Barakar

Barakar
—  town  —
Barakar
Location of Barakar
in West Bengal and India
Coordinates
Country India
State West Bengal
District(s) Bardhaman
sharma
Parliamentary constituency Asansol
Assembly constituency Kulti
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Website bardhaman.gov.in/

Barakar (Bengali: বরাকর) is a town in Asansol subdivision of Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal. It is situated at the border of the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The Grand Trunk Road passes through Barakar. The town is located on the banks of Barakar River.

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Geography

The Asansol-Durgapur region is composed of undulating latterite region. This area lies between two mighty rivers – the Damodar and the Ajay. They flow almost parallel to each other in the region – the average distance between the two rivers is around 30 km. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared.[1] At the western fringe of the area the Barakar forms the boundary with Jharkhand.

Demographics

It mainly consists of Bengalis and Marwaris.

Economy

It is mainly a trade centre and surrounded by numerous refractories and other small factories. The place basically consists of a straight road consisting mainly of commercial establishments and residential areas thereafter.

Culture

Begunia temples

There are four temples in one complex known as Begunia temples.The fourth temple, last from the entrance, seems to be the oldest and was built around 8th-9th century. It is amongst the oldest rekh-deul temples in West Bengal. Two other temples are dated around 14th-15th century. The temples have Shiva lingams and idols of Ganesha and Durga. Many stone idols have been discovered in the complex. Some are Vishnu idols but others are Jain idols, possibly belonging to the older fourth temple. It is evident that Barakar was once a Buddhist and Jain religious centre. Thereafter, it became a Shaivite centre and was also a Viashnavite centre at some point of time.[2]

Gayatri Mandir

It is in krim dangangal a very famous temple established by Marawaris

Educational institutions

Famous personalities

Transport

Roads

Grand Trunk road connects Barakar with Kolkata with the distance being roughly 250 km. The largest towns near to Barakar are: Asansol (17 km from Barakar) and Dhanbad (42 km from Barakar). Barakar is well connected by private run long distance bus services to places like Durgapur, Bardhaman, Katwa, Memari, Kalyani, Krishnanagar, Bankura, Suri, Sainthia, Bolpur,Jangipur in Murshidabad district, Mogra, Arambag, Purulia, and Ranchi.

Railways

The train line passing through Barakar connects it to Kolkata and Delhi via Dhanbad. Major trains having stoppages at Barakar are Howrah-Dhanbad Coalfield Express, Howrah - Dhanbad Black Diamond Express, Howrah - Mumbai- Howrah Mail (via Allahabad), Howrah-Jabalpur Shaktipunj Express, Howrah-Dehradun Doon Express etc. Also several local trains connect Barakar to Dhanbad, Gomoh, and Bardhaman .

Oldest Shops

References

  1. ^ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (Bengali), Vol I, pp 14-15, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
  2. ^ Ghosh, Binoy, Paschim Banger Sanskriti, (in Bengali), part I, 1976 edition, pp. 219-221, Prakash Bhaban
Jain centres in West Bengal
Historical centres
Bahulara • Barakar • Biharinath • Dharapat • Harmasra • Sonatapal
Presently active cemtres
See also 
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