Baital, Bankura
Baital | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Baital Location in West Bengal, India  Baital Baital (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°57′48″N 87°29′52″E / 22.9634°N 87.4977°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bankura |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,031 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 722140 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03243 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bishnupur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bishnupur |
| Website | bankura |
Baital is a village in the Joypur CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a part of Dakshinbar village.
Geography
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Purbapara
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
[edit]Baital is located at 22°57′48″N 87°29′52″E / 22.9634°N 87.4977°E.
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
[edit]According to the 2011 Census of India, Dakshinbar had a total population of 4,031, of which 2,070 (51%) were males and 1,961 (49%) were females. There were 408 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Dakshinbar was 2,754 (76.01% of the population over 6 years).[1]
Education
[edit]Baital G.P. Vidyapith is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1926. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 11 computers, a library with 1,100 books and a playground.[2]
Baital Girls’ High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 2011. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.[3]
Chatra Ramai Pandit Mahavidyalaya, was established at Chatra, PO Darapur in 2000.[4]
Culture
[edit]David J. McCutchion speaks of 2 temples at Baital. One is the Shyama Chandi temple, a pancha ratna with rigged rekha turrets and porch on triple archway, with 35 ft 4 in square base, a laterite plain structure built in 1660. The other is the Jhagrai Chandi temple, a smooth curvilinear rekha, with 11’ 2" square base, a laterite, largely plain structure, built in 1659.[5]
Baital picture gallery
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Shayama Chandi temple -
Inside the temple -
Shyama Chandi temple
Healthcare
[edit]Joypur Block Primary Health Centre, with 15 beds at Joypur, is the major government medical facility in the Joypur CD block.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Baital G.P. Vidyapith". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Baital Girls' High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Chatra Ramai Pandit Mahavidyalaya". CRPM. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 20,46, . The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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