Shrirampur is a village in the Sabang CD block in the

Kharagpur subdivision Kharagpur 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 Jhar ...

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 ...

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Geography

Location

Shrirampur is located at .

Area overview

Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly 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, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have

lateritic Laterite is both a soil and a rock type rich in iron and aluminium and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Nearly all laterites are of rusty-red coloration, because of high iron oxide content. They develop by ...

soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once. With a density of population of 787 per km²nearly half of the district's population resides 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 ...

, Shrirampur had a total population of 933, of which 489 (52%) were males and 444 (48%) were females. There were 100 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Shrirampur was 778 (93.40% of the population over 6 years). .*For language details see Sabang (community development block)#Language and religion

Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions the Lakshmi Janardana temple of the Jana family as a richly terracotta decorated '' pancharatna'' with smooth rekha turrets measuring 17’ 8” square, built in 1870.McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 49. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata,

Shrirampur picture gallery

File:Pancha Ratna Lakshmi Janardan temple of Jana family at Shrirampur under Paschim Mednipur district in West Bengal 03.jpg, Lakshmi Janardana temple File:Pancha Ratna Lakshmi Janardan temple of Jana family at Shrirampur under Paschim Mednipur district in West Bengal 04.jpg, Terracotta decoration File:Pancha Ratna Lakshmi Janardan temple of Jana family at Shrirampur under Paschim Mednipur district in West Bengal 07.jpg, Terracotta decoration File:Pancha Ratna Lakshmi Janardan temple of Jana family at Shrirampur under Paschim Mednipur district in West Bengal 06.jpg, Terracotta decoration

References

External links

{{Temple towns in West Bengal Villages in Paschim Medinipur district