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.
Shaulan | |
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Village | |
Shaulan Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West BengalShaulan Shaulan (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 22.5423°N 87.7046°E / 22.5423; 87.7046 | |
| Country | |
| 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 |
Shaulan is located at 22.5423°N 87.7046°E / 22.5423; 87.7046.
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]
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]
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| Cooch Behar |
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| Darjeeling |
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| Hooghly |
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| Howrah |
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| Jalpaiguri |
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| Murshidabad |
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| Nadia |
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| North 24 Parganas |
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| Paschim Bardhaman |
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| Paschim Medinipur |
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| Purba Bardhaman | |
| Purba Medinipur |
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| Purulia district |
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