Radhakantapur

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Radhakantapur
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Radhakantapur
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Radhakantapur
Radhakantapur (India)
Coordinates: 22°33′37″N87°44′39″E / 22.5603°N 87.7441°E / 22.5603; 87.7441 Coordinates: 22°33′37″N87°44′39″E / 22.5603°N 87.7441°E / 22.5603; 87.7441
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Population
 (2011)
  Total2,473
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721211
Telephone/STD code03225
Lok Sabha constituency Ghatal
Vidhan Sabha constituency Daspur
Website paschimmedinipur.gov.in

Radhakantapur is a village in the Daspur I CD block in the Ghatal subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

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Geography

Cities and towns in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ 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

Radhakantapur is located at 22°33′37″N87°44′39″E / 22.5603°N 87.7441°E / 22.5603; 87.7441 .

Area overview

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, scholar, social reformer and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance, was born at Birsingha on 26 September 1820. [1] [2]

Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has alluvial soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once. [3] It has a density of population of 1,099 per km2, but being a small subdivision only a little over a fifth of the people in the district reside in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas. [4]

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, Radhakantapur had a total population of 2,473, of which 1,242 (50%) were males and 1,231 (50%) were females. There were 281 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Radhakantapur was 1,749 (79.79% of the population over 6 years). [5]

Education

Radhakantapur High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1966. The school has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 612 books, 1 computer and a playground. [6]

Culture

David J. McCutchion classifies the Gopinath (mentioned as Panchananda) temple as an ek-ratna of the smaller Daspur type, measuring 22’ x 28’, with rich terracotta façade. He classifies the Dadhibamna temple (name not mentioned, only place mentioned) as a richly decorated pancha-ratna with smooth rekha turrets. [7]

The Gopinath temple is a state protected monument. [8]

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References

  1. Murshid, Ghulam. "Vidyasagar, Pundit Iswar Chandra". Banglapedia. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. "Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar". www.whereincity.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  5. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  6. "Radhakantapur H.S. U.Pry". Schools.org. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  7. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 43, 49. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN   978-93-81574-65-2
  8. List of State Protected Monuments as reported by the Archaeological Survey of India Archived 2013-05-23 at the Wayback Machine .