Jalsara (জলসরা) is a village in the
Ghatal
Ghatal is a city and a municipality in Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Ghatal subdivision.
History
In ancient times, when Tamralipta was an active port, Ghatal had its own ‘Bandar’ (port), 3&n ...
CD block in the
Ghatal subdivision
Ghatal subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Subdivisions
Paschim Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions, after separation of Jhargram ...
of the
Paschim Medinipur district
Paschim Medinipur district or West Midnapore district (also known as Midnapore West) is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the Partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur and Purba M ...
in the state of
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...
,
India
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.
Geography
Area overview
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar CIE ( bn, ঈশ্বর চন্দ্র বিদ্যাসাগর; 26 September 1820 – 29 July 1891), born Ishwar Chandra Bandyopadhyay, was an Indian educator and social reformer of the nineteenth century. ...
, scholar, social reformer and a key figure of the
Bengal Renaissance
Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...
, was born at
Birsingha
Birsingha is a large village located in Ghatal Block of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. ''Birsingha'' village is famous for the birthplace of the great Bengali social reformer and the author of ''Varna Parichay'' Pandit Ishwar Chandra ...
on 26 September 1820.
Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has
alluvial
Alluvium (from Latin ''alluvius'', from ''alluere'' 'to wash against') is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluv ...
soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once. It has a density of population of 1,099 per km
2, but being a small subdivision only a little over a fifth of the people in the district reside in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural 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
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 ...
, Jalsara had a total population of 2,183, of which 1,118 (51%) were males and 1,065 (49%) were females. There were 252 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Jalshhara was 1,378 (71.36% of the population over 6 years).
Education
Jalsara R.K.High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1960. The school has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 135 books, 9 computers and a playground.
Culture
David J. McCutchion mentions the Siva temple at Jalsara as a high-towered
baro-chala with
ratha
Ratha ( Proto-Indo-Iranian: ''*Hrátʰas'', Sanskrit: रथ, '; Avestan: ''raθa'') is also known as the Indo-Iranian term for a spoked-wheel chariot or a cart of antiquity.
Harappan Civilisation
The Indus Valley Civilization sites of Dai ...
projections. It is largely plain and measures 13’ square.
[McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 40. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ]
Jalsara picture gallery
File:Baro Chala temple of Buro Shiva at Jalsara under Ghatal Police Station in Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 05.jpg, Baro-chala Buro Shiva temple
File:Baro Chala temple of Buro Shiva at Jalsara under Ghatal Police Station in Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 04.jpg, Buro Shiva temple
References
External links
{{Temple towns in West Bengal
Villages in Paschim Medinipur district