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Ketugram
Ketugram is a village in Ketugram II CD block in Katwa subdivision of East Burdwan district in the state of West Bengal, India.
It is said that Ketugram was named after Chandraketu, son of king Bhopal. The earlier name of Ketugram was Bahula.
According to Binoy Ghosh, it is claimed by some that Ketugram was the birthplace of 14th century lyric poet Chandidas of Vaishnava Padavali fame. It is said that the people of Ketugram were furious with Chandidas for marrying a low-caste widow. He went away to Nanoor in the adjoining district of Birbhum, along with the idol of Bisalakshi that he used to worship. Later, when hostilities subsided, Chandidas was even accepted back in Ketugram as the priest of Bahulakshi temple. The place in the northern part of Ketugram, which is believed to be the birth-place of Chandidas, is even today referred to by the locals as “Chandibhita”.
Ketugram is in the flat alluvial Kanksa Ketugram plain, which lies along the Ajay.
Ketugram police station has jurisdiction over Ketugram I and Ketugram II CD Blocks. The area covered is 359 km2.
88.44% of the population of Katwa subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 11.56% of the population live in the urban areas. 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.
As per the 2011 Census of India Ketugram had a total population of 9,990, of which 5,127 (51%) were males and 4,863 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,218. The total number of literates in Ketugram was 5,603 (63.87% of the population over 6 years).
Bahula, in Ketugram, is one of the fifty-one shakti peethas. The left foot of Sati fell here.
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Ketugram
Ketugram is a village in Ketugram II CD block in Katwa subdivision of East Burdwan district in the state of West Bengal, India.
It is said that Ketugram was named after Chandraketu, son of king Bhopal. The earlier name of Ketugram was Bahula.
According to Binoy Ghosh, it is claimed by some that Ketugram was the birthplace of 14th century lyric poet Chandidas of Vaishnava Padavali fame. It is said that the people of Ketugram were furious with Chandidas for marrying a low-caste widow. He went away to Nanoor in the adjoining district of Birbhum, along with the idol of Bisalakshi that he used to worship. Later, when hostilities subsided, Chandidas was even accepted back in Ketugram as the priest of Bahulakshi temple. The place in the northern part of Ketugram, which is believed to be the birth-place of Chandidas, is even today referred to by the locals as “Chandibhita”.
Ketugram is in the flat alluvial Kanksa Ketugram plain, which lies along the Ajay.
Ketugram police station has jurisdiction over Ketugram I and Ketugram II CD Blocks. The area covered is 359 km2.
88.44% of the population of Katwa subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 11.56% of the population live in the urban areas. 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.
As per the 2011 Census of India Ketugram had a total population of 9,990, of which 5,127 (51%) were males and 4,863 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,218. The total number of literates in Ketugram was 5,603 (63.87% of the population over 6 years).
Bahula, in Ketugram, is one of the fifty-one shakti peethas. The left foot of Sati fell here.