Shaulan

Shaulan
Village
Shaulan Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Shaulan Shaulan (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°32′32″N87°42′17″E / 22.5423°N 87.7046°E / 22.5423; 87.7046 Coordinates: 22°32′32″N87°42′17″E / 22.5423°N 87.7046°E / 22.5423; 87.7046
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Population  (2011)
• Total	867
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721211
Telephone/STD code	03225
Lok Sabha constituency	Ghatal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Daspur
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in

Shaulan (also spelled Saulan) 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.

Geography

Shaulan is located at 22°32′32″N87°42′17″E / 22.5423°N 87.7046°E / 22.5423; 87.7046 .

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Shaulan had a total population of 964, of which 469 (49%) were males and 495 (51%) were females. There were 117 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Shaulan was 702 (82.88% of the population over 6 years). ^[1]

Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions the Shyama Sundara temple as a standard West Bengal type pancha-ratna having figures in the archway panels and round the facade. Built in the 19th century, it measures 17’ 10” square. ^[2]

Shaulan picture gallery

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  Shyama Sundara pancha-ratna temple constructed by the Adhikari family
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  Terracotta panels
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  Decorated wooden doorway

References

1. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
2. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 47. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN   978-93-81574-65-2