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{{About|the municipality in West Bengal, India}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bardhaman 
| other_name = Burdwan
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Burdwan city at night.jpg
| image_alt = Bajeprotappur, Burdwan
| image_caption = Burdwan City at night
| nickname = Royal Heritage City of West Bengal
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|..West Bengal Flag(INDIA).png}} [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Purba Bardhaman district|Purba Bardhaman]]
| established_title = 
| established_date = 1865
| founder =
| government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]
| governing_body = {{bulleted list|Bardhaman Municipality|Bardhaman Development Authority}}
| leader_title = Chairman
| leader_name = Paresh Chandra Sarkar<ref>{{cite web |title=Burdwan Municipality |url=http://www.burdwanmunicipality.gov.in/chairman-in-council.php |website=www.burdwanmunicipality.gov.in |access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref>
| leader_title1 = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly#Members of Legislative Assembly|MLA]]
| leader_name1 = [[Bardhaman Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|No. 260 Bardhaman Dakshin]]: Khokan Das ([[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]])
| leader_title2 = [[Lok Sabha]] [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]]
| leader_name2 = [[Bardhaman–Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|No. 39 Bardhaman–Durgapur]]: [[S. S. Ahluwalia]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Burdwan Municipality - Area of Populations|url=http://burdwanmunicipality.gov.in/about.php?subject=Area%20of%20Populations|website=burdwanmunicipality.gov.in|access-date=24 November 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 26.30
| area_metro_km2 = 157.62
| area_metro_footnotes = <ref name='BDA'>{{cite web |title=Burdwan Development Authority |url=https://www.bdaburdwan.org/bda-glance.html |website=www.bdaburdwan.org |access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 30
| population_total = 347,016
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name=CensusCities/>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_metro = 407,000
| population_metro_footnotes = <ref name='BDA'/>
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<ref>{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India |url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=Nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=28 August 2019|page=85|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="wblangoff">{{cite web|title=Fact and Figures|url=https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/facts-and-figures;jsessionid=JzdD9RHb7aMY5esZPtcsIVLy|website=Wb.gov.in|access-date=28 August 2019}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| demographics1_info2 = English<ref name="wblangoff"/>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 713101, 713102, 713103, 713104 713141,713149.
| area_code = +91-342
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = WB-41, WB-42
| website = {{URL|burdwanmunicipality.gov.in/}}
| footnotes =
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}}

'''Bardhaman''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɔr|d|ə|ˌ|m|ɑː|n|}}, {{IPA-bn|ˈbɔrˌd̪ʱo.man|lang|}}), officially '''Bardhaman Sadar''', is a city and municipality in the state of [[West Bengal]], India. It is the headquarters of [[Purba Bardhaman district]], having become a district capital during the [[British India|period of British rule]]. '''Burdwan''', an alternative name for the city, has remained in use since then.

==Etymology==
The history of Burdwan is known from about 5000 BC (the Mesolithic or Late Stone Age).{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} The origin of this name dates back to the sixth century BCE and is ascribed to Vardhamāna or [[Mahavira|Mahāvīra]] (599-527 BCE), the 24th [[Tirthankara|Tīrthāṅkara]] of [[Jainism]], who spent some time in Astikagrama, according to the Jain scripture of [[Kalpa Sūtra]]. This place was renamed as ''Vardhamana'' in his honour.

==History==
During the period of Jahangir this place was named Badh-e-dewan (district capital). The city owes its historical importance to being the headquarters of the Maharajas of Burdwan, the premier noblemen of lower Bengal, whose rent-roll was upwards of 300,000. [[Bardhaman Raj]] was founded in 1657 by Sangam Rai, of a Hindu Khatri family of Kotli in [[Lahore]], [[Punjab region|Punjab]], whose descendants served in turn the [[Mughal Emperor]]s and the [[British government]]. The [[East Indian Railway]] from [[Howrah]] was opened in 1855. The great prosperity of the raj was due to the excellent management of Maharaja Mahtab Chand (died 1879), whose loyalty to the government especially during the "Hul" ([[Santhal rebellion]]) of 1855-56 and the [[Indian rebellion of 1857]] was rewarded with the grant of a coat of arms in 1868 and the right to a personal salute of 13 guns in 1877. Maharaja [[Bijaychand Mahtab]] (born 1881), who succeeded his adoptive father in 1888, earned great distinction by the courage with which he risked his life to save that of [[Sir Andrew Fraser]], the lieutenant-governor of Bengal, on the occasion of the attempt to assassinate him made by freedom fighters of Bengal on 7 November 1908.<ref name=EB1911>{{EB1911|inline=1|wstitle=Burdwan|volume=4|page=811}}</ref>

Mahtab Chand Bahadur and later Bijoy Chand Mahtab struggled their best to make this region culturally, economically and ecologically healthier. The chief educational institution was the Burdwan Raj College, which was entirely supported out of the maharaja's estate. [[Kamalakanta Bhattacharya (West Bengal)|Sadhak Kamalakanta]] as composer of devotional songs and Kashiram Das as a poet and translator of the great [[Mahabharata]] were possibly the best products of such an endeavour. Pratap Chandra Roy was the publisher of the first translation in the world to translate [[Mahabharata]] in English (1883–1896).<ref name=tra>{{cite book |title=The Mahabharata Book 1: Adi Parva |author= Kisari Mohan Ganguli tr.|chapter= Translator's Preface|year=1883|page=xii |chapter-url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01001.htm}}</ref> The society at large also continued to gain the fruits. We find, among others, the great rebel poet [[Kazi Nazrul Islam]] and Kala-azar-famed U. N. Brahmachari as the relatively recent illustrious sons of this soil. [[Batukeshwar Dutt]] an Indian revolutionary and independence fighter in the early 1900s was born on 18 November 1910 in a village Oari in Burdwan district. He is best known for having exploded a few bombs, along with [[Bhagat Singh]], in the Central Legislative Assembly in New Delhi on 8 April 1929. The city became an important centre of North-[[Indian classical music]] as well.

==Geography==
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===Location===
The region has an average elevation of 40 metres (131 ft). The city is situated 1100 km from [[New Delhi]] and a little less than 100 km north-west of [[Kolkata]] on the [[Grand Trunk Road]] ([[National Highway 19 (India)|National Highway 19]]) and Eastern Railway. The chief rivers are the [[Damodar River|Damodar]] and the Banka.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Barddhaman.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Barddhaman, India|work=fallingrain.com|access-date=25 July 2016}}</ref>

The first epigraphic reference to the name of this place occurs in a sixth-century AD copper plate found in Mallasarul village under Galsi Police Station. Archeological evidences suggest that this region, forming a major part of [[Rarh region|Radh Bengal]], could be traced even back to 4000 BCE.
[[File:Map of purba bardhaman district.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Map of purba bardhaman district]]

===Police stations===
Burdwan police station has jurisdiction over Bardhaman municipal area and [[Burdwan I]] and [[Burdwan II]] CD Blocks. The area covered is 192.15 km2. There are out posts at Barabazar, Muradpur, Keshabganj, Nutanganj and Birhata.2<ref name=ps1>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman | work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 23 September 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | archive-date = 21 January 2019 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name=ps2>{{cite web | url = https://purbabardhamanpolice.org/ps | title = Purba Bardhaman District Police | work = Police Station | publisher = West Bengal Police | access-date = 23 September 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180927234333/http://purbabardhamanpolice.org/ps | archive-date = 27 September 2018 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Women police station Burdwan has jurisdiction over Bardhaman municipal area and [[Burdwan I]] and [[Burdwan II]] CD Blocks. The area covered is 192.15 km.<ref name=ps1/><ref name=ps2/>

