Deulbhira Explained

Deulbhira
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal # India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.9547°N 87.1637°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bankura
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:669
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, Santali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:722152
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Area Code:03244
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Bankura
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Taldangra

Deulbhira (also called Deulbhirya) is a village in the Taldangra CD block in the Khatra subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Deulbhira is located at 22.9547°N 87.1637°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, Deulbhira had a total population of 669, of which 333 (50%) were males and 336 (50%) were females. There were 78 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Deulbhira was 519 (87.82% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Culture

David J. McCutchion says that in the remote areas of old Manbhum district the Jains went on building temples till the 13th century, and many of them are still standing at Bahulara, Harmasra, Deulbhirya, Ambikanagar, Charra, Pakbirra, Tuisama or Dcoli, in Bankura and Purulia districts.[2]

According to the Archaeological Survey of India information board at the temple, it was built around the 13th century. The statue of Parshvanatha, originally in the temple, is now in the Indian Museum at Kolkata. See Wikimedia Commons media for close up pictures of the ASI information boards.

See also - Bengal temple architecture

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 . 20 April 2020.
  2. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 2. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata,