Geography :
Birbhum is under Burdwan Division.  It lies between 23° 32' 30" and 24° 35' 0" north latitude and 88° 1' 40" and  87° 5' 25"
east longitude. Birbhum is bounded on the north and west by Santhal Paraganas, on the east by the districts of Murshidabad
and Burdwan and on the south by Burdwan, from which it is separated by the Ajay river. The district extends over an area
of 4545 Sq.Kms. Ajay, Mayurakshi are main revier of the District. Other important rivers of the district include the Brahmani, the
Bansloi, the Pagla, the Kopai or Sal. A hot spring is at Bakreswar.

History :
At the dawn of the history, part of the district as now constituted appears to have been included in the tract of the
country known as "Rarh" and part in the tract called "Vajjabhumi ". The traditions of the Jainas state that Mahavira, their
last great Tirthankara, wandered through these two tracts in the 5th Century, B.C.; and the description of them would seem
to show that the eastern part of the district, with its alluvial soil, well watered by rivers, formed part of Rarh, while the wilder
and more rugged country to the west was aptly known as Vajjabhumi, i.e., the country of Thunderbolt.
Rarh was part of the territory ruled over by the Maurayan Emperors, and was subsequently included in the empire of the
imperial Guptas, of Shasankas and of Harshavardhana. After dismemberment of Harsha's Empire , it was included in the Pala
kingdom and formed a part of it until middle of 12th Century A.D. when the overlordship passes to the Sena kings.
In the 13th Century A.D. the district passed under the rule of the Muhammedans, and according to some authorities,
Lakhanor (or Lakhnur ), an important frontier post of Musalman territory,  lay within its limits. After this, for many centuries
the controls of the Mohammedans over the Western part of the district appears to have been merely nominal, and the
country was left under the rule of Hindu chiefs, called Bir Rajas.
After the cession of the Diwani to the East India Company in 1765, Birbhum was administered from Murshidabad until 1787.
In  that year in consequence of the unsettled state of the country, which required a separate administration, it was
constituted as district with Vishnupur ( i.e. eastern portion of Bankura), and this arrangement continued till  1793, when
Vishnupur was transferred to the Burdwan Collectorate. In 1809, the collectorship of Birbhum was abolished, and the district
was again administered from Murshidabad, an Assistant Collector remaining in charge at Suri. In 1820, Birbhum was
reconstituted as a separate district and restored to its former area, with the exception of a few estates were transferred to
the Jungle Mahals. After the Santhal rebellion, the upland tracts on the West, which had been a rallying point of the rebels,
were transferred to the newly constituted district of Santhal Paraganas and in this way four paraganas and a part of the fifth
were detached from Birbhum, viz., Sarath Deoghar,  Pabbia Kundahit Karaya, Muhmmadabad and part of Darin Mauleswar. In
1872 the district consisted of the following thanas (1) Suri, (2) Rajnagar, (3) Dubrajpur, (4) Kasba (now Bolpur), (5)
Sakulipur, (6) Labpur, (7)Barwan, (8) Mayureswar with a total area of 1,344 square miles. In 1879 Barwan  with an area of
108 sq. miles was transferred to Murshidabad, while the thanas of Rampurhat and Nalhati ( including the present thana of
Murarai) were transferred from Lalgunj subdivision of that district to Birbhum.
(Source :Bengal District Gazetteers : BIRBHUM by L.S.S.O'Malley - 1st Reprint:  October 1996 (c) Govt. of West Bengal 1996.
& Bengal District Gazetteers : BIRBHUM by Durgadas Majumdar, IAS, December, 1975 (c) Govt. of West Bengal 1996. )

Top

Crafts In Birbhum :

