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Dubrajpur is a town and a municipality in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Dubrajpur is a major business town in Birbhum District, Mostly Controlled by Bengali and Marwari Society. The Current Chairman of Dubrajpur Municipality is Shri Pijush Pandey and current MLA is Shri Anup Saha. WBPDCL BKTPP Dam[Nil Nirjon Dam] is one of the major Tourist Attraction




History


The town of Dubrajpur, was administered by the by Mallabhum kingdom during the medieval Indian period in the 13th century. There is a Tuberculosis sanatorium established in 1954 and closed in 2000. It was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.




Geography






= Location

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Dubrajpur is located at 23.8°N 87.38°E / 23.8; 87.38. It has an average elevation of 77 metres (252 feet).




= Connectivity

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The place has good connectivity with the rest of the state as well as other states such as Jharkhand, Bihar, Assam. NH 60 passes right through the place which connects the place with North Bengal, Bankura & Paschim Bardhaman districts. SH 14 connects the place with Panagarh in Paschim Bardhaman and Moregram in Murshidabad district. The Dubrajpur Railway Station under Asansol division of Eastern Railways provides connectivity with Kolkata, Andal, Durgapur, Asansol, Sainthia, Rampurhat, Malda and many other major stations.




= Mama Bhagne

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Near Dubrajpur town there is a hill named Mama Bhagne. A large number of large sized rocks are found in the area. Two remarkable pieces of these rocks were known as Mama and Bhagne (maternal uncle and nephew). Subsequently, the entire area came to be known as Mama Bhagne. Mama Bhagne pahar (hill) is now a picnic and tourist spot.




Demographics


As of 2001 India census, Dubrajpur had a population of 32,752. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dubrajpur has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65% and, female literacy is 46%. In Dubrajpur, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.




Mythology


It is believed that when Rama decided to attack Ravana, he found it necessary to throw a bridge across the straits for the conveyance of his troops, he drove in his aerial chariot to the Himalayas, picked up what stones he needed and drove back. As he was passing Dubrajpur his horses took fright and tilted up the chariot and so some stones fell out. These are the stones at Mama Bhagne.
There is another legend to the effect that they were collected by Viswakarma, at the command of Shiva, to erect in one night a second Kasi. When he collected the rocks and was about to commence work, day dawned, so he left.




External links


Media related to Dubrajpur at Wikimedia Commons




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Daftar kota sensus di India tahun 2001
• Daftar kota sensus di India tahun 2011
• Dubrajpur
• Dubrajpur Assembly constituency
• Dubrajpur railway station
• Dubrajpur (community development block)
• Dubrajpur, Paschim Medinipur
• Birbhum district
• Mama Bhagne
• Bakreshwar
• Panagarh–Morgram Highway
• National Highway 14 (India)