Kashipur

History

The Panchkot Raj had ruled from their capital at Garh Panchkot from 940 to 1750 AD. However, Panchkot Raj faced adversities towards the end of their stay at Garh Panchkot. Around 1600 AD . Subsequently, Bargi attacks laid waste the place. Around 1750 AD, the Panchkot Raj family shifted to Kashipur and have been here since then. The Panchkot Jagir (also known as Zamindari Raj of Panchkot or Chakla Panchkot) was founded about the year 80 AD by Damodar Shekhar, who belonged to the kshatriya Parmar (Agnivanshi) community. Amongst the recent members were Raja Bahadur Jyoti Prasad Singh Deo, who ruled from 1901-1938 and was granted the title of Raja as a personal distinction in 1912. Raja Kalyani Prasad Singh Deo ruled from 1938-1945, Raja Shankari Prasad Singh Deo ruled from 1945 to 1956 and Raja Bhubaneswari Prasad Singh Deo ruled from 1956-1972.

Geography

Kashipur is located at .Kalloli, the place where the CD block headquarters are located, is close to Kashipur. Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. Raghunathpur subdivision occupies the northern part of the district. 83.80% of the population of the subdivision lives in rural areas. However, there are pockets of urbanization and 16.20% of the population lives in urban areas. There are 14 census towns in the subdivision. It is presented in the map given alongside. There is a coal mining area around Parbelia and two thermal power plants are there – the 500 MW Santaldih Thermal Power Station and the 1200 MW Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station. The subdivision has a rich heritage of old temples, some of them belonging to the 11th century or earlier. The Banda Deul is a monument of national importance. The comparatively more recent, in historical terms, Panchkot Raj has interesting and intriguing remains in the area. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Most-observed species

• Black Drongo

  Dicrurus macrocercus Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
  152
• Common Myna

  Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  128
• Spotted Dove

  Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
  127
• White-throated Kingfisher

  Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  118
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  117
• Little Cormorant

  Microcarbo niger (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  112
• Jungle Babbler

  Turdoides striata (Dumont, 1823) · Aves
  102
• Red-vented Bulbul

  Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  100

Most recent

• M 4 — 2020-04-08
  22 km NNW of B?nkura, India
• M 4.7 — 2019-05-26
  18 km W of B?nkura, India
• M 4.5 — 2015-12-15
  6 km E of Gobindpur, India
• M 4.2 — 2008-11-08
  14 km NNE of Durgapur, India
• M 4.3 — 2008-02-06
  16 km NW of Beli?tor, India
• M 4.3 — 2003-10-20
  8 km E of Puruliya, India