Tethi Bari
Tethi Bari
Tethibari | |
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Village | |
  Tethi Bari Location in West Bengal, India  Tethi Bari Tethi Bari (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°02′14″N 87°48′27″E / 22.0373°N 87.8075°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Subdivision | Egra |
| CD block | Bhagabanpur I |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.9245 km2 (0.7431 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,420 |
| • Density | 1,260/km2 (3,260/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 721655 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03220 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kanthi |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bhagabanpur |
| Website | purbamedinipur |
Tethi Bari, also written Tethibari, is a village in the Bhagabanpur I community development block of the Egra subdivision in Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. It is situated in a predominantly rural part of the district, inland from the coastal belt of the Bay of Bengal. The village is identified by the 2011 Census of India village code 345519.[1]
Tethi Bari is principally associated with Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya, a government-sponsored college established in the village in 1964. The institution serves students from Tethi Bari, Bajkul and other rural settlements in Purba Medinipur district.[2]
Geography
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Location
[edit]Tethi Bari is located at 22°02′14″N 87°48′27″E / 22.0373°N 87.8075°E. The village covers an area of approximately 1.9245 km2 (475.6 acres).[1]
Urbanisation
[edit]According to the District Statistical Handbook 2014: Purba Medinipur, 96.96 per cent of the population of Egra subdivision lived in rural areas, while 3.04 per cent lived in urban areas. Egra had the lowest proportion of urban residents among the subdivisions of Purba Medinipur district.[3]
The map shows some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked on the map are linked in the larger full-screen map.
History
[edit]Published information about the early history of Tethi Bari is limited. The village historically formed part of the former Midnapore district. On 1 January 2002, Midnapore district was divided into Purba Medinipur and Paschim Medinipur, after which Tethi Bari became part of Purba Medinipur.[4]
An important development in the modern history of the village was the establishment of Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya. The college was founded on 3 September 1964 as a government-sponsored institution affiliated with the University of Calcutta. It became affiliated with Vidyasagar University in 1985.[2]
Tethi Bari remains a separately recognised administrative village. The Government of India's Jal Jeevan Mission database identifies it by Local Government Directory code 345519 and Jal Jeevan Mission village identification number 515072.[5]
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 Census of India, Tethi Bari had a population of 2,420, of whom 1,259 (52 per cent) were male and 1,161 (48 per cent) were female. The village contained 537 households. There were 268 children below six years of age.[1]
A total of 2,022 residents were recorded as literate. The effective literacy rate, calculated for the population aged six years and above, was 93.96 per cent. The village had approximately 922 females for every 1,000 males.[1]
Transport
[edit]Deshapran railway station, located near Bajkul, is on the Tamluk–Digha branch line. The railway line connecting Tamluk with Contai and Digha was developed in stages during the early 2000s.[6] Local roads connect Tethi Bari with Kismat Bajkul, Kajlagarh, Bhagabanpur and other settlements in the Egra subdivision.
Education
[edit]Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya is situated at Tethibari mouza and uses a Kismat Bajkul postal address. Established in 1964, it is a government-sponsored college affiliated with Vidyasagar University.[7]
The college offers undergraduate courses in arts and science subjects, together with postgraduate programmes. Its official website describes nineteen undergraduate major disciplines and five regular postgraduate courses.[7] Vidyasagar University has also listed the institution as a distance-education study centre at Kismat Bajkul.[8] The college serves students from Tethi Bari and other rural communities in Purba Medinipur district.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 District Census Handbook: Purba Medinipur, Series 20, Part XII-B (Report). Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India: Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Golden History of the College". Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
- ↑ "Table 2.2". District Statistical Handbook 2014: Purba Medinipur (Report). Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. 2014. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ↑ "District at a Glance". District Administration, Purba Medinipur. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
- ↑ "JJM Village Profile: Tethi Bari". Jal Jeevan Mission. Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
- ↑ "Year of construction of important broad-gauge lines" (PDF). History of South Eastern Railway. South Eastern Railway. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- 1 2 "Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya". Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
- ↑ "Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya Study Centre". Directorate of Distance Education, Vidyasagar University. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
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