Dantan

Dantan
Village
Dantan Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Dantan Dantan (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 21°54′38.2″N87°16′12.0″E / 21.910611°N 87.270000°E / 21.910611; 87.270000
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Languages*
• Official	Bengali, Santali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721426 (Dantan)
Telephone/STD code	03229
Lok Sabha constituency	Medinipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Dantan
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in

Dantan is a village in the Dantan I CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Adasimla

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Tilantapara

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Shrirampur

H

Kolanda

H

Kerur

H

Dubrajpur

H

Bhemwa

H

Kurumbera Fort

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Moghalmari

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Sabang

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Narayangarh

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Mohanpur

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Lutunia

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Khandrui

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Keshiary

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Kashmuli

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Dhaneswarpur

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Dantan

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Belda

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Deuli

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Chaulia

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Cities and towns in the southern portion of Kharagpur subdivision (including Dantan I & II, Mohanpur, Keshiary, Narayangarh and Sabang CD blocks) of Paschim Medinipur district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Dantan is located at 21°54′38.2″N87°16′12.0″E / 21.910611°N 87.270000°E / 21.910611; 87.270000 .

Area overview

Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once. ^[1] With a population density of 787 persons per km^2, nearly half of the district’s population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and the rest in the rural areas. ^[2]

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.

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Dantan I CD block are located at Dantan. ^[3]

Police station

Dantan police station has jurisdiction over Dantan I CD block. ^{[4] [5]}

Transport

The Kolkata-Chennai South Eastern Railway passes through Dantan I CD Block and there is a station at Dantan named Dantan railway station. ^[6]

The Kolkata-Chennai Golden Quadrilateral National Highway 16 or Kolkata-Bengaluru Asian Highway 45 passes through Dantan. ^[7] Dantan is well connected with Nayagram via Mogalmari Bhasraghat Road.

Education

Bhatter College at Dantan was established in 1963 and is affiliated to Vidyasagar University. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and science and also has facilities for some post-graduate courses. The college is named after Mathuranath Bhatter, a local businessman and social worker who had contributed handsomely to set up the college. ^{[8] [9]}

References

1. "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
2. "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
3. "District Census Handbook: Paschim Medinipur" (PDF). Map of Paschim Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
4. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
5. "District at a Glance". Paschim Medinipur District Police. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
6. "58002 Puri-Santragachi Passenger". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
7. "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
8. "Bhatter College, Dantan" (PDF). Bhatter College. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
9. "Bhatter College". College Admission. Retrieved 28 October 2016.