==Demographics==
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{{Historical population
| source = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/21405/Barddhaman/population|title=Barddhaman, India Metro Area Population 1950-2020}}</ref>
| 1951 | 76000
| 1961 | 109000
| 1971 | 144000
| 1981 | 170000
| 1991 | 246000
| 2001 | 287000
| 2011 | 347016
}}

In the 2011 census, Bardhaman Urban Agglomeration had a population of 347,016, out of which 177,055 were males and 169,961 were females. 25,069 people were between the ages of 0–6 years. Effective literacy rate for the 7+ population was 88.62%.<ref name=CensusCities>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | title = Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above|work= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 |access-date = 21 October 2011 }}</ref>

{{See also|List of cities in West Bengal }}

==Climate==
The [[Köppen Climate Classification]] sub-type for this climate is "[[Tropical savanna climate|Aw]]" (tropical savanna climate).
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|Jan high F = 78.8
|Feb high F = 81.5
|Mar high F = 94.1
|Apr high F = 99.4
|May high F = 90.7
|Jun high F = 94.9
|Jul high F = 90
|Aug high F = 90.1
|Sep high F = 90.3
|Oct high F = 89.6
|Nov high F = 82.4
|Dec high F = 78.8
|year high F = 88.38
|Jan low F = 53.6
|Feb low F = 59
|Mar low F = 68
|Apr low F = 76.8
|May low F = 78.6
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|Jul low F = 77
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|Oct low F = 76.5
|Nov low F = 63.5
|Dec low F = 54.5
|year low F = 70
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|Jul rain days= 23
|Aug rain days= 22
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|Oct rain days= 11
|Nov rain days= 3
|Dec rain days= 1
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Retrieved on 6 October 2013.
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==Culture==
{{unreferenced section|date=March 2014}}
Bardhaman has a multi-cultural heritage. The [[deul]]s (temples of [[rekha]] type) found here are reminiscent of Bengali Hindu architecture. The old temples bear signs of [[Hinduism]], mostly belonging to the [[Shakti|Sakta]] and [[Vaishnava]] followers.

The Kankaleswari [[Kali]] is also located in the city of Bardhaman. Bardhaman experienced and survived numerous violent conflicts, due to [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]], [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]] and [[Maratha]] invaders. The city of Bardhaman was visited by notables of the [[Delhi Sultanate]] from Raja Todarmal to Daud Karnani, from Sher Afghan and Kutub-ud-din to Ajimuswan to the future Mughal emperor [[Shah Jahan]] while he was still a rebel. Bardhaman also has a number of Bengali Christians, and although they are a minority, there are many churches in the city.

==Foods==
* [[Sitabhog]] and [[Mihidana]] are two famous sweets of Bardhaman, introduced first in honour of the Raj family.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}
* [[Shaktigarh]]'s [[langcha]] is another local speciality for Shaktigarh in the eastern part of Bardhaman City.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

==Transport==

===Road===
* The [[Grand Trunk Road]] runs across the city; [[National Highway 19 (India)|NH 19]] (old numbering NH 2) bypasses the city. [[South Bengal State Transport Corporation]] (SBSTC) and private operators operate buses from Arambag, Asansol, Baharampur, Bankura, [[Bolpur]], Esplanade, [[Kirnahar]], Purulia, Saltlake and Tarakeswar. It takes around 2–2.5 hours. Bardhaman is well connected by bus with numerous places all around. Most of the buses arrive and leave from Alisha Bus Stand and Nababhat Bus Stand. Burdwan also has a facility of bus service known as Town Service which connects different areas within the city.
* Sadarghat Road also connects Bardhaman with Bankura (indirectly) and Hooghly (directly) district.

====Rail====
* The main Howrah-Delhi rail track passes through Bardhaman, and the city is served by [[Bardhaman railway station]]. The Howrah Rajdhani Express (via Patna) has a scheduled stop at Bardhaman. One can take a local train from Howrah to reach in two hrs. One can also travel along the Sahibganj Loop, which branches off, one station after Bardhaman. The narrow gauge line to Katwa was upgraded to broad gauge in 2013, up to Balgona, which has been extended to Katwa.

====Rickshaws====
* Cycle rickshaws and E-Rickshaws (Toto) are available for travel within the city.
* Also available mini bus within city and surrounding. Intracity connector by SBSTC under JNNURM project has been provided.
*Ola's bike service is also active in the city.

==Education==

===University===
The [[University of Burdwan]] was formally inaugurated on 15 June 1960 by [[Sukumar Sen (civil servant)|Sukumar Sen]], its first Vice-chancellor. It was after the abolition of the [[Zamindar]]i system in the fifties that [[Bardhaman Raj#Udaychand Mahtab|Uday Chand Mahtab]], the last representative of the Burdwan Raj, left his entire property in Burdwan to the state government. This, coupled with the initiative of the then [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]], [[Bidhan Chandra Roy]], facilitated the establishment of this university. Presently, the administrative works are mostly done at the Rajbati (the palace of Barddhamana Maharaja) campus; on the other hand, academic activities centre on the Golapbag campus. With social responsibilities in mind, the university actively patronised the construction of a science centre and the Meghnad Saha Planetarium.

===Colleges===


* [[Burdwan Dental College and Hospital]]
* [[Burdwan Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital]]
* [[Burdwan Medical College]]
* [[Burdwan Raj College]]
* [[Maharajadhiraj Uday Chand Women's College]]
* [[M.B.C. Institute of Engineering and Technology]]
* [[St. Xavier's College, Burdwan]]
* [[University Institute of Technology, Burdwan University]]
* [[Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya]]

===Schools===


* [[Burdwan C.M.S High School|Burdwan CMS High School (Main), B. C. Road - West Bengal Board]]
* [[Burdwan Municipal Girls' High School]] - West Bengal Board
* [[Burdwan Municipal High School]] - established in 1883 by [[Debendranath Tagore]]
* [[St. Xavier's School, Burdwan|St. Xaviers School]] - CISCE

==Places of interest==
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Image:Sarbamangala temple.jpg|Sarbamangala Temple
Image:108 shiv temple.jpg|108 Shiva Temple
Image:Golapbag.jpg|Hawa Mahal (Golapbag)
File:Meghnad Saha Planetarium.jpg|Meghnad Saha Planetarium, Golapbag, Bardhaman
File:Burdwan Church 14 06 2012.jpg|Christ Church
Image:Damodar River.jpg|Damodar River
Image:Curzon Gate.jpg|[[Curzon Gate, Bardhaman|Curzon Gate]]
Image:Burdwan Palace.jpg|Inside view of the palace of Burdwan Maharaja
Image:Science centre bardhaman.jpg|Science Centre
File:Maa Kankaleshwari at her temple.jpg|Maa Kankaleshwari at her temple
Image:Pir baharam.jpg|Mazar of Sufi Pir Baharam Sakka
File:Damodareshwar Shiva Temple, Burdwan.jpg|Damodareshwar Shiva Temple, Damodarpally, Burdwan
File:Burdwan Arcade.jpg|Burdwan Arcade
File:Krishok Setu, Damodar River.jpg|Damodar River
</gallery>

