Dwadashbari

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Dwadashbari
Village
Dwadashbari is located in West Bengal
Dwadashbari
Dwadashbari
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°03′55″N 87°17′13″E / 23.0654°N 87.2869°E / 23.0654; 87.2869Coordinates: 23°03′55″N 87°17′13″E / 23.0654°N 87.2869°E / 23.0654; 87.2869
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictBankura
Population
 (2011)
 • Total604
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
722122
Telephone/STD code03244
Lok Sabha constituencyBishnupur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBishnupur
Websitebankura.gov.in

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

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[]

Dwadashbari is located at

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23°03′55″N 87°17′13″E / 23.0654°N 87.2869°E / 23.0654; 87.2869.

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, Dwadashbari had a total population of 604, of which 325 (54%) were males and 279 (46%) were females. There were 69 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Dwadasbari was 360 (67.29% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Transport[]

Bishnupur railway station on the Kharagpur-Bankura-Adra line is located nearby.[2]

Culture[]

David J. McCutchion says that the most impressive ek-ratna (single tower) temples were built by the Malla kings. He lists several temples with structural variations: Kala-Chand, Lalji, Jora Mandir, Radha-Govinda, Radha-Madhava, Madan-Mohana, Radha-Syama (all at Bishnupur) and several outside Bishnupur. He points out the experimental variations of the Jadava Raya temple at Jadabnagar, with a “disproportionately massive upper structure” and the Nandakisor temple at Dwadashbari with a “tower on eight slender pillars.” He mentions the Dwadashbari temple as a plain, laterite, abandoned structure.[3]

  • Ek Ratna temple of Malla era at Dadoshbari in Bishnupur (04).jpg
  • Ek Ratna temple of Malla era at Dadoshbari in Bishnupur (20).jpg
  • Ek Ratna temple of Malla era at Dadoshbari in Bishnupur (19).jpg
  • Ek Ratna temple of Malla era at Dadoshbari in Bishnupur (13).jpg

References[]

  1. ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "08063 Kharagpur-Bankura DEMU special". Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 41,44. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2

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