Patharchapuri

Patharchapuri পাথরচাপুড়ি Pathar Chapuri
village
Patharchapuri Patharchapuri Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°55′37″N 87°26′03″E / 23.92681°N 87.434293°ECoordinates: 23°55′37″N 87°26′03″E / 23.92681°N 87.434293°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Gram panchayat
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Suri
Website	birbhum.nic.in

Patharchapuri is a village under Suri police station in Birbhum District in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Suri.^[1]

Geography

Pathar Chapuri is located at 23°55′37″N 87°26′03″E / 23.92681°N 87.434293°E.

History

A Muslim saint named Shah Meheboob but commonly known as Data Saheb is said to have been gifted with miraculous powers and he used to cure dangerous diseases by applying ash.^[1] He died on 10 Choitro 1298 according to the Bengali calendar.^[2][3]

Khan Bahadur, the Zamindar of Sekedda, initiated the organisation of a fair at Patharchapuri. He was the first president of the Mazar Maintenance Committee set up in 1918 by J.C.Dutta the District Magistrate. In 1933, Bijoychand Mahtab of Bardhaman Raj gifted the land.^[2]

Culture

The tomb of Data Saheb in the village is frequented by many visitors.^[1] A fair is held on 10–12 Choitro commemorating the death anniversary of Data Saheb. Lakhs of pilgrims assemble at Patharchapuri during the occasion.^[1][2]

References

1. "Patharchapuri". Tourism in Birbhum. District administration. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
2. Mukhopadhyay, Aditya, Birbhumer Mela, Paschim Banga, Birbhum Special Issue, p. 213, (in Bengali), February 2006, Information and Culture Dept., Government of West Bengal
3. O’Malley, L.S.S., ICS, Birbhum, Bengal District Gazetteers, p. 138, first published 1910, 1996 reprint, Government of West Bengal