Pareshnath Explained

Pareshnath should not be confused with Parasnath.

Pareshnath
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal # India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.9559°N 86.7476°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bankura
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:219
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:722148
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Area Code:03243
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Bankura
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Ranibandh

Pareshnath is a village in the Ranibandh CD block in the Khatra subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Pareshnath is located at 22.9559°N 86.7476°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, Pareshnath had a total population of 219, of which 119 (54%) were males and 100 (46%) were females. There were 189 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Pareshnath was 50 (26.46% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Culture

Bankura district was once under the influence of Jainism and a number of Jain relics lie scattered in the district. Jain relics at villages Sonatapal, Bahulara, Dharapat, Harmasra and Paresnath (near Ambikanagar) are now taken as Hindu relics and some of the intact images are daily worshipped as Hindu deities.[2]

There are two ancient sites at Pareshnath (temple site now represented only by a mound and a statue of Surya and temple site of an old Jain temple now represented only by a mound with a Jain statue) and both the sites are included in the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal by the Archaeological Survey of India (serial no. N-WB-34 & 35).[3]

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: Temples and Legends of Bengal. 21 April 2020. Bankura. Hindu Books. https://web.archive.org/web/20110617103235/http://www.hindubooks.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=144&page=9. 17 June 2011. dead. dmy-all.
  3. 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 . 21 April 2020.