Dihi Bayara (also written as Dihi Bayra) is a village in the
Arambagh
Arambagh also known as Arambag is a town and a municipality in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of Arambagh subdivision.
Geography
Location
Arambagh is located at . It has an average elevation of ...
CD block in the
Arambagh subdivision
Arambag subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
Arambag subdivision is a rural dominated area. All the blocks in the subdivision have cent percent population living in th ...
of
Hooghly district
Hooghly district () is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. It can alternatively be spelt ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli''. The district is named after the Hooghly River.
The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsura (''C ...
in the
India
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West Bengal
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.
Geography
Location
Dihi Bayara is located at
Area overview
The Arambagh subdivision, presented in the map alongside, is divided into two physiographic parts – the Dwarakeswar River being the dividing line. The western part is upland and rocky – it is extension of the terrain of neighbouring Bankura district. The eastern part is flat alluvial plain area. The railways, the roads and flood-control measures have had an impact on the area. The area is overwhelmingly rural with 94.77% of the population living in rural areas and 5.23% of the population living in urban areas.
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
As per the
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, Dihi Bayara had a total population of 3,697 of which 1,858 (50%) were males and 1,839 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 389. The total number of literate persons in Dihi Bayara was 2,506 (75.76% of the population over 6 years).
Culture
David J. McCutchion mentions the Dharma temple as an ''
at chala'', 19th century Midnapore type, built in 1858 and measuring 15’ 9" x 14’ 4". The archway panels and smaller panels round the
façade
A façade () (also written facade) is generally the front part or exterior of a building. It is a Loanword, loan word from the French language, French (), which means 'frontage' or 'face'.
In architecture, the façade of a building is often t ...
are filled with terracotta figures.
[McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 36. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ]
Dihi Bayara picture gallery
File:Atchala temple of Pal family also known as Swarup Narayan temple of Dihi Bayra in Arambagh PS of Hooghly distric (02).jpg, The ''at chala'' Swarup Narayan temple of Pal family, built in 1858.
File:Atchala temple of Pal family also known as Swarup Narayan temple of Dihi Bayra in Arambagh PS of Hooghly distric (101).jpg, Terracotta relief in Swarup Narayan temple
File:Atchala temple of Pal family also known as Swarup Narayan temple of Dihi Bayra in Arambagh PS of Hooghly distric (53).jpg, Terracotta relief in Swarup Narayan temple
References
External links
{{Temple towns in West Bengal
Villages in Hooghly district