Baital, Bankura
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Baital is a village in the Joypur CD block in the
Bishnupur subdivision Bishnupur subdivision is a subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. Subdivisions Bankura district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Bishnupur subdivision has a density of population of 5 ...
of the
Bankura district Bankura district (Pron: bãkuɽa) is an District#India, administrative unit in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is part of Medinipur division—one of the five Divisions of West Bengal, administrative divisi ...
in the state of
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. It is a part of Dakshinbar village.


Geography


Location

Baital 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, Dakshinbar had a total population of 4,031, of which 2,070 (51%) were males and 1,961 (49%) were females. There were 408 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Dakshinbar was 2,754 (76.01% of the population over 6 years).


Education

Baital G.P. Vidyapith is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1926. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 11 computers, a library with 1,100 books and a playground. Baital Girls’ High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 2011. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X. Chatra Ramai Pandit Mahavidyalaya, was established at Chatra, PO Darapur in 2000.


Culture

David J. McCutchion speaks of 2 temples at Baital. One is the Shyama Chandi temple, a '' pancha ratna'' with rigged rekha turrets and
porch A porch (; , ) is a room or gallery located in front of an entrance to a building. A porch is placed in front of the façade of a building it commands, and forms a low front. Alternatively, it may be a vestibule (architecture), vestibule (a s ...
on triple archway, with 35 ft 4 in square base, a laterite plain structure built in 1660. The other is the Jhagrai Chandi temple, a smooth curvilinear ''rekha'', with 11’ 2" square base, a laterite, largely plain structure, built in 1659.


Baital picture gallery

File:Shyamchand temple at Boital in Bankura district 01.jpg, Shayama Chandi temple File:Shyamchand temple at Boital in Bankura district 14.jpg, Inside the temple File:Shyamchand temple at Boital in Bankura district 05.jpg, Shyama Chandi temple


Healthcare

Joypur Block Primary Health Centre, with 15 beds at Joypur, is the major government medical facility in the Joypur CD block.


References


External links

{{Temple towns in West Bengal Villages in Bankura district