Birnagar

Birnagar (Bengali: বীরনগর) is a city and a municipality under Taherpur police station of Ranaghat subdivision in Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

History

Previously an island in the Hooghly River, Birnagar Municipality is more than 200 years old. The first chairman of the Birnagar Municipality was Kabi Nabinchandra Sen.

Before British colonization, Birnagar was called Ula. The "Ula" name is still present in the names of some local institutions, such as the library and hospital.

It is mentioned in the short story Post Master by Rabindranath Tagore and in the novel Aporajito by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay.

It earlier had two zamindars. One part of Birnagar belonged to the Mukherjees, and the other part belonged to the Mustafis.

The Gamchha, a handloom towel used by the Bengalis, was invented in Palitpara, Birnagar.

Demographics

s of the most recent Indian census, Birnagar has a population of 26,596. Males constitute 51% of the population, and females 49%. Birnagar has an average literacy rate of 70%, which is much higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 76% and female literacy of 65%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Festivals

Birnagar is famous for the Ulai Chandi puja. This puja Is 150 years old. This puja lasts a full day. The following day the Ulai Chandi fair takes place at Birnagar bindabasini fairground.

Birnagar is also the locale of the "Jaghadatri puja", and the famed 'Durga puja', which is 350 years old.

In the Mustafi Jamidar Bari, there is a tradition that the men and boys of the house have to be ready to play the dhak for the beginning of the Sondhy Pujo. One of them goes to the roof of the big gate at the village's entrance and shouts 'Bajao', which is the cue for all of the men and boys to begin playing the dhaks, and the Sondhy Pujo begins.

Education

Birnagar is ranked highest in all of India for education. There are two high schools, one for boys and one for girls. There is only one intermediate school and there are several primary schools.

The Birnagar high school (BHS) was established by Nilkantho Mukhopadhay over sixty years ago and Shivkali Girls' High School........

About Birnagar

Birnagar is a big town in Nadia district, West Bengal,India, only Eighty three kilometres far from Kolkatta. The current chairman of the Birnagar municipality is Sri Partha Kumar Chatterjee who lives in Hospital para under Birnagar Municipalityand  the Vice Chairman  Mr.Swapan Das. Birnagar has several markets, including Railbazar,Boro Bazar and a so useful market also at Palitpara, where mostly people came here for marketing from the several parts like Bespur . The biggest Business place in Birnagar Rail Bazer & here current Secretary Mr. RAM KRISHNA BANIK Who lives in Khanpara under Birnagar Municipality.  The town was originally named "Ula".

Parts of Birnagar

1. Palit para.
2. Dakshin para.
3. Uttar Para.
4. Kharda para.
5. Gumti para.
6. Library para.
7. Mukherjee para.
8. Musthafi para.
9. Charakdanga para.
10. Khan para.
11. Hat Pukur.
12. Bil para.
13. Chanditala.
14. Chakraborty para.
15. Hatkhola para.
16. Das para.
17. B-block.
18. A-Block.
19. Moyrapukur para
20. Sarbajna para
21. Bramhachari para
22. Puratan Dighir para
23. Niranjannagar
24. Sukantapalli
25. Smarajitpalli
26. Moyrapukur Para

People

1.Rajsekhar Bose (Parasuram) was from Birnagar. He was a well known author of many short stories basically comedies in Bengali.