct of P. R. Thakur's cult. Christians were persecuted, killed, raped and extorted. Thakurnagar is named after Pramath Ranjan Thakur, the great-grandson of the founder of the Hindu Matuan movement,

Harichand Thakur Harichand Thakur (হরিচাঁদ ঠাকুর) (30 March 1812 – 5 March 1878), worked among the untouchable people of Bengal Presidency. He formed the Matua sect of Hindus. Life Harichand Thakur was born in a Namashudra (or avarn ...

. Due to the Thakurs' significance to the Matua Mahasangha, the village is considered the "Mecca of Matuas." Today, Thakurnagar is best known for the nearby Thakur Bari ("House of the Thakurs" in English). Thakurnagar is also known for its large flower market. It hosts a famous Baruni Mela.

Geography

Location

Thakurnagar is located 63.4 km northeast of

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

. It is to the east of the

border. There have been reports of the formation of a Thakurnagar municipality in near future. However, as of May 2018, no notification has been issued to that effect.

Area overview

The area shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883. At the time of

Partition of Bengal (1947) The Partition of Bengal in 1947, part of the Partition of India, divided the British Indian province of Bengal based on the Radcliffe Line between the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan. The Hindu-majority West Bengal became a stat ...

the

Radcliffe Line The Radcliffe Line was the boundary demarcated between the Indian and Pakistani portions of the Punjab Province and Bengal Presidency of British India. It was named after Cyril Radcliffe, who, as the joint chairman of the two boundary commissi ...

placed the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district. It is a flat plain located in the lower Ganges Delta. In the densely populated area, 16.33% of the population lives in the urban areas and 83.67% 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.

Health concern

The ground water in North 24 Parganas district is affected by arsenic contamination.

Demographics

In 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 ...

, Thakurnagar was not identified as a separate city. The population is included in that of nearby cities, but it is not differentiated in the census records. In 2014 West Bengal Government Decided.In 2014,Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced to make Thakurnagar Municipality.

References

{{North 24 Parganas District Villages in North 24 Parganas district