* '''Curzon Gate''' – the [[Curzon Gate, Bardhaman|Curzon Gate]] was built in 1902–1903, for the coronation of [[Bijay Chand Mahtab|Maharaja Bijay Chand Mahatab]]. The former royal palace is located a kilometre from the gate.<ref name=census2011>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1909_PART_B_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf | title = Census of India 2011: District Census Handbook, Barddhaman, Series-20, Part-XIIB | work= Motif | publisher = Diretorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 10 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.holidify.com/places/bardhaman/curzon-gate-sightseeing-4142.html | title = Curzon Gate, Bardhaman | work= Weekend Destinations | publisher = Holidify |access-date = 10 March 2017}}</ref> The pomp and grandeur of [[George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston|Lord Curzon's]] visit to Bardhaman in 1904 established the name of the gate as Curzon Gate. It is also known as Bijay Toran.<ref name=census2011/><ref name="chattopadhyay">Chattopadhyay, Akkori, ''Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti'' (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), {{in lang|bn}}, Vol II, pages 565-576, Radical Impression. {{ISBN|81-85459-36-3}}</ref>
* '''Tombs of Sher Afgan and Qutbuddin Khan Koka''' - [[Nur Jahan|Mehr-un-Nissa]], then wife of [[Sher Afgan Khan|Sher Afgan]], [[jagir]]dar of Bardhaman, was once a resident of Bardhaman. It is said that the [[Mughal emperors|Mughal emperor]] [[Jahangir]] had fallen in love with her and was determined to marry her. He tried to get her with the help of his foster-brother and [[subahdar]] of Bengal, Qutbuddin Khan Koka. Sher Afgan died during a fight with Qutbuddin Khan Koka, who also was killed. Both were buried side by side at Bardhaman in 1607 (or 1610 according to some sources), in the same place as Pir Baharam Sikka, a Persian Sufi saint. Mehr-un-Nissa ultimately emerged as the Empress Nur Jahan.<ref>Ghosh, Binoy, ''Paschim Banger Sanskriti'', {{in lang|bn}}, part I, 1976 edition, pages 103-104, Prakash Bhaban</ref><ref name="tourism">{{cite web| url = http://purbabardhaman.gov.in/general_info/tourism.php |title = Purba Bardhaman district| work= Tourism|publisher= District Administration | access-date = 12 February 2019}}</ref>
* '''Rajbari''' – the palace of the Bardhaman Raj family, was built by Mahatabchand in the 19th century, at a site that is earlier believed to have a [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] fort. The Rajbari was built by the Kolkata-based [[Martin Burn|Burn and Company]]. The main hall has many valuable paintings.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/> [[Uday Chand Mahtab]] handed over the Rajbati to the state government. It now houses the administrative offices of the [[University of Burdwan]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.buruniv.ac.in/bunew/Template.php?page=AboutUs&subpage=History | title = The University of Burdwan | work = History of Burdwan University | publisher = BU | access-date = 3 March 2019 | archive-date = 6 March 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043231/http://www.buruniv.ac.in/bunew/Template.php?page=AboutUs&subpage=History | url-status = dead }}</ref>
* '''Golapbag, Ramna Bagan and Deer Park''' – Golapbag was developed as a botanical and zoological garden in the 19th century. It contained lakes for boating and Hawa Mahal. Several academic sections of the University of Burdwan are located there. Ramna Bagan once had a Brahmo Samaj. It now has a deer park.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/>
* '''Sarbamangala temple''' - the temple of Sarbamangala, the presiding deity of the Bardhaman Raj and believed to have been found on the sand-bed of the [[Damodar River]].<ref name="tourism"/> It is a [[Navaratna (architecture)|navaratna]] temple with a [[nata mandir]] that has a [[terracotta]] [[Durga]] panel.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/>
* '''Bardhamaneswar Shiva temple''' - the [[Shiva]] temple has a huge idol.<ref name=tourism/> Many believe that the Shiva lingam in the temple was established by [[Chand Sadagar]] of [[Manasamangal]] fame.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/>
* '''Kamalakanta Kalibari''' - it is a [[Kali]] temple associated with the poet-devotee [[Kamalakanta Bhattacharya (West Bengal)|Sadhak Kamalakanta]].<ref name="tourism"/>
* '''108 Shiva temple complex''' - the [[Shiva]] temple complex, constructed by Maharani Bishnu Kumari, at Nawabhat, near Bardhaman, has a picturesque setting.<ref name="tourism"/> The temple complex, built in 1788, fell into disrepairs and was thoroughly renovated by the Birla Public Welfare Trust.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/>
* '''Kankaleshwari Mandir''' – the temple at Kanchanagar, has a deity resembling a human skeleton.<ref name="tourism"/> It is a navaratna temple with terracotta carvings. The idol is that of a six feet tall eight armed goddess [[Chamunda]].<ref name="chattopadhyay"/>
* '''Tomb of Khwaja Anwar Berh''' - the tomb of the Mughal warrior, buried at Poddarhat in 1315 Hijri, is a fine example of Mughal architecture.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/><ref name="tourism"/>
* '''Shershahi Kalo Masjid'''- the mosque in the Puratan Chak (Payrakhana Road) area was built during the reign of [[Sher Shah Suri]].<ref name="chattopadhyay"/>
* '''Shahi Jumma Masjid'''- the mosque with three minarets is a historical structure erected behind the Rajbati by [[Azim-ush-Shan]], grandson of [[Aurangzeb]] and then [[subahdar]] of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/><ref name="tourism"/>
* '''Burdwan Science Centre'''- a high standard science museum near the university campus.<ref name="tourism"/>
* '''Meghnad Saha Planetarium'''- inaugurated in 1994, the main instrument was a gift from the Government of Japan to the University of Burdwan. The second planetarium in the state, built to international standards, it is named after the Indian scientist [[Meghnad Saha]]. Located near Golapbag, it has arrangement for six shows daily with 90 seats in each show. It is closed on Mondays.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/><ref name="tourism"/>
* '''Birhata Kalibari (Boro Maa)''': The temple of 10 feet sculpture of goddess Kali made up of touchstone. The goddess is known locally as Boro Maa. The locality had been named after this temple as Kali Bazar. The temple has two parts bisected by a lane. One part contains Kali Mandir and the other, Durga Mandir.
* '''Christ Church''': [[Christ Church Bardhaman]] is a very church in Bardhaman near "Curzon Gate".
* '''Town Hall''' : The Town Hall was built sometime between 1890 and 1894 and was handed to the Municipality of Bardhaman to help them preserve the remnants of Lala Bansogopal Nandey.<ref>{{cite web |title=Burdwan Municipality |url=http://burdwanmunicipality.gov.in/ |access-date=11 April 2021}}</ref> The municipality board restored the hall in 1990 to its present form of 2400 square feet from its earlier form of 704 square feet with a seating capacity of 485 seats.<ref>{{cite web |title=Town Hall, Bardhaman |url=https://www.trawel.co.in/city/Bardhaman/town-hall-bardhaman |website=Trawel |access-date=11 April 2021 |archive-date=11 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411151110/https://www.trawel.co.in/city/Bardhaman/town-hall-bardhaman |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Bardhaman}}
{{Commons category|Bardhaman}}
* [https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V09_108.gif ''Burdwan Town'', The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 9, p. 102.]
* [http://bardhaman.gov.in/ Official website of Bardhaman District]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190506174040/http://nregsburdwan.com/ Official website of MGNREGS Cell, Bardhaman District]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090415041615/http://bardhamanutsav.net/ Bardhaman Utsav (Annual cultural programme of Bardhaman)]
* [http://www.burdwanmunicipality.gov.in/ Bardhaman Municipality]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090120171314/http://bardhamandarshan.org/ Bardhaman darshan (Official tourism website)]

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Purba Bardhaman district]]

Bardhaman

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{{About|the municipality in West Bengal, India}}
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| nickname = Royal Heritage City of West Bengal
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| governing_body = {{bulleted list|Bardhaman Municipality|Bardhaman Development Authority}}
| leader_title = Chairman
| leader_name = Paresh Chandra Sarkar<ref>{{cite web |title=Burdwan Municipality |url=http://www.burdwanmunicipality.gov.in/chairman-in-council.php |website=www.burdwanmunicipality.gov.in |access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref>
| leader_title1 = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly#Members of Legislative Assembly|MLA]]
| leader_name1 = [[Bardhaman Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|No. 260 Bardhaman Dakshin]]: Khokan Das ([[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]])
| leader_title2 = [[Lok Sabha]] [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]]
| leader_name2 = [[Bardhaman–Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|No. 39 Bardhaman–Durgapur]]: [[S. S. Ahluwalia]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
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| area_total_km2 = 26.30
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| postal_code = 713101, 713102, 713103, 713104 713141,713149.
| area_code = +91-342
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'''Bardhaman''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɔr|d|ə|ˌ|m|ɑː|n|}}, {{IPA-bn|ˈbɔrˌd̪ʱo.man|lang|}}), officially '''Bardhaman Sadar''', is a city and municipality in the state of [[West Bengal]], India. It is the headquarters of [[Purba Bardhaman district]], having become a district capital during the [[British India|period of British rule]]. '''Burdwan''', an alternative name for the city, has remained in use since then.

