Jagannathpur is a village in the
Barjora
Barjora is a locality in the Barjora CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Barjora is located at . It has an average elevation of 75 metres (246 fe ...
CD block in the
Bankura Sadar subdivision of the
Bankura district
Bankura district (Pron: bãkuɽa) is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is part of Medinipur division—one of the five administrative divisions of West Bengal. Bankura district is surrounded by Purba Bardhaman distri ...
in the state of
West Bengal
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,
India
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.
Geography
Location
Jagannathpur is located at .
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
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 ...
, 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).
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.
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.
Culture
David J. McCutchion mentions that the Ratneswara temple is a large smooth curvilinear rekha, largely plain, built of laterite, stunted.
The Ratneswar Temple is included in the
by the
Archaeological Survey of India
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country. It was founded in 1861 by Alexand ...
(serial no. N-WB-32).
Healthcare
There is a
primary health centre at Godardihi, PO Jagannathpur, with four beds.
References
{{Bankura District
Villages in Bankura district