Ajodhya, Bankura

Ajodhya
Ajodhya
Village
	Ajodhya Location in West Bengal, India Ajodhya Ajodhya (India)
	Coordinates: 23°09′16″N 87°16′45″E / 23.154388°N 87.279252°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Population (2011)
• Total	2,862
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	722163
Telephone/STD code	03244
Lok Sabha constituency	Bishnupur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bishnupur
Website	bankura.gov.in

Ajodhya is a village in the Bishnupur CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

8km
5miles

River

Dwarakeswar

Damodar River

Madanmohanpur

T

Patit Dommahal

T

Maynapur

T

Hadal Narayanpur

T

Gumut

T

Gokulnagar

T

Dwadashbari

T

Balsi
Purbapara

T

Baital

T

Akui

T

Dihar

T

Dharapat

T

Kotulpur

CT

Sonamukhi

M

Bishnupur

M

Joykrishnapur

R

Laugram

R

Ajodhya

R

Radhanagar

R

Patrasayer

R

Jayrambati

R

Joypur

R

Indas

R

Chatra

R

Bhara

R

Places in Bishnupur subdivision in Bankura district
M: Municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: ancient/ temple centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Ajodhya is located at 23°09′16″N 87°16′45″E / 23.154388°N 87.279252°E / 23.154388; 87.279252.

Area overview

The map alongside shows the Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area has fertile low lying alluvial plains.^[1] It is a predominantly rural area with 90.06% of the population living in rural areas and only 8.94% living in the urban areas.^[2] It was a part of the core area of Mallabhum.^[3]

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

According to the 2011 Census of India, Ajodhya had a total population of 2,862, of which 1,445 (50%) were males and 1,417 (50%) were females. There were 280 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Ajodhya was 1,880 (72.81% of the population over 6 years).^[4]

Education

Ajodhya High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1954. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 10 computers and a library with 1,900 books.^[5]

History and culture

In the village of Ayodhya, there is the famous house of the famous Bandyopadhyay. In approximately 1805, Nitai Bandyopadhyay's son Rammohan Bandyopadhyay started the zamindari. This zamindar was the owner of 22 Nilkuthi and 46 mauzas. Rammohan Banerjee was very pious, just and generous. Bhai Gadadhar Bandyopadhyay subsequently further improved the zamindari.

Further more, there are twelfth Shiva temple on the left side of Singhadwar, Girigovardhan temple in front, along with Dolmandir and Jhulan temple, Ras temple on the right side, besides there are Durgamandir, Natmandir and Radhadamodarjiur temple. The Radhadamodarjiu temple has two shalgram rocks - the smaller one is Radhadamodarjiu, and the bigger one is Vanshigopaljeu. The Girigovardhan temple was built around 1835 AD.^[6] This temple is a sign of a novel construction style.

David J. McCutchion mentions the Rasmancha (Ras-temple) at Ajodhya as a saptadasa-ratna with rekha turrets.^[7]

Gallery

12 Shiva temples with Rasmancha
12 Shiva temples
Brass ratha
Girigovardhan Mountain (1835)

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Ajodhya, with 6 beds.^[8]

References

^ "District Census Handbook Bankura" (PDF). pages 13-17. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura". Table 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ O'Malley, L.S.S., ICS, Bankura, Bengal District Gazetteers, pp. 21–46, 1995 reprint, first published 1908, Government of West Bengal
^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
^ "Ajodhya High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ Singha, Maniklal (1977). Paschim rarh tatha Bankura sanskriti. Bisnupur: Chittaranjan Dasgupta.
^ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 76. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

External links

[1] "District Census Handbook Bankura" (PDF). pages 13-17. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

[2] "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura". Table 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[3] O'Malley, L.S.S., ICS, Bankura, Bengal District Gazetteers, pp. 21–46, 1995 reprint, first published 1908, Government of West Bengal

[4] "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

[5] "Ajodhya High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[6] Singha, Maniklal (1977). Paschim rarh tatha Bankura sanskriti. Bisnupur: Chittaranjan Dasgupta.

