Pareshnath

Not to be confused with Parasnath.

Pareshnath
Village
Pareshnath Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Pareshnath Pareshnath (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°57′21″N86°44′51″E / 22.955921°N 86.747607°E / 22.955921; 86.747607 Coordinates: 22°57′21″N86°44′51″E / 22.955921°N 86.747607°E / 22.955921; 86.747607
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Population  (2011)
• Total	219
Languages
• Official	Bengali, Santali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	722148
Telephone/STD code	03243
Lok Sabha constituency	Bankura
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ranibandh
Website	bankura.gov.in

Pareshnath is a village in the Ranibandh 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

Pareshnath is located at 22°57′21″N86°44′51″E / 22.955921°N 86.747607°E / 22.955921; 86.747607 .

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, Pareshnath had a total population of 219, of which 119 (54%) were males and 100 (46%) were females. There were 189 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Pareshnath was 50 (26.46% of the population over 6 years). ^[1]

Culture

Bankura district was once under the influence of Jainism and a number of Jain relics lie scattered in the district. Jain relics at villages Sonatapal, Bahulara, Dharapat, Harmasra and Paresnath (near Ambikanagar) are now taken as Hindu relics and some of the intact images are daily worshipped as Hindu deities. ^[2]

There are two ancient sites at Pareshnath (temple site now represented only by a mound and a statue of Surya and temple site of an old Jain temple now represented only by a mound with a Jain statue) and both the sites are included in the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal by the Archaeological Survey of India (serial no. N-WB-34 & 35). ^[3]

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. "Temples and Legends of Bengal". Bankura. Hindu Books. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
3. "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of National Importance". West Bengal. Archaeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2020.