It is said that the Pandavas lived in hiding at Mankar during their agyatbasa. There is a very old temple with idols of the Pandavas.[1]
Geography
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Cities and towns in the Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical site, W: river project, C: craft centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
73.58% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 26.42% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.[2] 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
As per the 2011 Census of India Mankar had a total population of 10,370, of which 5,290 (51%) were males and 5,080 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,088. The total number of literates in Mankar was 6,981 (75.21% of the population over 6 years).[3]
Transport
Mankar is a station on the Bardhaman-Asansol section, which is a part of Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line, Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line and Howrah-Delhi main line.[4]
State Highway 14 running from Dubrajpur (in Birbhum district) to Betai (in Nadia district) passes through Mankar.[5]
Education
Kanad Institute of Engineering and Management was established at Mankar in 2008. It is affiliated with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology.[6]
Mankar College at Mankar was established in 1987. It is affiliated with Kazi Nazrul University (K.N.U.). It offers honours courses in Bengali, Hindi, Sanskrit, English, history, geography, political science, philosophy, accountancy, computer science and mathematics.[7]
Mankar High School, a boys only high school, and Mankar Girls’ High School, a girls only high school, are affiliated with the West Board of Secondary Education.[8] Mankar High School, a co-educational higher secondary unit, is affiliated with West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for higher secondary classes.[9] Mankar High School was established in 1855.[10] Mankar Girls High School was established in 1957.[11]
Culture
David J. McCutchion focuses on several temples at Mankar:[12]
Deuleswara Shiva temple at Raypur, with rich terracotta façade
Shiva temple at Bhattacharjeepara with rich terracotta on four sides
Shiva temple of Dutta family at Raypara having façade fully decorated with terracotta figures
Lakshmi Janardana temple of Kar family – a plain brick structure
The unfinished octagonal ridged rekha deul of Biswas family
Temple with octagonal duplicated chala, equivalent to an atchala
Domed octagonal Radha Ballav temple with a veranda
Pancharatna dolmancha
Mankar picture gallery
Lakshmi Janardan temple of Morol family
Central arch panel of Morol family temple
Lakshmi Janardan temple of Kar family
Shiva temple of Banerjee family
Terracotta wall decoration of Shiva and Parvati in the Banerjee family temple
Shiva temple of Dutta family
Ruined Radha Ballav temple
Pancha-ratna Dol Mancha
Anandamoyee temple complex
Chala temples in the ruined Rang Mahal complex
Healthcare
Mankar Rural Hospital at Mankar (with 30 beds) and Pursha Rural Hospital at Pursha (with 30 beds) are the main medical facilities in Galsi I CD block. There are primary health centres at: Bharatpur (with 6 beds) and Lowa, PO Dwarmari (with 10 beds).[13]
McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 23, 46, 50, 59, 60, 61, 75. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN978-93-81574-65-2
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