Deulbhira

Deulbhira
Village
Deulbhira Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Deulbhira Deulbhira (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°57′17″N87°09′49″E / 22.9547°N 87.1637°E / 22.9547; 87.1637 Coordinates: 22°57′17″N87°09′49″E / 22.9547°N 87.1637°E / 22.9547; 87.1637
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Population  (2011)
• Total	669
Languages
• Official	Bengali, Santali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	722152
Telephone/STD code	03244
Lok Sabha constituency	Bankura
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Taldangra
Website	bankura.gov.in

Deulbhira (also called Deulbhirya) is a village in the Taldangra CD block in the Khatra subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Places in Khatra subdivision in Bankura district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, C: craft centre, T: ancient/ temple centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Deulbhira is located at 22°57′17″N87°09′49″E / 22.9547°N 87.1637°E / 22.9547; 87.1637 .

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, Deulbhira had a total population of 669, of which 333 (50%) were males and 336 (50%) were females. There were 78 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Deulbhira was 519 (87.82% of the population over 6 years). ^[1]

Culture

David J. McCutchion says that in the remote areas of old Manbhum district the Jains went on building temples till the 13th century, and many of them are still standing at Bahulara, Harmasra, Deulbhirya, Ambikanagar, Charra, Pakbirra, Tuisama or Dcoli, in Bankura and Purulia districts. ^[2]

According to the Archaeological Survey of India information board at the temple, it was built around the 13th century. The statue of Parshvanatha, originally in the temple, is now in the Indian Museum at Kolkata. See Wikimedia Commons media for close up pictures of the ASI information boards.

See also - Bengal temple architecture

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  Parshvanatha temple
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  Parshvanatha temple
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  Parshvanatha temple
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  Close-up of entrance

References

1. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
2. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 2. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN   978-93-81574-65-2