Palitpur


Palitpur is a village in Burdwan I CD Block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in West Bengal, India. It is famous for the ashram and samādhi of Tibbetibaba, a famous saint.

Geography

Palitpur is located in Saraitikar Panchayat area of Burdwan-I Block and it falls within the jurisdiction of Burdwan Sadar 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 per the 2011 Census of India, Palitpur had a total population of 2,089 of which 1,042 were males and 1,047 were females. Population below 6 years was 259. The total number of literates in Palitpur was 1,295.
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.

History

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 of Tibbetibaba, Soham Swami and some other disciples