Country India District Bardhaman Website bardhaman.gov.in | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Population 1,747 (2001) | |
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Palitpur is a small village located near Burdwan town in Bardhaman district. It is famous for Ashram and Samādhi (tomb) of Tibbetibaba, a famous saint of India.
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Geography
Palitpur is located in Saraitikar Panchayat area of Burdwan-I Block and it falls within the jurisdiction of Burdwan Sadar (North) Sub-Division of Bardhaman district.
It is a small village located near the northern part of Burdwan town. On the eastern part of the village is the narrow gauge railway track between Katwa and Burdwan. There is also an unmanned level crossing at Palitpur in Burdwan.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,Palitpur had a population of 1,747.Out of this, male population was 880 and female population was 867.Out of the total population, the Scheduled Caste population was 560 and Scheduled Tribe population was 301.
Tibbetibaba
In early part of the first quarter of the Twentieth century, Bhootnath Ta, the erstwhile Zamindar of Palitpur had donated a piece of land in Palitpur for the construction of Ashram by Tibbetibaba, a great saint of India. Bhootnath Ta was an eminent disciple of Tibbetibaba. Dharmadas Mondal, another notable disciple of Tibbetibaba, was also a resident of this village.
The Ashram consists of a one-storied building, a pond, a Samādhi (tomb) of Tibbetibaba, Soham Swami and some other disciples