Panchrol is a village and a

gram panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...

in the

Egra I Egra I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Egra subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Purba Medinipur district is part of the lower Indo-Gangetic Plain and Ea ...

CD block in the

Egra subdivision Egra subdivision is a subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Subdivisions Purba Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Administrative units Egra subdivision has ...

of the

Purba Medinipur district Purba Medinipur (English: ''East Medinipur'', alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the southernmost district of Medinipur division – one of the five administrative d ...

in the state of

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History

In the Egra copper plate inscription recovered at Panchrol, it is mentioned that Ekatakaksha was an administrative centre during the rule of

Shashanka Shashanka (IAST: Śaśāṃka) was the first independent king of a unified polity in the Bengal region, called the Gauda Kingdom and is a major figure in Bengali history. He reigned in the 7th century, some historians place his rule between circ ...

Geography

Location

Panchrol is located at .

Urbanisation

96.96% of the population of Egra subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 3.04% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district. 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 ...

, Panchrol had a total population of 5,615, of which 2913 (52%) were males and 2,702 (48%) were females. There were 543 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Panchrol was 4,425 (87.24% of the population over 6 years).

Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions: * The Sharabhuja temple as a large Chandni or dalan type with verandah on three or more sides, measuring 27’ 3” x 42’ 9”, with terracotta and stucco work, belonging to the mid-19th century. * The Madana Mohana temple belongs to the same category, measuring 24’ 3” x 39’ 7”, largely plain, belonging to the mid-19th century. * The Vrindavanjiu temple belongs to the same category, measuring 24’ 3” x 25” 3”, with terracotta and stucco work, built in 1909. * The Radha Vinoda temple is flat-roofed with smooth rekha superstructure, measuring 25” x 35’ 2”, with rich stucco work, built possibly in 1816. The upper rekha deul has a porch with cornice and straight ridging.

Panchrol picture gallery

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