==Etymology==
The history of Burdwan is known from about 5000 BC (the Mesolithic or Late Stone Age).{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} The origin of this name dates back to the sixth century BCE and is ascribed to Vardhamāna or [[Mahavira|Mahāvīra]] (599-527 BCE), the 24th [[Tirthankara|Tīrthāṅkara]] of [[Jainism]], who spent some time in Astikagrama, according to the Jain scripture of [[Kalpa Sūtra]]. This place was renamed as ''Vardhamana'' in his honour.

==History==
During the period of Jahangir this place was named Badh-e-dewan (district capital). The city owes its historical importance to being the headquarters of the Maharajas of Burdwan, the premier noblemen of lower Bengal, whose rent-roll was upwards of 300,000. [[Bardhaman Raj]] was founded in 1657 by Sangam Rai, of a Hindu Khatri family of Kotli in [[Lahore]], [[Punjab region|Punjab]], whose descendants served in turn the [[Mughal Emperor]]s and the [[British government]]. The [[East Indian Railway]] from [[Howrah]] was opened in 1855. The great prosperity of the raj was due to the excellent management of Maharaja Mahtab Chand (died 1879), whose loyalty to the government especially during the "Hul" ([[Santhal rebellion]]) of 1855-56 and the [[Indian rebellion of 1857]] was rewarded with the grant of a coat of arms in 1868 and the right to a personal salute of 13 guns in 1877. Maharaja [[Bijaychand Mahtab]] (born 1881), who succeeded his adoptive father in 1888, earned great distinction by the courage with which he risked his life to save that of [[Sir Andrew Fraser]], the lieutenant-governor of Bengal, on the occasion of the attempt to assassinate him made by freedom fighters of Bengal on 7 November 1908.<ref name=EB1911>{{EB1911|inline=1|wstitle=Burdwan|volume=4|page=811}}</ref>

Mahtab Chand Bahadur and later Bijoy Chand Mahtab struggled their best to make this region culturally, economically and ecologically healthier. The chief educational institution was the Burdwan Raj College, which was entirely supported out of the maharaja's estate. [[Kamalakanta Bhattacharya (West Bengal)|Sadhak Kamalakanta]] as composer of devotional songs and Kashiram Das as a poet and translator of the great [[Mahabharata]] were possibly the best products of such an endeavour. Pratap Chandra Roy was the publisher of the first translation in the world to translate [[Mahabharata]] in English (1883–1896).<ref name=tra>{{cite book |title=The Mahabharata Book 1: Adi Parva |author= Kisari Mohan Ganguli tr.|chapter= Translator's Preface|year=1883|page=xii |chapter-url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01001.htm}}</ref> The society at large also continued to gain the fruits. We find, among others, the great rebel poet [[Kazi Nazrul Islam]] and Kala-azar-famed U. N. Brahmachari as the relatively recent illustrious sons of this soil. [[Batukeshwar Dutt]] an Indian revolutionary and independence fighter in the early 1900s was born on 18 November 1910 in a village Oari in Burdwan district. He is best known for having exploded a few bombs, along with [[Bhagat Singh]], in the Central Legislative Assembly in New Delhi on 8 April 1929. The city became an important centre of North-[[Indian classical music]] as well.

==Geography==
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===Location===
The region has an average elevation of 40 metres (131 ft). The city is situated 1100 km from [[New Delhi]] and a little less than 100 km north-west of [[Kolkata]] on the [[Grand Trunk Road]] ([[National Highway 19 (India)|National Highway 19]]) and Eastern Railway. The chief rivers are the [[Damodar River|Damodar]] and the Banka.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Barddhaman.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Barddhaman, India|work=fallingrain.com|access-date=25 July 2016}}</ref>

The first epigraphic reference to the name of this place occurs in a sixth-century AD copper plate found in Mallasarul village under Galsi Police Station. Archeological evidences suggest that this region, forming a major part of [[Rarh region|Radh Bengal]], could be traced even back to 4000 BCE.
[[File:Map of purba bardhaman district.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Map of purba bardhaman district]]

===Police stations===
Burdwan police station has jurisdiction over Bardhaman municipal area and [[Burdwan I]] and [[Burdwan II]] CD Blocks. The area covered is 192.15 km2. There are out posts at Barabazar, Muradpur, Keshabganj, Nutanganj and Birhata.2<ref name=ps1>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman | work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 23 September 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | archive-date = 21 January 2019 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name=ps2>{{cite web | url = https://purbabardhamanpolice.org/ps | title = Purba Bardhaman District Police | work = Police Station | publisher = West Bengal Police | access-date = 23 September 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180927234333/http://purbabardhamanpolice.org/ps | archive-date = 27 September 2018 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Women police station Burdwan has jurisdiction over Bardhaman municipal area and [[Burdwan I]] and [[Burdwan II]] CD Blocks. The area covered is 192.15 km.<ref name=ps1/><ref name=ps2/>

==Demographics==
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{{Historical population
| source = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/21405/Barddhaman/population|title=Barddhaman, India Metro Area Population 1950-2020}}</ref>
| 1951 | 76000
| 1961 | 109000
| 1971 | 144000
| 1981 | 170000
| 1991 | 246000
| 2001 | 287000
| 2011 | 347016
}}

In the 2011 census, Bardhaman Urban Agglomeration had a population of 347,016, out of which 177,055 were males and 169,961 were females. 25,069 people were between the ages of 0–6 years. Effective literacy rate for the 7+ population was 88.62%.<ref name=CensusCities>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | title = Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above|work= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 |access-date = 21 October 2011 }}</ref>

{{See also|List of cities in West Bengal }}

==Climate==
The [[Köppen Climate Classification]] sub-type for this climate is "[[Tropical savanna climate|Aw]]" (tropical savanna climate).
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|Feb high F = 81.5
|Mar high F = 94.1
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|May high F = 90.7
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==Culture==
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Burdwan has a multi-cultural heritage. The [[deul]]s (temples of [[rekha]] type) found here are reminiscent of Bengali Hindu architecture. The old temples bear signs of [[Hinduism]], mostly belonging to the [[Shakti|Sakta]] and [[Vaishnava]] followers.

The Kankaleswari [[Kali]] is also located in the city of Burdwan. Burdwan experienced and survived numerous violent conflicts, due to [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]], [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]] and [[Maratha]] invaders. The city of Bardhaman was visited by notables of the [[Delhi Sultanate]] from Raja Todarmal to Daud Karnani, from Sher Afghan and Kutub-ud-din to Ajimuswan to the future Mughal emperor [[Shah Jahan]] while he was still a rebel. Bardhaman also has a number of Bengali Christians, and although they are a minority, there are many churches in the city.

==Foods==
* [[Sitabhog]] and [[Mihidana]] are two famous sweets of Bardhaman, introduced first in honour of the Raj family.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}
* [[Shaktigarh]]'s [[langcha]] is another local speciality for Shaktigarh in the eastern part of Bardhaman City.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

==Transport==

===Road===
* The [[Grand Trunk Road]] runs across the city; [[National Highway 19 (India)|NH 19]] (old numbering NH 2) bypasses the city. [[South Bengal State Transport Corporation]] (SBSTC) and private operators operate buses from Arambag, Asansol, Baharampur, Bankura, [[Bolpur]], Esplanade, [[Kirnahar]], Purulia, Saltlake and Tarakeswar. It takes around 2–2.5 hours. Bardhaman is well connected by bus with numerous places all around. Most of the buses arrive and leave from Alisha Bus Stand and Nababhat Bus Stand. Burdwan also has a facility of bus service known as Town Service which connects different areas within the city.
* Sadarghat Road also connects Bardhaman with Bankura (indirectly) and Hooghly (directly) district.