[7] McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 76. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2

[8] "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

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v t e Temple towns in West Bengal
Districts	Temple towns
Bankura	Ajodhya (12 Shiva temples) Akui (Radhakanta temple) Ambikanagar (Ambika temple) Atbaichandi (Basuli temple) Baital (Shyama Chandi temple) Balsi Purbapara (Vishnu deul, Shiva temple etc) Bishnupur (many temples) Deulbhira (Parshvantah temple) Dharapat (Deul of Dharapat) Dihar (Shnareshwara Shiva Temple, Shaileswara Shiva temple) Dwadashbari (Nandakishor temple) Ekteswar (Shiva temple) Gokulnagar (Gokulchand temple) Gumut (Muninagar Radhakanta Temple) Hadal Narayanpur (Radha Damodara Temple) Harmasra (many temples) Jayrambati (Sarada Ma’s birthplace) Maynapur (Hakanda temple) Patit Dommahal (Sridhara temple) Sonatapal (Sun temple)
Birbhum	Bakreshwar (several temples) Hetampur (Dewanji temple) Ilambazar (Gouranga, Raghunathji and other temples) Jaydev Kenduli (Radha Binode temple) Kankalitala (Shakti peetha) Nanoor (Bisalakhi and other temples) Suri (Radha Damodara temple) Surul (Lakshmi Janardan and other temples) Tarapith (Tara temple)
Cooch Behar	Baneswar (Shiva temple) Dhaliabari (Siddhantha Shiva temple) Gosanimari (Kamteswari temple} Sidheswari (Sidheswari Devi temple)
Darjeeling	Darjeeling (Mahakal temple, Peace Pagoda, Ghoom Monastery)
Hooghly	Antpur (Radha Govindjiu and other temples) Badanganj (Damodara temple) Bali Dewanganj (many temples) Bansberia (Hangseswari, Ananta Basudeba and other temples) Bhalia (Raghunatha temple) Dihi Bayara (Swarup Narayan temple) Gourhati (three temples) Guptipara (four temples) Gurap (Nandadulala temple) Kamarpukur (birthplace of Sri Ramakrishna) Kanpur (Kanakeswar Shiva temple) Parul (Raghunatha and Bisalakshi temples) Tarakeswar (Taraknath Temple)
Howrah	Belur (Belur Math)
Jalpaiguri	Mainaguri (Jalpesh Temple)
Murshidabad	Baranagar (several temples)
Nadia	Mayapur (several temples) Nabadwip (temple city) Palpara (Palpara temple)
North 24 Parganas	Dakshineswar (Kali Temple) Baranagar (Kripamayee Kali Temple, Baranagar Math)
Paschim Bardhaman	Gourangapur (Ichhai Ghosher Deul) Bankati (Shiva temple)
Paschim Medinipur	Chandrakona (many temples) Daspur (several temples) Dihi Baliharpur (Radha Gobinda temple) Dubrajpur (Lakshmi Janardana temple) Ghatal (many temples) Gobindanagar (Radha Govinda temple) Jalchak (2 temples) Jalshara (Buro Shiva temple) Karnagarh (3 temples) Kharar (many temples) Khirpai (3-4 temples) Lachhipur (Sridharjiu temple) Laoda (2 temples) Loyada (3 temples) Narajole (many temples) Pathra (34 temples) Radhakantapur (two temples) Ramjibanpur (many temples) Shaulan (Shyama Sundara temple) Shrirampur (Lakshmi Janardana temple)
Purba Bardhaman	Amrargar (several temples) Baidyapur (Jora Deul) Bardhaman (many temples) Kalna City (many temples) Kogram (Mangal Chandi temple) Mankar (several temples) Sribati (Sri Visweaswara, Sri Bholanath and Sri Chandreswar temples)
Purba Medinipur	Alangiri (2 temples + rasmancha) Bhagabanpur (Dakhsina Kali temple) Dihibahiri (Jagannath temple) Egra (Shiva deul) Jukhia (Radha Govinda temple) Mahishadal (Madan Gopala temple} Paikbheri (Shyama Sundar temple) Panchrol (4 temples)
Purulia district	Achkoda (old atchahlas) Anaijambad (Digambar Jain Temple) Budhpur (Shiva temple) Cheliyama (Radha Binode temple) Chharra (old Jain temple) Deulghata (old temples) Garh Panchkot (old pancha-ratna and other temples) Haraktor (old idols) Pakbirra (old Jain temples) Para (old temples) Telkupi (old submerged temples)
See also	Bengal temple architecture Hindu temples in West Bengal Jain centres in West Bengal