Patrasayer

Patrasayer
Village
Patrasayer Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Patrasayer Patrasayer (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°12′16.9″N87°31′50.5″E / 23.204694°N 87.530694°E / 23.204694; 87.530694 Coordinates: 23°12′16.9″N87°31′50.5″E / 23.204694°N 87.530694°E / 23.204694; 87.530694
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Population  (2011)
• Total	10,844
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	722206 (Patrasayer)
Telephone/STD code	03244
Lok Sabha constituency	Bishnupur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Sonamukhi
Website	bankura.gov.in

Patrasayer (also spelled Patrasayar, Patrasair) is a village in the Patrasayer CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

The three temples of Ghosalpara at Patrasayer in Bankura district of West Bengal. The temple on the left is a pancharatna deal Shiva Temple; the middle one is a charchala Raghuvir Temple while the temple on the extreme right is a dalan temple dedicated to Goddess Kali. All the temples are built of laterite.

Geography

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

Location

Patrasayer is located at 23°12′16.9″N87°31′50.5″E / 23.204694°N 87.530694°E / 23.204694; 87.530694 .

Area overview

The map alongside shows the Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area has fertile low lying alluvial plains. ^[1] It is a predominantly rural area with 90.06% of the population living in rural areas and only 8.94% living in the urban areas. ^[2] It was a part of the core area of Mallabhum. ^[3]

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, Patrasayer had a total population of 10,844 of which 5,528 (51%) were males and 5,316 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,115. The total number of literates in Patrasayer was 7,274 (74.77% of the population over 6 years). ^[4]

Civic administration

Police station

Patrasyer police station has jurisdiction over Patrasyer CD block. The area covered is 321.07 km² with a population of 164,048. ^{[5] [6]}

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Patrasayer CD block are located at Patrasayer. ^[7]

Transport

Patrasayer railway station, 56.5 km from Bankura, is a station on the Bankura-Masagram line (formerly Bankura Damodar Railway) of South Eastern Railway. As of September 2016, DEMU services were available between Bankura and Mathnasibpur. ^[8]

The State Highway 8 (West Bengal) running from Santaldih (in Purulia district) to Majhdia (in Nadia district) passes through Patrasayer. ^[9]

There are bus services from Bankura to Patrasayer via Beliatore and Sonamukhi, ^[10] Bishnupur to Patrasayer, ^[11] and Volvo services to Nutungra, ^[12] and Bankibheri (in Paschim Medinipur) - 196 km. ^[13]

Education

Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya, established in 2005, is affiliated to the University of Burdwan. It offers courses in arts. ^{[14] [15]}

Patrasayer Bamira Gurudas Institution is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1915. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 10 computers, a library with 3,000 books and a playground. ^{[16] [17] [18]}

Krishnanagar High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1957. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 10 computers, a library with 1,300 books and a playground. ^[19]

Patrasayer Girls High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1956. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X. The school has 14 computers, a library with 2,500 books and a playground. ^[20]

Patrasayer Government Model School is an English-medium coeducational institution established at Kushdwip in 2014. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. ^[21]

Culture

David J. McCutchion speaks about several temples in and around Patrasayer: ^[22]

• The Kalajiriya Shiva temple at Patrasayer is a plain brick temple built around 16th century.
• The Raghuvira temple at Patrasayer is a laterite at-chala with terracotta inlay built in the 19th century.
• The Shiva temple at Bamira is a nava-ratna with ridged turrets and rich terracotta on two sides, built in the 19th century.
• The Radha-Damodara temple at Birsingha is a nava-ratna with ridged turrets and rich terracotta façade, built in 1855. The nahabatkhna still stands with a curved roof.

Patrasayer picture gallery

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  Deul, atchala and dalan temples
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  Terracotta plaque in the Shiva deul
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  Terracotta plaque in the Ram Raghubir at-chala temple
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  Large terracotta figures in the Kali mandir/ dalan temple
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  Sridhar at-chala temple
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  Terracotta panel at Sridhar at-chala temple
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  Shiva temple at Bamira

The pictures are a part of Wiki Explores Bankura programme, an initiative by West Bengal Wikimedians User Group

Healthcare

Patrasayer Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Hat Krishnanagar, is the major government medical facility in the Patrasayer CD block. There are primary health centres at Purba Naldanga (Roll) (with 6 beds), Pandua (Kushdwip) (with 4 beds) and Balsi (with 10 beds). ^{[23] [24]}

References

1. "District Census Handbook Bankura" (PDF). pages 13-17. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura". Table 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. O'Malley, L.S.S., ICS, Bankura, Bengal District Gazetteers, pp. 21–46, 1995 reprint, first published 1908, Government of West Bengal
4. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
5. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
6. "Patrasayer PS". Bankura District Police. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
7. "District Census Handbook: Bankura" (PDF). Map of Bankura with CD block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
8. "Bankura-Mathnasibpur DEMU". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
9. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
10. "Bus service from Bankura to Patrasayer". Bus Route.co.in. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
11. "Bus service from Patrasayer to Bishnupur". Bus route.co.in. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
12. "Patrasayer to Nutungra Volvo Bus Service". Bus-service. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
13. "Patrasayer to Bankibheri Volvo bus service". Bus-Service. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
14. "Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya". Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
15. "Patrasayer Mahaviyalaya". College Admission. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
16. "Patrasayer Bamira GD Institi". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
17. "West Bengal Board of Secondary Education". Bankura Sr. No. J2-058. WBBSE. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
18. "West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education". Bankura Sr. No. 169. WBCHSE. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
19. "Krishnanagar HS". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
20. "Patrasayer Girls HS". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
21. "Patrasayer Government Model School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
22. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 44,51, 52,68. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN   978-93-81574-65-2
23. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
24. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 April 2020.