Jagannathpur, Bankura Explained

Jagannathpur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal # India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:23.3468°N 87.3034°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bankura
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:2061
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:722203
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:Barjora

Jagannathpur is a village in the Barjora CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Jagannathpur is located at 23.3468°N 87.3034°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, Jagannathpur had a total population of 2,061, of which 1,057 (51%) were males and 1,004 (49%) were females. There were 250 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Jagannathpur was 1,007 (55.60% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Education

Jagannathpur Junior High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 2008. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII.[2]

Dadhimukha High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1947. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 10 computers, a library with 3,300 books and a playground.[3]

Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions that the Ratneswara temple is a large smooth curvilinear rekha, largely plain, built of laterite, stunted.[4]

The Ratneswar Temple is included in the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal by the Archaeological Survey of India (serial no. N-WB-32).[5]

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Godardihi, PO Jagannathpur, with four beds.[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 . 20 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Jagannathpur JHS. 4 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Dadhimukha HS. Schools.org.in . 4 May 2020.
  4. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 20. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata,
  5. Web site: List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of National Importance. https://web.archive.org/web/20140627005558/http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist.asp . dead . 27 June 2014 . West Bengal. Archaeological Survey of India . 20 April 2020.
  6. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres . Government of West Bengal . 20 April 2020.