Baital, Bankura Explained

Baital
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal # India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.9634°N 87.4977°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bankura
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:4031
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:722140
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Area Code:03243
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Bishnupur
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Bishnupur

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

Location

Baital is located at 22.9634°N 87.4977°W.

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]

Healthcare

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 17 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Baital G.P. Vidyapith . Schools.org.in . 4 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Baital Girls’ High School . Schools.org.in . 4 May 2020.
  4. Web site: Chatra Ramai Pandit Mahavidyalaya . CRPM. 14 April 2020.
  5. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 20,46, . The Asiatic Society, Kolkata,
  6. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals . Government of West Bengal . 10 April 2020 . 8 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221008143352/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf . dead .