====Rail====
* The main Howrah-Delhi rail track passes through Bardhaman, and the city is served by [[Bardhaman railway station]]. The Howrah Rajdhani Express (via Patna) has a scheduled stop at Bardhaman. One can take a local train from Howrah to reach in two hrs. One can also travel along the Sahibganj Loop, which branches off, one station after Bardhaman. The narrow gauge line to Katwa was upgraded to broad gauge in 2013, up to Balgona, which has been extended to Katwa.

====Rickshaws====
* Cycle rickshaws and E-Rickshaws (Toto) are available for travel within the city.
* Also available mini bus within city and surrounding. Intracity connector by SBSTC under JNNURM project has been provided.
*Ola's bike service is also active in the city.

==Education==

===University===
The [[University of Burdwan]] was formally inaugurated on 15 June 1960 by [[Sukumar Sen (civil servant)|Sukumar Sen]], its first Vice-chancellor. It was after the abolition of the [[Zamindar]]i system in the fifties that [[Bardhaman Raj#Udaychand Mahtab|Uday Chand Mahtab]], the last representative of the Burdwan Raj, left his entire property in Burdwan to the state government. This, coupled with the initiative of the then [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]], [[Bidhan Chandra Roy]], facilitated the establishment of this university. Presently, the administrative works are mostly done at the Rajbati (the palace of Barddhamana Maharaja) campus; on the other hand, academic activities centre on the Golapbag campus. With social responsibilities in mind, the university actively patronised the construction of a science centre and the Meghnad Saha Planetarium.

===Colleges===


* [[Burdwan Dental College and Hospital]]
* [[Burdwan Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital]]
* [[Burdwan Medical College]]
* [[Burdwan Raj College]]
* [[Maharajadhiraj Uday Chand Women's College]]
* [[M.B.C. Institute of Engineering and Technology]]
* [[St. Xavier's College, Burdwan]]
* [[University Institute of Technology, Burdwan University]]
* [[Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya]]

===Schools===


* [[Burdwan C.M.S High School|Burdwan CMS High School (Main), B. C. Road - West Bengal Board]]
* [[Burdwan Municipal Girls' High School]] - West Bengal Board
* [[Burdwan Municipal High School]] - established in 1883 by [[Debendranath Tagore]]
* [[St. Xavier's School, Burdwan|St. Xaviers School]] - CISCE

==Places of interest==
<gallery mode="packed" style="font-size:88%; line-height:130%; border-bottom:1px #aaa solid;" heights="150">

Image:Sarbamangala temple.jpg|Sarbamangala Temple
Image:108 shiv temple.jpg|108 Shiva Temple
Image:Golapbag.jpg|Hawa Mahal (Golapbag)
File:Meghnad Saha Planetarium.jpg|Meghnad Saha Planetarium, Golapbag, Bardhaman
File:Burdwan Church 14 06 2012.jpg|Christ Church
Image:Damodar River.jpg|Damodar River
Image:Curzon Gate.jpg|[[Curzon Gate, Bardhaman|Curzon Gate]]
Image:Burdwan Palace.jpg|Inside view of the palace of Burdwan Maharaja
Image:Science centre bardhaman.jpg|Science Centre
File:Maa Kankaleshwari at her temple.jpg|Maa Kankaleshwari at her temple
Image:Pir baharam.jpg|Mazar of Sufi Pir Baharam Sakka
File:Damodareshwar Shiva Temple, Burdwan.jpg|Damodareshwar Shiva Temple, Damodarpally, Burdwan
File:Burdwan Arcade.jpg|Burdwan Arcade
File:Krishok Setu, Damodar River.jpg|Damodar River
</gallery>