*Kantha Stitch *Batik,Solapith *Leather *Macrame *Pottery  *Terracotta *Woodcarving *Textile *Jute Works *Bamboo & Cane Craft
*Metal Works *Tribal Crafts *Jute and *Paper Pulp.
Administrative Set Up :
The District of Birbhum has 3 Sub-Divisions and 19 Block Offices
Under Sadar-Suri Sub-Divisions 7 Blocks 1) Suri - I   (2) Suri - II (3) Sainthia (4) Rajnagar (5) Khoyrasole 
(6) Muhammad Bazar (7) Dubrajpur
Under Bolpur Sub-Divisions 4 Blocks (1) Bolpur-Sriniketan  (2) Illambazar  (3) Nanoor  (4) Labpur  
Under Rampurhat Sub-Divisions 8 Blocks (1) Rampurhat -I  (2) Rampurhat –II  (3) Nalhati - I  (4) Nalhati II 
(5) Mayureswar-I  (6)Mayureswar-II  (7) Murarai - I  (8) Murarai - II

Member of Parliament :

Top

Member Of State Legislative Assembly :

Top

Places Of Visit :
*Bolpur – Sriniketan     *Tarapith    *Bakreswar    *Kankalitala    *Labpur     *Nanoor   *Joydev-Kenduli       *Dubrajpur       
*Nalhati         *Patharchapuri         *Rajnagar         *Hetampur

Important Telephone Numbers :
Telephone Numbers ( STD :  03462 )
District Magistrate, Birbhum.Office  255-222 Residence 255-223 Fax   256-222(O) 255-646(R)
Additional District Magistrate (General)  Office 255-272 Residence 255-295 Fax 256-222(O)
Additional District Magistrate  & DL&LRO Office 255-264 Residence 255-410 Fax 255-264 (O)
Additional District Magistrate & Addl. Exec. Birbhum Zilla Parishad Off 258-642 Residence 255-634 Fax 257-003 (O)
Additional District Magistrate (Development)  Office 255-422 Residence 255-641 Fax 256-222
District Panchayat & Rural Development Officer  Office 255-347 Fax 255-347
Project Director, D.R.D Cell, Birbhum  Office 255-377 Residence 255-376 Fax 255-377
Project Officer cum District Welfare Officer  Office 255-345 Residence 255-481 Fax 255-345
Sr. Deputy Collector  Office 255-554 Residence 255-554 Fax 256-222
District Planning Officer  Office 250-827 & 255-536 Residence 255-536 Fax 256-222
Officer- in- Charge, Relief Section  Office 255-572 Residence 255-904 Fax 256-222
Tank Improvement Officer  Office 256-522  Ext 307 Fax 256-222 
Nezarath Deputy Collector  Office 255-518 Residence 255-724
Officer-in-Charge, Election Section Office 255-238 Residence 258-285 Fax 256-222

Sub Divisional Office :
Sadar Suri  03462 Off. 255239 Res. 255218 Rampurhat  03461 Off.255224, 255222 Res.  255223
Bolpur  03463 Off.252671 Res. 252298

Top

Block Development Office :
Suri-I  03462 Off. 225409 Res. 250183 Suri-II  03462 Off. 247240 Res. 256993
Dubrajpur 03462 Off. 244244 Res. 244244 Md. Bazar 03462 Off. 260221 Res. 260221
Sainthia  03463 230240  Khoyrasole 03462 Off. 240221 Res. 240260 Rajnagar 03462 278222  
Bolpur-Sriniketan  03463 Off. 252280 Res. 252280  Illambazar 03463 Off.  275224 Res. 275224
Nanoor 03463 Off. 241342 241342  Labhpur  03463 Off. 266229 Res. 266229
Mayureswar-I  03461 Off. 262253 Res.262253  Mayureswar-II 03462 Off. 235369 Res. 235369
Rampurhat-I 03461 255104    Rampurhat-II 03461 Off. 265533 Res.  255142
Nalhati-I 03465 Off. 255236 Res. 255236  Nalhati-II 03465 Off. 259223 Res. 259223
Murarai-I 03465 Off. 252246 Res. 262253  Murarai-II 03465 Off. 259223 Res. 259223

Police :

