Mayureswar
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = West Bengal
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Birbhum
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| population_total = 11,142
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Bengali, English
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 731213 (Mayureswar)
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| area_code = 03462
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Mayureswar is a village and gram panchayat in Mayureswar II CD Block in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Name
The name Mayūreswar is derived from Sanskrit Mayūreśvara, which is itself the name of a temple by the Mayurakshi or Mor river.{{cite journal |last1=Beames |first1=John |author1-link=John Beames |title=Notes on Akbar's Súbahs, with Reference to the Aín-i Akbarí |journal=The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland |date=1896 |issue=Jan. 1896 |pages=83–136 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/25207777 |access-date=5 June 2023}}{{rp|96}} Other variants of the name include Maureswar{{cite book |last1=Hunter |first1=W. W. |author1-link=William Wilson Hunter |title=A Statistical Account of Bengal, Volume IV. Districts of Bardwan, Bankura, and Birbhum |date=1877 |pages=342–3 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55883/page/n339}} and Moresar or Molesar.{{rp|96}}
History
John Beames identified Mayureswar with the "Mudesar" of the Ain-i Akbari, which is listed as a mahal in sarkar Tanda.{{rp|96}}
It was listed with an assessed revenue of 1,503,352 dams.{{cite book |last1=Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak |author1-link=Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak |translator-last1=Jarrett |translator-first1=Henry Sullivan |title=The Ain-i-Akbari |date=1891 |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bengal |location=Calcutta |url=https://archive.org/details/ainiakbarivolum00mubgoog |access-date=21 January 2021}}{{rp|130}}
As of 1877, Mayureswar was described as the seat of the pargana of Darin Maureswar. The village's inhabitants were described as primarily engaged in sericulture and silk spinning.
Geography
{{OSM Location map
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|mark-coord2={{coord|24|33|25|N|87|51|54|E}} | label-pos2=right|label2=Ambhua | numbered2=CT| mark-title2= Ambhua (CT)|
|mark-coord3={{coord|24|33|43|N|87|48|44|E}} | label-pos3=left|label3=Barua Gopalpur| numbered3=CT| mark-title3= Barua Gopalpur (CT)|
|mark-coord4={{coord|24|27|45|N|87|55|30|E}} | label-pos4=left|label4=Kashimnagar| numbered4=CT| mark-title4= Kashimnagar (CT)|
|mark-coord5={{coord|24|7|20|N|87|53|25|E}} | label-pos5=right|label5=Bishnupur| numbered5=CT| mark-title5= Bishnupur, Birbhum (CT)|
|mark-coord6={{coord|24|4|45|N|87|44|50|E}} | label-pos6=right|label6=Fatehpur| numbered6=CT| mark-title6= Fatehpur, Birbhum (CT)|
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|mark-coord11={{coord|24|6|30|N|87|47|50|E}} | label-pos11=left|label11= Tarapith| numbered11=R| mark-title11= Tarapith (R)|shape-color11=#A40000
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|mark-coord19={{coord|24|3|15|N|87|41|43|E}} | label-pos19=left|label19= Madian| numbered19=R| mark-title19= Madian, Birbhum (R)|shape-color19=#A40000
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=Location=
Kotasur, the CD Block headquarters, is 10 km away from Mayureswar. Suri, the district headquarters, is 30 km away.{{cite web | url = https://villageinfo.in/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-ii/mayureswar.html| title = Indian Village Directory|work= Mayureswar| publisher = villageinfo.in |accessdate = 11 February 2018}}
=Police station=
Mayureswar police station has jurisdiction over Mayureswar I and Mayureswar II CD Blocks.{{cite web| url = http://birbhum.nic.in/dept/BAES_DIST_STAT_BK_2008.pdf |title = District Statistical Handbook 2008, Birbhum |work = Table 2.1 | publisher= Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics, Government of West Bengal | accessdate = 30 January 2018}}{{cite web| url = http://birbhumpolice.org/policestation.php |title = Birbhum Police |work = Police Stations | publisher= West Bengal Police| accessdate = 30 January 2018}}
=Gram panchayat=
Villages in Mayureswar gram panchayat are: Brahmanbahara, Chaulja, Kamarhati, Kushtor, Mayureswar, Paramtor and Singari.
=Overview=
The northern portion of Rampurhat subdivision (shown in the map alongside) is part of the Nalhati Plains, a sub-micro physiographic region, and the southern portion is part of the Brahmani-Mayurakshi Basin, another sub-micro physiographic region occupying the area between the Brahmani in the north and the Mayurakshi in the south. There is an occasional intrusion of Rajmahal Hills, from adjoining Santhal Parganas, towards the north-western part of the subdivision. On the western side is Santhal Parganas and the border between West Bengal and Jharkhand can be seen in the map. Murshidabad district is on the eastern side. A small portion of the Padma River and the border with Bangladesh (thick line) can be seen in the north-eastern corner of the map.{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1908_PART_A_DCHB_BIRBHUM.pdf |title = District Census Handbook Birbhum, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Page 15: Physiography | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| accessdate = 30 January 2018}} 96.62% of the population of Rampurhat subdivision live the rural areas and 3.38% of the population live in the urban areas.{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census - Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 30 January 2018 }}
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Mayureswar had a total population of 11,142 of which 5,650 (51%) were males and 5,492 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,502. The total number of literates in Mayureswar was 6,521 (67.65% of the population over 6 years).{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 1 February 2018 }}
Transport
SH 11, running from Mohammad Bazar to Ranaghat, passes near Mayureswar.Google maps Nearest railway station is Gadadharpur.{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Gadadharpur,+Gadadharpur,+West+Bengal/Mayureswar,+West+Bengal/@24.0009254,87.689553,11456m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x39f9fa0c1b14f05d:0x4a6be1cbe5b2ebbf!2m2!1d87.69182!2d24.0132!1m5!1m1!1s0x39f9f1762671dd0b:0x691a8dae75358b84!2m2!1d87.764033!2d23.987986!3e0|title=Gadadharpur to Mayureswar}}
Post Office
Mayureswar has a delivery sub post office, with PIN 731213, under Suri head office. Branch offices using the same PIN are situated at Brahmanbahara, Chhamna, Chhototurigram, Daspalsa, Kaleswar, Kanutia, Kotasur, Kuliara, Kusumi, Mohurapur and Parulia.{{cite web | url = http://pincodezip.in/pincode/west-bengal/birbhum/birbhum | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170715031911/http://pincodezip.in/pincode/west-bengal/birbhum/birbhum | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 15 July 2017 | title = Birbhum Postal Zip Code Finder by Post Office | publisher = pincodezip.in |accessdate = 1 February 2018}}
Culture
Kripanath Smriti Pathagar, a government-sponsored library at Mayureswar, was established in 1979. It has its own pucca building.{{cite web | url = http://wbpublibnet.gov.in/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/uploads/district_library/gov_Birbhum.pdf | title = List of Govt. Sponsored Libraries in the district of BIRBHUM | publisher = Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 1 February 2018}}
References
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Category:Villages in Birbhum district
Category:Parganas of sarkar Tanda listed in the Ain-i-Akbari