* '''Curzon Gate''' – the [[Curzon Gate, Bardhaman|Curzon Gate]] was built in 1902–1903, for the coronation of [[Bijay Chand Mahtab|Maharaja Bijay Chand Mahatab]]. The former royal palace is located a kilometre from the gate.<ref name=census2011>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1909_PART_B_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf | title = Census of India 2011: District Census Handbook, Barddhaman, Series-20, Part-XIIB | work= Motif | publisher = Diretorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 10 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.holidify.com/places/bardhaman/curzon-gate-sightseeing-4142.html | title = Curzon Gate, Bardhaman | work= Weekend Destinations | publisher = Holidify |access-date = 10 March 2017}}</ref> The pomp and grandeur of [[George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston|Lord Curzon's]] visit to Bardhaman in 1904 established the name of the gate as Curzon Gate. It is also known as Bijay Toran.<ref name=census2011/><ref name="chattopadhyay">Chattopadhyay, Akkori, ''Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti'' (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), {{in lang|bn}}, Vol II, pages 565-576, Radical Impression. {{ISBN|81-85459-36-3}}</ref>
* '''Tombs of Sher Afgan and Qutbuddin Khan Koka''' - [[Nur Jahan|Mehr-un-Nissa]], then wife of [[Sher Afgan Khan|Sher Afgan]], [[jagir]]dar of Bardhaman, was once a resident of Bardhaman. It is said that the [[Mughal emperors|Mughal emperor]] [[Jahangir]] had fallen in love with her and was determined to marry her. He tried to get her with the help of his foster-brother and [[subahdar]] of Bengal, Qutbuddin Khan Koka. Sher Afgan died during a fight with Qutbuddin Khan Koka, who also was killed. Both were buried side by side at Bardhaman in 1607 (or 1610 according to some sources), in the same place as Pir Baharam Sikka, a Persian Sufi saint. Mehr-un-Nissa ultimately emerged as the Empress Nur Jahan.<ref>Ghosh, Binoy, ''Paschim Banger Sanskriti'', {{in lang|bn}}, part I, 1976 edition, pages 103-104, Prakash Bhaban</ref><ref name="tourism">{{cite web| url = http://purbabardhaman.gov.in/general_info/tourism.php |title = Purba Bardhaman district| work= Tourism|publisher= District Administration | access-date = 12 February 2019}}</ref>
* '''Rajbari''' – the palace of the Bardhaman Raj family, was built by Mahatabchand in the 19th century, at a site that is earlier believed to have a [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] fort. The Rajbari was built by the Kolkata-based [[Martin Burn|Burn and Company]]. The main hall has many valuable paintings.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/> [[Uday Chand Mahtab]] handed over the Rajbati to the state government. It now houses the administrative offices of the [[University of Burdwan]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.buruniv.ac.in/bunew/Template.php?page=AboutUs&subpage=History | title = The University of Burdwan | work = History of Burdwan University | publisher = BU | access-date = 3 March 2019 | archive-date = 6 March 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043231/http://www.buruniv.ac.in/bunew/Template.php?page=AboutUs&subpage=History | url-status = dead }}</ref>
* '''Golapbag, Ramna Bagan and Deer Park''' – Golapbag was developed as a botanical and zoological garden in the 19th century. It contained lakes for boating and Hawa Mahal. Several academic sections of the University of Burdwan are located there. Ramna Bagan once had a Brahmo Samaj. It now has a deer park.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/>
* '''Sarbamangala temple''' - the temple of Sarbamangala, the presiding deity of the Bardhaman Raj and believed to have been found on the sand-bed of the [[Damodar River]].<ref name="tourism"/> It is a [[Navaratna (architecture)|navaratna]] temple with a [[nata mandir]] that has a [[terracotta]] [[Durga]] panel.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/>
* '''Bardhamaneswar Shiva temple''' - the [[Shiva]] temple has a huge idol.<ref name=tourism/> Many believe that the Shiva lingam in the temple was established by [[Chand Sadagar]] of [[Manasamangal]] fame.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/>
* '''Kamalakanta Kalibari''' - it is a [[Kali]] temple associated with the poet-devotee [[Kamalakanta Bhattacharya (West Bengal)|Sadhak Kamalakanta]].<ref name="tourism"/>
* '''108 Shiva temple complex''' - the [[Shiva]] temple complex, constructed by Maharani Bishnu Kumari, at Nawabhat, near Bardhaman, has a picturesque setting.<ref name="tourism"/> The temple complex, built in 1788, fell into disrepairs and was thoroughly renovated by the Birla Public Welfare Trust.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/>
* '''Kankaleshwari Mandir''' – the temple at Kanchanagar, has a deity resembling a human skeleton.<ref name="tourism"/> It is a navaratna temple with terracotta carvings. The idol is that of a six feet tall eight armed goddess [[Chamunda]].<ref name="chattopadhyay"/>
* '''Tomb of Khwaja Anwar Berh''' - the tomb of the Mughal warrior, buried at Poddarhat in 1315 Hijri, is a fine example of Mughal architecture.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/><ref name="tourism"/>
* '''Shershahi Kalo Masjid'''- the mosque in the Puratan Chak (Payrakhana Road) area was built during the reign of [[Sher Shah Suri]].<ref name="chattopadhyay"/>
* '''Shahi Jumma Masjid'''- the mosque with three minarets is a historical structure erected behind the Rajbati by [[Azim-ush-Shan]], grandson of [[Aurangzeb]] and then [[subahdar]] of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/><ref name="tourism"/>
* '''Burdwan Science Centre'''- a high standard science museum near the university campus.<ref name="tourism"/>
* '''Meghnad Saha Planetarium'''- inaugurated in 1994, the main instrument was a gift from the Government of Japan to the University of Burdwan. The second planetarium in the state, built to international standards, it is named after the Indian scientist [[Meghnad Saha]]. Located near Golapbag, it has arrangement for six shows daily with 90 seats in each show. It is closed on Mondays.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/><ref name="tourism"/>
* '''Birhata Kalibari (Boro Maa)''': The temple of 10 feet sculpture of goddess Kali made up of touchstone. The goddess is known locally as Boro Maa. The locality had been named after this temple as Kali Bazar. The temple has two parts bisected by a lane. One part contains Kali Mandir and the other, Durga Mandir.
* '''Christ Church''': [[Christ Church Bardhaman]] is a very church in Bardhaman near "Curzon Gate".
* '''Town Hall''' : The Town Hall was built sometime between 1890 and 1894 and was handed to the Municipality of Bardhaman to help them preserve the remnants of Lala Bansogopal Nandey.<ref>{{cite web |title=Burdwan Municipality |url=http://burdwanmunicipality.gov.in/ |access-date=11 April 2021}}</ref> The municipality board restored the hall in 1990 to its present form of 2400 square feet from its earlier form of 704 square feet with a seating capacity of 485 seats.<ref>{{cite web |title=Town Hall, Bardhaman |url=https://www.trawel.co.in/city/Bardhaman/town-hall-bardhaman |website=Trawel |access-date=11 April 2021 |archive-date=11 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411151110/https://www.trawel.co.in/city/Bardhaman/town-hall-bardhaman |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Bardhaman}}
{{Commons category|Bardhaman}}
* [https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V09_108.gif ''Burdwan Town'', The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 9, p. 102.]
* [http://bardhaman.gov.in/ Official website of Bardhaman District]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190506174040/http://nregsburdwan.com/ Official website of MGNREGS Cell, Bardhaman District]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090415041615/http://bardhamanutsav.net/ Bardhaman Utsav (Annual cultural programme of Bardhaman)]
* [http://www.burdwanmunicipality.gov.in/ Bardhaman Municipality]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090120171314/http://bardhamandarshan.org/ Bardhaman darshan (Official tourism website)]

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Bardhaman

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'''Bardhaman''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɔr|d|ə|ˌ|m|ɑː|n|}}, {{IPA-bn|ˈbɔrˌd̪ʱo.man|lang|}}), officially '''Bardhaman Sadar''', is a city and municipality in the state of [[West Bengal]], India. It is the headquarters of [[Purba Bardhaman district]], having become a district capital during the [[British India|period of British rule]]. '''Burdwan''', an alternative name for the city, has remained in use since then.

==Etymology==
The history of Burdwan is known from about 5000 BC (the Mesolithic or Late Stone Age).{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} The origin of this name dates back to the sixth century BCE and is ascribed to Vardhamāna or [[Mahavira|Mahāvīra]] (599-527 BCE), the 24th [[Tirthankara|Tīrthāṅkara]] of [[Jainism]], who spent some time in Astikagrama, according to the Jain scripture of [[Kalpa Sūtra]]. This place was renamed as ''Vardhamana'' in his honour.

==History==
During the period of Jahangir this place was named Badh-e-dewan (district capital). The city owes its historical importance to being the headquarters of the Maharajas of Burdwan, the premier noblemen of lower Bengal, whose rent-roll was upwards of 300,000. [[Bardhaman Raj]] was founded in 1657 by Sangam Rai, of a Hindu Khatri family of Kotli in [[Lahore]], [[Punjab region|Punjab]], whose descendants served in turn the [[Mughal Emperor]]s and the [[British government]]. The [[East Indian Railway]] from [[Howrah]] was opened in 1855. The great prosperity of the raj was due to the excellent management of Maharaja Mahtab Chand (died 1879), whose loyalty to the government especially during the "Hul" ([[Santhal rebellion]]) of 1855-56 and the [[Indian rebellion of 1857]] was rewarded with the grant of a coat of arms in 1868 and the right to a personal salute of 13 guns in 1877. Maharaja [[Bijaychand Mahtab]] (born 1881), who succeeded his adoptive father in 1888, earned great distinction by the courage with which he risked his life to save that of [[Sir Andrew Fraser]], the lieutenant-governor of Bengal, on the occasion of the attempt to assassinate him made by freedom fighters of Bengal on 7 November 1908.<ref name=EB1911>{{EB1911|inline=1|wstitle=Burdwan|volume=4|page=811}}</ref>

Mahtab Chand Bahadur and later Bijoy Chand Mahtab struggled their best to make this region culturally, economically and ecologically healthier. The chief educational institution was the Burdwan Raj College, which was entirely supported out of the maharaja's estate. [[Kamalakanta Bhattacharya (West Bengal)|Sadhak Kamalakanta]] as composer of devotional songs and Kashiram Das as a poet and translator of the great [[Mahabharata]] were possibly the best products of such an endeavour. Pratap Chandra Roy was the publisher of the first translation in the world to translate [[Mahabharata]] in English (1883–1896).<ref name=tra>{{cite book |title=The Mahabharata Book 1: Adi Parva |author= Kisari Mohan Ganguli tr.|chapter= Translator's Preface|year=1883|page=xii |chapter-url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01001.htm}}</ref> The society at large also continued to gain the fruits. We find, among others, the great rebel poet [[Kazi Nazrul Islam]] and Kala-azar-famed U. N. Brahmachari as the relatively recent illustrious sons of this soil. [[Batukeshwar Dutt]] an Indian revolutionary and independence fighter in the early 1900s was born on 18 November 1910 in a village Oari in Burdwan district. He is best known for having exploded a few bombs, along with [[Bhagat Singh]], in the Central Legislative Assembly in New Delhi on 8 April 1929. The city became an important centre of North-[[Indian classical music]] as well.