Superintendent of Police, Birbhum 03462 OFF. 255353 RES. 255219
Addl. S.P, Birbhum 03462 OFF. 255750 RES. 255531   D.S.P (D.I.B) 03462 OFF. 255726 RES. 255774  
D.S.P ( Hq) 03462 OFF. 255762 RES. 255760    D.S.P(D&T) 03462 OFF.255762 RES. 255720   S.D.P.O ,
Bolpur 03463 OFF. 254424 RES. 252426 S.D.P.O , Rampurhat 03461 OFF. 255980 RES. 244140 
Police Control 03462 255523/255294 R.I, Police Line 03462 255795 C.I, Rampurhat 03461 255136  
C.I, Bolpur 03463 252266   C.I,Murarai 03465 256287  

Police Station
Suri Police Station 03462 255578   Sadaipur Police Station 03462 220291    Panrui Police Station 03462 272233 
Suri (T.O.P) 03462 255521   Md. Bazar P.S.03462 260226   Rajnagar Police Station 03462 278226
Dubrajpur P S 03462 244228   Khoyrasole Police Station 03462 240250   Kankartala Police Station 03462 230350  
Sainthia Police Station 03463 262232 Bolpur Police Station 03463 252228    Bolpur(T.O.P) 03463 252250  
Nanoor P S 03463 267257 Illambazar Police Station 03463 275221 Labpur Police Station 03463 266236  
Ahmespur (O.P) 03463 230277 Rampurhat Police Station 03461 255100 Rampurhat (T.O.P) 03461 255053  
Margram P S 03461 265255   Murarai Police Station 03465 255247    Murarai (O.P) 03465 255236  
Mayureswar Police Station 03462 252263   Mayureswar(O.P) 03462 262600  

Top

Health :

CMOH, Birbhum 03462 OFF. 255216 RES. 255220 Supdt. Sadar Hospital 03462 OFF. 255483 RES 255351  
Supdt. Bolpur Hospital 03463 251350 Supdt. Rampurhat Hospital 03461 255285

Agriculture :

Principal Agriculture Officer 03462 255281 Agronomist, Birbhum 03462 255281   3 S.D.A.O, Rampurhat 03461 255092         

W.B.S.E.B :  

Superintendent  Engineer 03462 OFF. 255383 RES. 255383  Divisional Engineer, Rampurhat 03461 OFF.255334 RES. 255333

Fire Brigade :

03462 101/255500   

PWD :

Exe. Engineer, PWD 03462 OFF. 255261 RES. 255236    Asst. Engineer, PWD, Rampurhat 03461 255034

PHE :

Exe. Engineer, Hq. Divn. 03462 255477 Exe. Engineer (Bolpur Mech.) 03463 256126    
Exe. Engineer (Bolpur Civil.) 03463 OFF.255631 RES. 252625

Tele Communication :

General Manager, B.S.N.L, Birbhum Circle 03462 OFF. 258333 RES. 258222  
Dy. Genl. Manager 03462 OFF.256100 RES. 256300
Sub-Divisional Engineer, Rampurhat 03461 OFF. 255999 Sub-Divisional Engineer, Bolpur 03463 OFF. 252670

Government Accomodation :

Circuit House, Suri 03462 255558 Circuit House, Bolpur 03463 256744
Agri-Irrigation Bunglow 03462 255207 BZP Bunglow 03462 255472    
P.D.C.L Guest House 03462 255675 Shantiniketan Tourist Lodge  03463 252699

Transport :

R.T.O, Birbhum 03462 255517 S.B.S.T.C  03462 257590 B.S.T.C 03462 255791 

Railways :

Station Manager, Suri  03462 255559/131 Station Manager, Bolpur 03463 252765 
Station Manager, Ahmedpur  03463 230257 Station Manager, Sainthia 03462 262220
Station Manager, Rampurhat  3461 255131 

Top   

Request :

Senson Media are requesting you if you like to add any needed information of this District may mail us in info@sensonmdia.net 

Note that there may be some type mistake so check phone no any change please inform us.

SEND YOUR PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL  OR BUSINESS INFORMATION BY FILL-UP OUR FREE ENLISTMENT FROM
JUST CLICK FREE ENLISTMENT LINK FROM OUR HOME PAGE

Acknowledge the reference from West Bengal Government District official web site and wikipedia.org