Tilantapara

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Tilantapara
Village
Tilantapara is located in West Bengal
Tilantapara
Tilantapara
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°13′31″N 87°39′17″E / 22.2252°N 87.6548°E / 22.2252; 87.6548Coordinates: 22°13′31″N 87°39′17″E / 22.2252°N 87.6548°E / 22.2252; 87.6548
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,593
Languages*
 • OfficialBengali, Santali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721155
Telephone/STD code03228
Lok Sabha constituencyGhatal
Vidhan Sabha constituencySabang
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in

Tilantapara (also written as Tilandapara) is a village in the Sabang CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[]

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Cities and towns in the southern portion of Kharagpur subdivision (including Dantan I & II, Mohanpur, Keshiary, Narayangarh and Sabang CD blocks) of Paschim Medinipur district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[]

Tilantapara is located at

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22°13′31″N 87°39′17″E / 22.2252°N 87.6548°E / 22.2252; 87.6548.

Area overview[]

Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[1] With a density of population of 787 per km2nearly half of the district’s population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.[2]

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, Tilantapara had a total population of 1,593, of which 827 (52%) were males and 766 (48%) were females. There were 155 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Tilantapara was 3237 (91.96% of the population over 6 years).[3]

.*For language details see Sabang (community development block)#Language and religion

Education[]

Tilantapara U.M.M. High School is a Bengali-medium co-educational institution established in 1965. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 3,200 books, 3 computers and a playground.[4]

Culture[]

David J. McCutchion mentions the Janaki Ballava temple as a pancharatna with smooth rekha turrets measuring 30’ square, built in 1810/11. It has a porch on three arches. It has rich terracotta on three sides and stucco on the fourth.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Tilantapara U.M.M. H. Sc. U Pry". Schools.org. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  5. ^ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 49. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
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