Birbhum district is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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16 Facts About Birbhum district
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The western part of Birbhum district is a bushy region, a part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau.
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Principal industries of the Birbhum district include cotton and silk harvesting and weaving, rice and oilseed milling, lac harvesting, stone mining and metalware and pottery manufacture.
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Region was ruled by Muslims in the 13th century CE, although their control over the western parts of the Birbhum district appears to have been minimal, with true power resting in the hands of the local Hindu chiefs, known as the Bir Rajas.
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Administrative unit called Birbhum was first formed in 1787 under the British East India Company, as "District Beerbhoom".
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Until 1793, Birbhum included "Bishenpore" or Bishnupur, which is part of the Bankura district.
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Major crops produced in the Birbhum district include rice, legumes, wheat, corn, potatoes and sugar cane.
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Some notable forms of cottage industries of Birbhum district include textile—especially cotton and locally harvested tussar silk, jute works, batik, kantha stitch, macrame, leather, pottery and terracotta, solapith, woodcarving, bamboo and cane craft, metal works and tribal crafts.
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Principal industries of the Birbhum district include cotton and silk harvesting and weaving, rice and oilseed milling, lac harvesting, and metalware and pottery manufacture.
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In 1901, Birbhum district had a population of 902,280, which by 1981 rose to 2,095,829.
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The Birbhum district has a population density of 771 inhabitants per square kilometre.
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Birbhum district has been home to kabiyals, kirtaniyas and other folk culture groups.
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Amongst the major attractions of Birbhum district are Bakreshwar, Tarapith, Dwarbasini temple at Chondrapur and Patharchapuri.
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Birbhum district has many old temples, such as the ones at Jaydev Kenduli, Surul and Nanoor, with delicate decorative tiles made of terra cotta.
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Eastern area of Birbhum district is a part of the rice plains of West Bengal, and the vegetation includes usual characteristics of rice fields in Bengal, such as species of Aponogeton, Utricularia, Drosera, Philcoxia, Scrophulariaceae and similar aquatic or palustrine genera.
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Birds of Birbhum district include a mix of hilly and plain-land dwelling species like partridge, pigeon, green pigeon, water fowls, doyel, Indian robin, drongo, hawk, cuckoo, koel, sunbird, Indian roller, parrot, babbler, and some migratory birds.
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