Bhagwanpur, West Bengal, India

Bhagabanpur I (community development
block) (also spelt as Bhagawanpur) is an
administrative division in Egra subdivision of
Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of
West Bengal. Bhagabanpur police station
serves this block. Headquarters of this block is
at Kajlagarh.[1][2]
History
Bhagwanpur is a historical place. A myth says
it was 'sadar' of an old king, whose 'Rajprasad'
was at 'Kajlagarh' (which is a tourist place
because of this 'Rajprasad', 12 km away from
Bhagabanpur). Also Bhagwanpur led all major
freedom movements at the time of
independence. Many people joined the 1942
Quit India movement. This block is thickly
populated and education is very high. Major
two religious -Hindu and Muslims peoples
reside there in harmony for long years.Peoples
are mainly agricultural farmers producing- rice,
jute, potato, vegetables, betel (sold in various
parts of India). Many peoples struggled in
Indian Freedom Movement and many of them
killed by British forces. Gandhi visited
bhagwanpur, Kakra, etc. villages during "Laban
Satyagraha" (Salt) movement. Some Muslims
are Urdu speaking. Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya
is a graduate College located at Bajkul in this
Block.
Geography
Bhagabanpur is located at 22°05′38″N
87°45′32″E / 22.094°N 87.759°E.
Bhagabanpur I community development block
has an area of 179.95 km2.[2]
Gram panchayats
Gram panchayats of Bhagabanpur I block are:
Benudia, Bhagbanpur, Bibhisanpur, Gurgram,
Kajalgarh, Kakra, Koatbarh, Mahammadpur I,
Mahammadpur II and Simulia.[3] The
Panchayet Samiti, all major offices and Block
Development office is located at Kajlagarh.
Transport
The place is accessible by bus. Direct buses are
plying from Howrah, Kolkata, Mecheda,
Tamluk, Egra, Jaleswar, Baleswar, Puri,
Midnapore city via Kharagpur city. The nearest
railway station is Bajkul (Deshpran rail station)
which is almost 1.5 km away from the place.
From there, Bhagwanpur can be reached by
bus, Taxi, tracker, etc. The name of the bus
stand is Shibbazar (named after a lord Shiba
temple at the bus stand).
Demographics
As per 2001 census, Bhagabanpur I block had
a total population of 198,868, out of which
101,548 were males and 97,320 were females.
Bhagabanpur I block registered a population
growth of 13.59 per cent during the 1991-2001
decade. Decadal growth for the combined
Midnapore district was 14.87 per cent.[2]
Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per
cent.[4]
Places of interests
There are sites those are popular and attract
tourists: 1. Kali Temple, 2. Ram Temple and 3.
Bhagabanpur Masjid 4.Syed Mazar 5. Kajlagarh
Raj Palace 6. Temple at Bhimeswari. Apart
from these there is a 'Sahid Bedi'. (That is a
temple like bedi, the top of which contains a
pot. Myths say this 'bedi' is in the memory of
the freedom fighters who died during a fight
with the British Police in 1942 and the pot
contains blood of those freedom fighters).A
children's park is going to be set up 2 km from
the Shib Bazar bus stand. Last but not the least,
the scenic beauty of every village is a great
treat to watch. Kalaberia bazar, Bhagabanpur
bazar, and Bhimeswari bazar are famous in
Bhagabanpur . Boating at Kalaberia is a great
adventure.
Banking & Finance
PNB, Mugbaria Gramin Bank, Bhagwanpur
Gramin Bank, SBI Bajkul branch, UBI Bajkul
branch, also a post office at Syed Bazar.
Education
There are many popular and famous schools -
1. Bhagwanpur High School 2. Kajlagarh High
School 3.Kalaberia P K High School 4.
Bhimeswari High School, 5. Kakara High
School, 6. Bajkul Janakalyan
School,7.Bibhishanpur High School(H.S.) are
among them. Peoples are highly educated and
qualified. A lots of Principals, Professors,
Doctors, Engineers, Technocrats, Teachers,
govt employees reside here. Dr Sk Masud
Hossain, Betuliachak Lalpur, is a reputed
scientist belonged from this area.
Health
There is Government Hospital named
Bhagwanpur Gramin Hospital, Kajlagarh
Hospital also here. There are lots of Nursing
Home, Clinics in Bhagwanpur.
Temple
There are Temples of Bhagwan Ramji, Mata
Sitarani and Brother Laksman besides the
Bajkul-Egra road at Bhagwanpur bus stand.
The temples at Kajlagarh, Bhimeswari are
famous. During poush Sankantri, various
mela, gramin mela