Baital, Bankura

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Baital
Village
Baital is located in West Bengal
Baital
Baital
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°57′48″N 87°29′52″E / 22.9634°N 87.4977°E / 22.9634; 87.4977Coordinates: 22°57′48″N 87°29′52″E / 22.9634°N 87.4977°E / 22.9634; 87.4977
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictBankura
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,031
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
722140
Telephone/STD code03243
Lok Sabha constituencyBishnupur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBishnupur
Websitebankura.gov.in

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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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[]

Baital is located at

 WikiMiniAtlas
22°57′48″N 87°29′52″E / 22.9634°N 87.4977°E / 22.9634; 87.4977.

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, 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[]

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[]

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[]

  • Shayama Chandi temple

  • Inside the temple

  • Shyama Chandi temple

Healthcare[]

Joypur Block Primary Health Centre, with 15 beds at Joypur, is the major government medical facility in the Joypur CD block.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Baital G.P. Vidyapith". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Baital Girls' High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Chatra Ramai Pandit Mahavidyalaya". CRPM. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

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