==Geography==
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===Location===
The region has an average elevation of 40 metres (131 ft). The city is situated 1100 km from [[New Delhi]] and a little less than 100 km north-west of [[Kolkata]] on the [[Grand Trunk Road]] ([[National Highway 19 (India)|National Highway 19]]) and Eastern Railway. The chief rivers are the [[Damodar River|Damodar]] and the Banka.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Barddhaman.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Barddhaman, India|work=fallingrain.com|access-date=25 July 2016}}</ref>

The first epigraphic reference to the name of this place occurs in a sixth-century AD copper plate found in Mallasarul village under Galsi Police Station. Archeological evidences suggest that this region, forming a major part of [[Rarh region|Radh Bengal]], could be traced even back to 4000 BCE.
[[File:Map of purba bardhaman district.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Map of purba bardhaman district]]

===Police stations===
Burdwan police station has jurisdiction over Bardhaman municipal area and [[Burdwan I]] and [[Burdwan II]] CD Blocks. The area covered is 192.15 km2. There are out posts at Barabazar, Muradpur, Keshabganj, Nutanganj and Birhata.2<ref name=ps1>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman | work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 23 September 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | archive-date = 21 January 2019 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name=ps2>{{cite web | url = https://purbabardhamanpolice.org/ps | title = Purba Bardhaman District Police | work = Police Station | publisher = West Bengal Police | access-date = 23 September 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180927234333/http://purbabardhamanpolice.org/ps | archive-date = 27 September 2018 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Women police station Burdwan has jurisdiction over Bardhaman municipal area and [[Burdwan I]] and [[Burdwan II]] CD Blocks. The area covered is 192.15 km.<ref name=ps1/><ref name=ps2/>

==Demographics==
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{{Historical population
| source = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/21405/Barddhaman/population|title=Barddhaman, India Metro Area Population 1950-2020}}</ref>
| 1951 | 76000
| 1961 | 109000
| 1971 | 144000
| 1981 | 170000
| 1991 | 246000
| 2001 | 287000
| 2011 | 347016
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In the 2011 census, Bardhaman Urban Agglomeration had a population of 347,016, out of which 177,055 were males and 169,961 were females. 25,069 people were between the ages of 0–6 years. Effective literacy rate for the 7+ population was 88.62%.<ref name=CensusCities>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | title = Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above|work= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 |access-date = 21 October 2011 }}</ref>

{{See also|List of cities in West Bengal }}

==Climate==
The [[Köppen Climate Classification]] sub-type for this climate is "[[Tropical savanna climate|Aw]]" (tropical savanna climate).
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==Culture==
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Burdwan has a multi-cultural heritage. The [[deul]]s (temples of [[rekha]] type) found here are reminiscent of Bengali Hindu architecture. The old temples bear signs of [[Hinduism]], mostly belonging to the [[Shakti|Sakta]] and [[Vaishnava]] followers.

The Kankaleswari [[Kali]] is also located in the city of Burdwan. Burdwan experienced and survived numerous violent conflicts, due to [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]], [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]] and [[Maratha]] invaders. The city of Bardhaman was visited by notables of the [[Delhi Sultanate]] from Raja Todarmal to Daud Karnani, from Sher Afghan and Kutub-ud-din to Ajimuswan to the future Mughal emperor [[Shah Jahan]] while he was still a rebel. Bardhaman also has a number of Bengali Christians, and although they are a minority, there are many churches in the city.

==Foods==
* [[Sitabhog]] and [[Mihidana]] are two famous sweets of Bardhaman, introduced first in honour of the Raj family.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}
* [[Shaktigarh]]'s [[langcha]] is another local speciality for Shaktigarh in the eastern part of [[Bardhaman|Bardhaman City]].{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

==Transport==

===Road===
* The [[Grand Trunk Road]] runs across the city; [[National Highway 19 (India)|NH 19]] (old numbering NH 2) bypasses the city. [[South Bengal State Transport Corporation]] (SBSTC) and private operators operate buses from Arambag, Asansol, Baharampur, Bankura, [[Bolpur]], Esplanade, [[Kirnahar]], Purulia, Saltlake and Tarakeswar. It takes around 2–2.5 hours. Bardhaman is well connected by bus with numerous places all around. Most of the buses arrive and leave from Alisha Bus Stand and Nababhat Bus Stand. Burdwan also has a facility of bus service known as Town Service which connects different areas within the city.
* Sadarghat Road also connects Bardhaman with Bankura (indirectly) and Hooghly (directly) district.

====Rail====
* The main Howrah-Delhi rail track passes through Bardhaman, and the city is served by [[Bardhaman railway station]]. The Howrah Rajdhani Express (via Patna) has a scheduled stop at Bardhaman. One can take a local train from Howrah to reach in two hrs. One can also travel along the Sahibganj Loop, which branches off, one station after Bardhaman. The narrow gauge line to Katwa was upgraded to broad gauge in 2013, up to Balgona, which has been extended to Katwa.

====Rickshaws====
* Cycle rickshaws and E-Rickshaws (Toto) are available for travel within the city.
* Also available mini bus within city and surrounding. Intracity connector by SBSTC under JNNURM project has been provided.
*Ola's bike service is also active in the city.

==Education==

===University===
The [[University of Burdwan]] was formally inaugurated on 15 June 1960 by [[Sukumar Sen (civil servant)|Sukumar Sen]], its first Vice-chancellor. It was after the abolition of the [[Zamindar]]i system in the fifties that [[Bardhaman Raj#Udaychand Mahtab|Uday Chand Mahtab]], the last representative of the Burdwan Raj, left his entire property in Burdwan to the state government. This, coupled with the initiative of the then [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]], [[Bidhan Chandra Roy]], facilitated the establishment of this university. Presently, the administrative works are mostly done at the Rajbati (the palace of Barddhamana Maharaja) campus; on the other hand, academic activities centre on the Golapbag campus. With social responsibilities in mind, the university actively patronised the construction of a science centre and the Meghnad Saha Planetarium.

===Colleges===


* [[Burdwan Dental College and Hospital]]
* [[Burdwan Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital]]
* [[Burdwan Medical College]]
* [[Burdwan Raj College]]
* [[Maharajadhiraj Uday Chand Women's College]]
* [[M.B.C. Institute of Engineering and Technology]]
* [[St. Xavier's College, Burdwan]]
* [[University Institute of Technology, Burdwan University]]
* [[Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya]]

===Schools===


* [[Burdwan C.M.S High School|Burdwan CMS High School (Main), B. C. Road - West Bengal Board]]
* [[Burdwan Municipal Girls' High School]] - West Bengal Board
* [[Burdwan Municipal High School]] - established in 1883 by [[Debendranath Tagore]]
* [[St. Xavier's School, Burdwan|St. Xaviers School]] - CISCE

==Places of interest==
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Image:Sarbamangala temple.jpg|Sarbamangala Temple
Image:108 shiv temple.jpg|108 Shiva Temple
Image:Golapbag.jpg|Hawa Mahal (Golapbag)
File:Meghnad Saha Planetarium.jpg|Meghnad Saha Planetarium, Golapbag, Bardhaman
File:Burdwan Church 14 06 2012.jpg|Christ Church
Image:Damodar River.jpg|Damodar River
Image:Curzon Gate.jpg|[[Curzon Gate, Bardhaman|Curzon Gate]]
Image:Burdwan Palace.jpg|Inside view of the palace of Burdwan Maharaja
Image:Science centre bardhaman.jpg|Science Centre
File:Maa Kankaleshwari at her temple.jpg|Maa Kankaleshwari at her temple
Image:Pir baharam.jpg|Mazar of Sufi Pir Baharam Sakka
File:Damodareshwar Shiva Temple, Burdwan.jpg|Damodareshwar Shiva Temple, Damodarpally, Burdwan
File:Burdwan Arcade.jpg|Burdwan Arcade
File:Krishok Setu, Damodar River.jpg|Damodar River
</gallery>

