Patit Dommahal Explained

Patit Dommahal
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal # India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:23.1657°N 87.5717°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:722206
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Area Code:03244
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Bishnupur
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Indas

Patit Dommahal is a village in the Patrasayer CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Patit Dommahal is located at 23.1657°N 87.5717°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, Patit Dommahal had a total population of 3,971, of which 1,983 (50%) were males and 1,988 (50%) were females. There were 404 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Patit Dommahal was 2,372 (66.50% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Education

Patit High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1955. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 10 computers, a library with 2,300 books and a playground.[2]

Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya was established in 2005 at Patrasayer[3] [4]

Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions the Sridhara temple of the Rakshit family as a low towered at-chala, having 12’2" square base, brick built with terracotta façade, constructed in the 19th century.[5]

Healthcare

Patrasayer Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Hat Krishnanagar, is the major government medical facility in the Patrasayer CD block. There is a primary health centre at Balsi, with 10 beds.[6] [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 . 20 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Patit HS. Schools.org.in. 4 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya . Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya . 29 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170106075345/http://www.patrasayermahavidyalaya.org/ . 6 January 2017 . dead .
  4. Web site: Patrasayer Mahaviyalaya . College Admission . 6 March 2018.
  5. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 33. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata,
  6. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals . Government of West Bengal. 10 April 2020.
  7. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres . Government of West Bengal . 10 April 2020.