Moyna, Purba Medinipur

This article is about the village in West Bengal, India. For 1 its namesake community development block, see Moyna (community development block). For 2 its namesake assembly constituency, see Moyna (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

For other uses, see Moyna.

Moyna is a village in Moyna CD block in the Tamluk subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Moyna
Village
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Coordinates: 22°14′00.0″N 87°47′00.0″E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,695
Languages
• Official	Bengali
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituency	Tamluk
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Moyna
Website	purbamedinipur.gov.in

History

According to Binoy Ghosh, the ancient or even the medieval history of Moyna or Moynagarh is mired in controversy and uncertainties. Some enthusiasts of local history believe that Moyna was the birth-place and capital of Lau Sen. The question that comes up in this regard is that Lau Sen's existence is yet to be established historically. He remains a mythical king. Similarly, there are various complications about the origin of the name. Setting aside these controversies, we can take up certain points from comparatively more recent history. Let us focus on the 15th century during Muslim rule. Gobardhanananda Samanta, a Mahishya chieftain, was the founder of the Moyna raj family. He was a sixth generation descendant of Kalindiram Samanta, who was a general of the Eastern Ganga dynasty.

During his rule there was a dacoit named Sri Dhar, who had a Robin Hood image. The Utkal king could not collect any rent from Sri Dhar, and Gobardhanananda Samanta also failed to pay his rent on time. He was imprisoned by the Utkal king but Gobardhanananda Samanta's passion for music charmed him and he was released with due honours. He ultimately succeeded in eliminating Sri Dhar. Consequently, his descendants ruled the kingdom with the royal title of "Bahubalindra", granted to them by the Utkal kings. ^[1][2]

Geography

8km
5miles

Purbba Gopalpur

H

Dakshin Maynadal

H

Rupnarayan

Bhabanipur

R

Chak Srikrishnapur

R

Chandipur

R

Nandakumar

R

Moyna

R

Janu Basan

R

Uttar Mechogram

R

Shyamsundarpur Patna

R

Chatara

R

Erashal

CT

Kotbar

CT

Goasafat

CT

Dakshin Baguan

CT

Anantapur

CT

Shantipur

CT

Kakdihi

CT

Kharisha

CT

Mihitikri

CT

Amalhara

CT

Kolaghat

CT

Panskura

M

Tamluk

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Cities and towns in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Physical geography

The Keleghai flows on the south of Moyna. On the north flows the Kasai, Baksui and Panchtui. In the olden days, many of these rivers joined and flew into the sea, which was not very far off from the port city of Tamluk. Sabang is in the west and Tamluk is on the east. The area had come up from the sea and was called ‘Moynachar’. During the rule of the Utkal Raj, it was called a ‘chaura’ or island-like area.^[1]

Police station

Moyna police station has jurisdiction over Moyna CD block. Moyna police station covers an area of 147 km² with a population of 196,903. It is located in Anandapur Mouza.^[3][4]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of this CD block are located at Dakshin Moyna.^[5]

Urbanisation

94.08% of the population of Tamluk subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 5.92% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the second lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district, just above Egra subdivision.^[6]

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.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Dakshin Moyna had a total population of 3,695 of which 1,971 (53%) were males and 1,724 (47%) were females. Population below 6 years was 319. The total number of literates in Dakshin Moyna was 3,062 (90.70% of the population over 6 years).^[7]

Healthcare

Gar Moyna Block Primary Health Centre, PO Moyna (with 15 beds) is the main medical facility in Moyna CD block. There are primary health centres at Ramchandrapur (with 2 beds) and Arangkianara (with 10 beds).^[8]

Moyna picture gallery

Moynagarh Island

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Lokeswara Shiva temple

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