Bolpur

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native_name = Bolpur | type = city | latd = 23.67 | longd = 87.72
locator_position = right | state_name = West Bengal
district = Birbhum
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altitude = 58
population_as_of = 2001
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Bolpur ( _bn. বোলপুর) is a municipality in Birbhum District in the state of West Bengal, India. It is 145 km north of Kolkata and is best known for the proximity to Visva Bharati, the university set up by Rabindranath Tagore the Nobel laureate poet. Given its proximity to Santiniketan and Sriniketan it is one of the seats of Culture and education in West Bengal.

Geography

Bolpur is located at coord|23.67|N|87.72|E|. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Bolpur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bolpur] ] It has an average elevation of 58 metres (190 feet). It becomes very hot in the summer months (above 40 degrees Celsius in April to July).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [GR|India] Bolpur had a population of 65,659. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bolpur has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 79% and female literacy of 66%. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.Bolpur is 2km away from Shantiniketan.

Politics

Tapan Hore of RSP won the Bolpur assembly seat from 1991 to 2006, defeating Chittaranjan Rakshit of AITC in 2006, Dr, Sushobhan Banerjee of AITC in 2001, Shibshankar Banerjee if INC in 1995 and Dr, Sushobhan Banerjee representing INC in 1984. Tarapada Ghosh of RSP defeated Dr, Sushobhan Banerjee of INC in 1987. Jyotsna Kumar Gupta of RSP defeated Dr, Sushobhan Banerjee of INC in 1982 and Gourhari Chandra of INC in 1977. [cite web | url = http://www.eci.gov.in/electionanalysis/AE/S25/partycomp284.htm
title = Partywise comparison since 1977 Assembly elections| accessdate = 2007-09-17 | last = | first = | work =284 - Bolpur Assembly Constituency | publisher = Election Commission of India]

Somnath Chatterjee has won in the Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency) from 1989 to 2004. [cite web | url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/GE2004/pollupd/pc/states/s25/partycomp41.htm
title = Partywise comparison since 1977 Lok Sabha elections| accessdate = 2007-09-17 | last = | first = | work =41 - Bolpur Parliamentary Constituency | publisher = Election Commission of India]

References

External links

* [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1041219/asp/calcutta/story_4148675.asp Around Bolpur] "The Telegraph", 19 December 2004
* [http://www.santiniketan.com/ From Bolpur to Santiniketan]

ee also

* Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency)