Gumut, Bankura Explained

Gumut
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal # India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:23.1269°N 87.3835°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bankura
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:1723
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

Gumut is a village and gram panchayat in the Bishnupur CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. It includes Muninagar.

Geography

Location

Gumut is located at 23.1269°N 87.3835°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, Gumut had a total population of 1,723, of which 872 (51%) were males and 851 (49%) were females. There were 162 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Gumut was 1,136 (72.77% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Education

Gumut Vidyasagar Sisu Shiksha Niketan was established in 2010 and Gumut Girls Primary School was established in 1939.[2] [3]

Muninagar Radhakanta Bidyapith is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1956. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 10 computers, a library with 2,500 books and a playground.[4]

Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions the Muninagar Radha Kanta temple, located in Gumut, as a smooth twin deuls plain laterite temple built in 1678.[5]

At places such as Kharar and the 17th century Radha Kanta temple at Muninagar and earlier at Baidyapur, the porch is almost as high as the main shrine, giving the impression of twin deuls.[6]

The temple of Radha Kanta at Muninagar (at Sr No S-WB-10) is included in the List of State Protected Monuments in West Bengal by the Archaeological Survey of India.[7]

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 . 14 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Gumut Vidyasagar SS Niketan . Schools.org . 4 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Gumut Girls PS . Schools.org.in . 4 May 2020.
  4. Web site: Muninagar Radhakanta Bidyapith . Schools.org.in . 4 May 2020.
  5. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 70. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata,
  6. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 67-68. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata,
  7. Web site: Protected Monuments in West Bengal . Archaeological Survey of India. https://web.archive.org/web/20130903065804/http://asi.nic.in/asi_protected_monu_west_bengal.asp . 17 April 2020. 2013-09-03 .