world.wikisort.org - IndiaDwarhatta is a village and a gram panchayat in the Haripal CD block in the Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Village in West Bengal, India
Dwarhatta |
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Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West BengalDwarhatta (India) Show map of India |
Coordinates: 22.7913°N 88.0727°E / 22.7913; 88.0727 |
Country | India |
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State | West Bengal |
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District | Hooghly |
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• Total | 3,799 |
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• Official | Bengali, English |
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Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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PIN | 712403 |
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Telephone/STD code | 03212 |
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Lok Sabha constituency | Arambagh |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | Haripal |
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Website | hooghly.gov.in |
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Geography
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Cities and towns in the Chandannagore subdivision and Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks of Chinsurah subdivision in Hooghly district
M: municipal corporation/ municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Dwarhatta is located at 22.7913°N 88.0727°E / 22.7913; 88.0727
Urbanisation
In Chandannagore subdivision 58.52% of the population is rural and the urban population is 41.48%. Chandannagore subdivision has 1 municipal corporation, 3 municipalities and 7 census towns. The single municipal corporation is Chandernagore Municipal Corporation. The municipalities are Tarakeswar Municipality, Bhadreswar Municipality and Champdany Municipality.[1] Of the three CD Blocks in Chandannagore subdivision, Tarakeswar CD Block is wholly rural, Haripal CD Block is predominantly rural with just 1 census town, and Singur CD Block is slightly less rural with 6 census towns. Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks of Chinsurah subdivision (included in the map alongside) are wholly rural.[2] The municipal areas are industrialised. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Dwarhatta had a total population of 3,799 of which 1,936 (51%) were males and 1,843 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 370. The total number of literate persons in Kotalpur was 2,800 (81.66% of the population over 6 years).[3]
Culture
David J. McCutchion describes several temples at Dwarhatta:[4]
- Rare examples of pancharatna temples with slender turrets are there at Dwarhatta
- Raj-Rajeswar temple (1728) of Singha Roy family at Dwarhatta having atchala with porch on triple archway - it has tight scroll work above the archways but figures along the base and round the façade
- Pancharatna temples with ridged rekha turrets at Dwarhatta have facades fully decorated with figures
The Rajrajeswara temple (at Sr No S-WB-52) at Dwarhatta is included in the List of State Protected Monuments in West Bengal by the Archaeological Survey of India.[5]
Dwarhatta picture gallery
Rajrajeswara temple of Singha Roy family, built in 1728
Terracotta relief at Rajrajeswara temple
Terracotta relief at Rajrajeswara temple
References
- "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 15, 34-35, 48, 75. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
- "Protected Monuments in West Bengal". Archaeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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Cities, towns and locations in Hooghly district |
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Cities, municipalities and census towns | Chinsurah subdivision |
- Alikhoja
- Amodghata
- Badhagachhi
- Bansberia
- Batika
- Chak Bansberia
- Dharmapur
- Hansghara
- Hugli-Chuchura
- Jirat
- Keota
- Kodalia
- Kola
- Kulihanda
- Mirdhanga
- Madhusudanpur
- Manushpur
- Naldanga
- Namajgram
- Pandua
- Purusattompur
- Raghunathpur (PS-Magra)
- Shankhanagar
- Simla
- Sripur
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Chandannagore subdivision |
- Balarambati
- Bargachhia
- Baruipara
- Bhadreswar
- Borai
- Champdani
- Chandannagar
- Jagatnagar
- Nasibpur
- Singur
- Tarakeswar
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Srirampore subdivision |
- Baidyabati
- Baksa
- Bamunari
- Barijhati
- Basai
- Begampur
- Belumilki
- Bhagabatipur
- Chikrand
- Dakshin Rajyadharpur
- Dankuni
- Dudhkalmi
- Gangadharpur
- Garalgachha
- Janai
- Jangalpara
- Jaykrishnapur
- Kanaipur
- Kapashanria
- Kharsarai
- Konnagar
- Krishnapur
- Kumirmora
- Manirampur
- Masat
- Nababpur
- Nabagram Colony
- Naiti
- Nawapara
- Pairagachha
- Panchghara
- Purba Tajpur
- Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni)
- Rajbalhat
- Ramanathpur
- Rishra
- Rishra (CT)
- Serampore
- Tisa
- Uttarpara
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Arambag subdivision | |
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Neighbourhoods |
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- Bhadrakali
- Hind Motor
- Mankundu
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Related topics |
Hooghly topics
Template:Srirampore subdivision
People from Hooghly district
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