* '''Curzon Gate''' – the [[Curzon Gate, Bardhaman|Curzon Gate]] was built in 1902–1903, for the coronation of [[Bijay Chand Mahtab|Maharaja Bijay Chand Mahatab]]. The former royal palace is located a kilometre from the gate.<ref name=census2011>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1909_PART_B_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf | title = Census of India 2011: District Census Handbook, Barddhaman, Series-20, Part-XIIB | work= Motif | publisher = Diretorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 10 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.holidify.com/places/bardhaman/curzon-gate-sightseeing-4142.html | title = Curzon Gate, Bardhaman | work= Weekend Destinations | publisher = Holidify |access-date = 10 March 2017}}</ref> The pomp and grandeur of [[George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston|Lord Curzon's]] visit to Bardhaman in 1904 established the name of the gate as Curzon Gate. It is also known as Bijay Toran.<ref name=census2011/><ref name="chattopadhyay">Chattopadhyay, Akkori, ''Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti'' (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), {{in lang|bn}}, Vol II, pages 565-576, Radical Impression. {{ISBN|81-85459-36-3}}</ref>
* '''Tombs of Sher Afgan and Qutbuddin Khan Koka''' - [[Nur Jahan|Mehr-un-Nissa]], then wife of [[Sher Afgan Khan|Sher Afgan]], [[jagir]]dar of Bardhaman, was once a resident of Bardhaman. It is said that the [[Mughal emperors|Mughal emperor]] [[Jahangir]] had fallen in love with her and was determined to marry her. He tried to get her with the help of his foster-brother and [[subahdar]] of Bengal, Qutbuddin Khan Koka. Sher Afgan died during a fight with Qutbuddin Khan Koka, who also was killed. Both were buried side by side at Bardhaman in 1607 (or 1610 according to some sources), in the same place as Pir Baharam Sikka, a Persian Sufi saint. Mehr-un-Nissa ultimately emerged as the Empress Nur Jahan.<ref>Ghosh, Binoy, ''Paschim Banger Sanskriti'', {{in lang|bn}}, part I, 1976 edition, pages 103-104, Prakash Bhaban</ref><ref name="tourism">{{cite web| url = http://purbabardhaman.gov.in/general_info/tourism.php |title = Purba Bardhaman district| work= Tourism|publisher= District Administration | access-date = 12 February 2019}}</ref>
* '''Rajbari''' – the palace of the Bardhaman Raj family, was built by Mahatabchand in the 19th century, at a site that is earlier believed to have a [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] fort. The Rajbari was built by the Kolkata-based [[Martin Burn|Burn and Company]]. The main hall has many valuable paintings.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/> [[Uday Chand Mahtab]] handed over the Rajbati to the state government. It now houses the administrative offices of the [[University of Burdwan]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.buruniv.ac.in/bunew/Template.php?page=AboutUs&subpage=History | title = The University of Burdwan | work = History of Burdwan University | publisher = BU | access-date = 3 March 2019 | archive-date = 6 March 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043231/http://www.buruniv.ac.in/bunew/Template.php?page=AboutUs&subpage=History | url-status = dead }}</ref>
* '''Golapbag, Ramna Bagan and Deer Park''' – Golapbag was developed as a botanical and zoological garden in the 19th century. It contained lakes for boating and Hawa Mahal. Several academic sections of the University of Burdwan are located there. Ramna Bagan once had a Brahmo Samaj. It now has a deer park.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/>
* '''Sarbamangala temple''' - the temple of Sarbamangala, the presiding deity of the Bardhaman Raj and believed to have been found on the sand-bed of the [[Damodar River]].<ref name="tourism"/> It is a [[Navaratna (architecture)|navaratna]] temple with a [[nata mandir]] that has a [[terracotta]] [[Durga]] panel.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/>
* '''Bardhamaneswar Shiva temple''' - the [[Shiva]] temple has a huge idol.<ref name=tourism/> Many believe that the Shiva lingam in the temple was established by [[Chand Sadagar]] of [[Manasamangal]] fame.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/>
* '''Kamalakanta Kalibari''' - it is a [[Kali]] temple associated with the poet-devotee [[Kamalakanta Bhattacharya (West Bengal)|Sadhak Kamalakanta]].<ref name="tourism"/>
* '''108 Shiva temple complex''' - the [[Shiva]] temple complex, constructed by Maharani Bishnu Kumari, at Nawabhat, near Bardhaman, has a picturesque setting.<ref name="tourism"/> The temple complex, built in 1788, fell into disrepairs and was thoroughly renovated by the Birla Public Welfare Trust.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/>
* '''Kankaleshwari Mandir''' – the temple at Kanchanagar, has a deity resembling a human skeleton.<ref name="tourism"/> It is a navaratna temple with terracotta carvings. The idol is that of a six feet tall eight armed goddess [[Chamunda]].<ref name="chattopadhyay"/>
* '''Tomb of Khwaja Anwar Berh''' - the tomb of the Mughal warrior, buried at Poddarhat in 1315 Hijri, is a fine example of Mughal architecture.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/><ref name="tourism"/>
* '''Shershahi Kalo Masjid'''- the mosque in the Puratan Chak (Payrakhana Road) area was built during the reign of [[Sher Shah Suri]].<ref name="chattopadhyay"/>
* '''Shahi Jumma Masjid'''- the mosque with three minarets is a historical structure erected behind the Rajbati by [[Azim-ush-Shan]], grandson of [[Aurangzeb]] and then [[subahdar]] of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/><ref name="tourism"/>
* '''Burdwan Science Centre'''- a high standard science museum near the university campus.<ref name="tourism"/>
* '''Meghnad Saha Planetarium'''- inaugurated in 1994, the main instrument was a gift from the Government of Japan to the University of Burdwan. The second planetarium in the state, built to international standards, it is named after the Indian scientist [[Meghnad Saha]]. Located near Golapbag, it has arrangement for six shows daily with 90 seats in each show. It is closed on Mondays.<ref name="chattopadhyay"/><ref name="tourism"/>
* '''Birhata Kalibari (Boro Maa)''': The temple of 10 feet sculpture of goddess Kali made up of touchstone. The goddess is known locally as Boro Maa. The locality had been named after this temple as Kali Bazar. The temple has two parts bisected by a lane. One part contains Kali Mandir and the other, Durga Mandir.
* '''Christ Church''': [[Christ Church Bardhaman]] is a very church in Bardhaman near "Curzon Gate".
* '''Town Hall''' : The Town Hall was built sometime between 1890 and 1894 and was handed to the Municipality of Bardhaman to help them preserve the remnants of Lala Bansogopal Nandey.<ref>{{cite web |title=Burdwan Municipality |url=http://burdwanmunicipality.gov.in/ |access-date=11 April 2021}}</ref> The municipality board restored the hall in 1990 to its present form of 2400 square feet from its earlier form of 704 square feet with a seating capacity of 485 seats.<ref>{{cite web |title=Town Hall, Bardhaman |url=https://www.trawel.co.in/city/Bardhaman/town-hall-bardhaman |website=Trawel |access-date=11 April 2021 |archive-date=11 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411151110/https://www.trawel.co.in/city/Bardhaman/town-hall-bardhaman |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Bardhaman}}
{{Commons category|Bardhaman}}
* [https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V09_108.gif ''Burdwan Town'', The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 9, p. 102.]
* [http://bardhaman.gov.in/ Official website of Bardhaman District]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190506174040/http://nregsburdwan.com/ Official website of MGNREGS Cell, Bardhaman District]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090415041615/http://bardhamanutsav.net/ Bardhaman Utsav (Annual cultural programme of Bardhaman)]
* [http://www.burdwanmunicipality.gov.in/ Bardhaman Municipality]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090120171314/http://bardhamandarshan.org/ Bardhaman darshan (Official tourism website)]

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