Naxalbari
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| State : | West Bengal | ||
| District : | Darjeeling | ||
| Location : | 26 ° 41 ′ N , 88 ° 13 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 152 m | ||
| Residents : | 1,618 (2011) | ||
Naxalbari , also Naksalbari , is a village in the north of the Indian state of West Bengal . Naxalbari is part of the Shiliguri subdivision within the Darjeeling district . Naxalbari is known worldwide as the starting point of the Naxalites , a Maoist rebel group named after the place.
geography
The area on which Naxalbari is located is in the Terai plain at the foot of the Himalayas . To the west of Naxalbari, across the border river Mechi , lies Nepal . The area around Naxalbari consists of farmland, tea plantations, forests and small villages.
history
Naxalbari became famous as the site of a peasant uprising in 1967, which continues to this day (see Naxalite Uprising ).
The riot started in the village of Naxalbari on May 25, 1967, when police opened fire on a group of villagers demanding their right to harvest crops from a certain plot of land. 9 adults and 2 children were killed in the crackdown on the protests, sparking armed resistance that later spread to large parts of the country.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) put busts of Lenin , Stalin , Mao and Charu Majumdar on the site. There is now a primary school next to the square. A memorial column was also erected with the names of the people who died in the police bombardment.
Demographics
The population is 1,618 according to the 2011 census. Naxalbari has a gender ratio of 995 women per 1000 men and thus a male surplus that is usual for India. The literacy rate was 87.1% in 2011. 8.5% of the population are children under 6 years of age. 7.3% of the population were members of the Scheduled Castes and 2.3% were members of the Scheduled Tribes . In the region around Naxalbari the languages Bengali , Nepali , Hindi and Bihari are mainly spoken.
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.census2011.co.in
- ^ Civil war in the Adivasi country. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Naksalbari Village Population - Naxalbari - Darjiling, West Bengal. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .