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[[David McCutchion|David J. McCutchion]] speaks of 2 temples at Baital. One is the Shyama Chandi temple, with 35 ft 4 in square base, a laterite plain structure built in 1660. The other is the Jhagrai Chandi temple, with 11’ 2” square base, a laterite, largely plain structure, built in 1659.<ref>McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 20,46, . The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, {{ISBN| 978-93-81574-65-2}}</ref> |
[[David McCutchion|David J. McCutchion]] speaks of 2 temples at Baital. One is the Shyama Chandi temple, with 35 ft 4 in square base, a laterite plain structure built in 1660. The other is the Jhagrai Chandi temple, with 11’ 2” square base, a laterite, largely plain structure, built in 1659.<ref>McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 20,46, . The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, {{ISBN| 978-93-81574-65-2}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:26, 1 May 2020
Baital | |
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Village | |
  Baital Location in West Bengal, India  Baital Baital (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°57′48″N 87°29′52″E / 22.9634°N 87.4977°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bankura |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,031 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 722140 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03243 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bishnupur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bishnupur |
| Website | bankura |
Baital is a village in the Joypur CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a part of Dakshinbar village.
Geography
5miles
Purbapara
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
Baital is located at 22°57′48″N 87°29′52″E / 22.9634°N 87.4977°E.
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, Dakshinbar had a total population of 4,031, of which 2,070 (51%) were males and 1,961 (49%) were females. There were 408 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Dakshinbar was 2,754 (76.01% of the population over 6 years).[1]
Culture
David J. McCutchion speaks of 2 temples at Baital. One is the Shyama Chandi temple, with 35 ft 4 in square base, a laterite plain structure built in 1660. The other is the Jhagrai Chandi temple, with 11’ 2” square base, a laterite, largely plain structure, built in 1659.[2]
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Shayama Chandi temple -
Shyama Chandi temple -
Inside the temple
References
- ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 20,46, . The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
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