Barakar

23°44′N 86°51′E / 23.73°N 86.85°E / 23.73; 86.85Country IndiaStateWest BengalDistrictPaschim BardhamanCityAsansolMunicipal CorporationAsansol Municipal CorporationAMC wardsWard Nos. 66,67,68,69Languages* • OfficialBengali, Hindi, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Lok Sabha constituencyAsansolVidhan Sabha constituencyKultiWebsitepaschimbardhaman.co.in

Barakar is a neighbourhood in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is governed by the Asansol Municipal Corporation^[1] It is situated at the border of the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The Grand Trunk Road passes through Barakar. The neighbourhood is located on the banks of the river Barakar.

Geography

Urbanisation

As per the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural.^[2] Asansol Sadar subdivision has 26 (+1 partly) Census Towns.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

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Asansol Municipal Corporation

According to the Kolkata Gazette notification of 3 June 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation.^[3]

*For language details see Salanpur (community development block)#Language and religion

Begunia temples

This is a group of four temples, out of which two consists of a simple cell each, surmounted by a tower-roof and there are traces of a mandapa in front.^[4]

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. Thereafter, it became a Shaivite centre and was also a Vaishnavite centre at some point of time.^[5]

Barakar picture gallery

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  Front view of Ganesh and Durga temples, photographed by JD Beglar in 1872
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  Panchanana temple, photographed around 1872
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  Siddheswara temple, photographed by JD Beglar in 1872
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  Hanuman Mandir, Barakar

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Cities, municipal
and census towns

Asansol subdivision	Amkula Asansol Baktarnagar Ballavpur Banshra Belebathan Bhanowara Chapui Chelad Chinchuria Chittaranjan Egara Jemari (J.K. Nagar Township) Kenda Kunustara Majiara Murgathaul Nimsa Pangachhiya Panuria Parasia Raghunathchak Ratibati Rupnarainpur Sahebganj Topsi
Durgapur subdivision	Amlajora Andal Arra Bahula Baidyanathpur Bamunara Banagram Baska Bilpahari Chak Bankola Chhora Dalurband Dakshin Khanda Debipur Dhandadihi Dignala Durgapur Gopalpur Haripur Harishpur Ichhapur Kajora Kanksa Kendra Khottamdi Khandra Konardihi Mahal Mahira Mandarbani Nabaghanapur Nabgram Palashban Panagarh Parashkol Prayagpur Ramnagar, Pandaveswar Sankarpur Sarpi Siduli Sirsha Ukhra

Locations
other than cities and towns

Asansol subdivision	Bahadurpur Barabani Charanpur Churulia Domohani Ethora Jemari Salanpur
Durgapur subdivision	Bankati Chhatrish Ganda Gourangapur Gulzarbagh Ukhra Jhanjra Laudoha Madhaipur Malandighi Pandabeswar Rajbandh Sonpur Bazari Shyamsundarpur Tilaboni Waria

Neighbourhoods in Asansol

Asansol subdivision	Barakar Burnpur Dihika Dishergarh Jamuria Kulti Neamatpur Ramnagar, Kulti Raniganj Sitarampur

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