Raipur, Bankura (community development block)
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Raipur রায়পুর |
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| Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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 Raipur
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| Coordinates: 22°48′N 86°57′E / 22.80°N 86.95°ECoordinates: 22°48′N 86°57′E / 22.80°N 86.95°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bankura |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Area | |
| • Total | 364.40 km2 (140.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 79 m (259 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 171,377 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 722134 (Garhraipur) 722162 (Fulkusma) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03243 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB-67, WB-68 |
| Literacy | 71.33% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bankura |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Raipur |
| Website | bankura |
Raipur is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Khatra subdivision of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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.
106 districts spanning 10 states across India, described as being part of the Left Wing Extremism activities, constitutes the Red corridor. In West Bengal the districts of Paschim Medinipur, Bankura, Purulia and Birbhum are part of the Red corridor. However, as of July 2016, there had been no reported incidents of Maoist related activities from these districts for the previous 4 years.
The CPI (Maoist) extremism which started in the district in the mid-nineties was mainly concentrated in five police station areas of Khatra subdivision – Sarenga, Barikul, Ranibandh, Raipur and Simlapal. They also functioned across the adjoining areas of Paschim Medinipur and Purulia districts.
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