Balsi Purbapara
Balsi Purbapara | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Balsi Purbapara Location in West Bengal, India  Balsi Purbapara Balsi Purbapara (India) | |
| Coordinates:23°09′35″N87°33′06″E/ 23.1597°N 87.5517°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bankura |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,516 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| PIN | 722206 |
| Telephone/STDcode | 03244 |
| Lok Sabhaconstituency | Bishnupur |
| Vidhan Sabhaconstituency | Indas |
| Website | bankura |
Balsi Purbaparais a village in thePatrasayerCD blockin theBishnupur subdivisionof theBankura districtin the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Geography
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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
[edit]Balsi Purbapara is located at23°09′35″N87°33′06″E/ 23.1597°N 87.5517°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
[edit]According to the2011 Census of India,Balsi Purbapara had a total population of 1,516, of which 1767 (51%) were males and 749 (49%) were females. There were 155 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Balsi Purbapara was 1,002 (73.62% of the population over 6 years).[1]
Education
[edit]Balsi High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1945. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 5 computers, a library with 2,000 books and a playground.[2]
Patrasayer Mahavidyalayawas established in 2005 atPatrasayer[3][4]
Culture
[edit]David J. McCutchionmentions the Vishnu temple as a good example of 19th century terracotta decorated standard ‘Birbhum-Bardhaman’ type Bengaldeul.He also mentions a Lakshmi Narayana temple with a low toweredat-chalabuilt of laterite with stucco work in 1652, another low toweredat-chala,a pancharatna dolamancha and anek-ratna rasmancha.[5]
Balsi Purbapara picture gallery
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At-chalaShiva temple and Vishnu deul -
Terracotta panel in the Vishnu deul -
Terracotta panel in the Shiva temple -
Terracotta work in the Shiva temple
Healthcare
[edit]There is aprimary health centreat Balsi, with 10 beds.[6]
References
[edit]- ^"CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)".West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks.Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved18 April2020.
- ^"Balsi HS".Schools.org.in.Retrieved4 May2020.
- ^"Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya".Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya. Archived fromthe originalon 6 January 2017.Retrieved29 November2016.
- ^"Patrasayer Mahaviyalaya".College Admission.Retrieved6 March2018.
- ^McCutchion, David J.,Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal,first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 24, 39, 75, 77. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata,ISBN978-93-81574-65-2
- ^"Health & Family Welfare Department"(PDF).Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres.Government of West Bengal. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 21 April 2018.Retrieved10 April2020.
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