Chondrapur

Chondrapur চন্দ্রপুর
village
Chondrapur Show map of West Bengal Chondrapur Show map of India Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°59′30″N 87°30′15″E / 23.9916°N 87.50425°E / 23.9916; 87.50425Coordinates: 23°59′30″N 87°30′15″E / 23.9916°N 87.50425°E / 23.9916; 87.50425
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	731127 ^[1]
Lok Sabha constituency	Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Rampurhat
Website	birbhum.nic.in
CD Block =Mohammad Bazar

Chondrapur(চন্দ্রপুর) is a village in the Birbhum district of the Indian state of West Bengal. A temple dedicated to the worship of the Shakti god Dwarbasini is situated in Chondrapur.^[2]

Demographics

Chondrapur is a remote village with a population composed of Hindus and tribal groups. It is administrated under the Hinglow gram panchayat. Chondrapur has one primary school, established in 1946 .^[3] This village is under two mouzas polon and Hinglow.^[4]

Climate

This village is made of red soil, that's why it is too hot in summer. It crosses its temperature above 40 °C in April to June. But in winter it becomes so low as 5 - 10 °C. Rainfall is same as whole birbhum district.^[5]

Culture

Many festivals occur in Chondrapur. Poush Mela, the main festival of the village, is held at the grounds of a temple dedicated to the Shakti goddess Dwarbasini. During the month of Boisakh (corresponding to April/May), festivals dedicated to the Hindu deities Manasa and Dharmathakur occur.

map of Chondrapur and Dwarbasini at Birbhum , West Bengal, India

References

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