Labhpur


Labhpur is a census town in Labpur, a community development block in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the hometown of novelist Tarashankar Bandopadhyay and is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas.

Geography

Location

Labpur is located at. It has an average elevation of.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
It lies in the flood plains of Mayurakshi River and when water is released from Massanjore dam and Tilpara barrage in large quantities, flood waters wreak havoc in the area. In 2006, nearly 50,000 people were marooned in Labhpur and surrounding blocks of Birbhum district.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Labhpur had a total population of 5,419 of which 2,762 were males and 2,657 were females. Population below 6 years was 443. The total number of literates in Labhpur was 4,193.

Infrastructure

As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Labhpur covered an area of 2.1069 km2.

College

Culture

Tarashankar country

Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, the Bengali writer, was born at Labhpur on 23 July 1898. He passed matriculation from Labhpur in 1916. Many of his novels and stories carry vivid descriptions of the area.
In the novel Hansulibanker Upkatha, he writes, "The Hansulibank countryside is somewhat rough land. Here, man’s fight is more with land, than that with rivers. When drought comes, in extreme summer, the river becomes a desert, it is a land of sand – only deep water somehow manages to weave a narrow way through it. The land then is transformed into rock. The grass dries up. The land heats up as if it is a piece of heated-up iron."
In his novel Ganadevata, he quotes a rural rhyme

Notable people