Kotulpur (Community development block)
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Kotulpur কোতুলপুর |
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| Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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 Kotulpur
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| Coordinates: 23°00′45″N 87°35′37″E / 23.0125°N 87.59361°ECoordinates: 23°00′45″N 87°35′37″E / 23.0125°N 87.59361°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bankura |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Area | |
| • Total | 250.50 km2 (96.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 188,775 |
| • Density | 750/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 722141 (Kotalpur) 722161 (Jayrambati) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03451 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB-67, WB-68 |
| Literacy | 78.01% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bishnupur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Katulpur |
| Website | bankura |
Kotulpur is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
The important river in the area is "Amodor" (not Damodar). Its origin is from a fountain at Knuchiakol. This has a great impact on agriculture and thus on local economy. It has gone through almost to the south-east direction. It has some historical importance also. Garh Mandaran (a nearby place, now in Hooghly district and the capital of the then king of this region) is surrounded by this river and in a war Kotlu Khan was defeated in Mughal age because of its geographical location. This Kotulpur is known by the name of this Kotlu Khan.
From around the 7th century AD till around the advent of British rule, for around a millennium, history of Bankura district is identical with the rise and fall of the Hindu Rajas of Bishnupur. The Bishnupur Rajas, who were at the summit of their fortunes towards the end of the 17th century, started declining in the first half of the 18th century. First, the Maharaja of Burdwan seized the Fatehpur Mahal, and then the Maratha invasions laid waste their country.
Bishnupur was ceded to the British with the rest of Burdwan chakla in 1760. In 1787, Bishnupur was united with Birbhum to form a separate administrative unit. In 1793 it was transferred to the Burdwan collectorate. In 1879, the district acquired its present shape with the thanas of Khatra and Raipur and the outpost of Simplapal being transferred from Manbhum, and the thanas of Sonamukhi, Kotulpur and Indas being retransferred from Burdwan. However, it was known for sometime as West Burdwan and in 1881 came to be known as Bankura district.
Kotulpur is located at 23°00′45″N 87°35′37″E / 23.0125°N 87.59361°E.
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