Shrirampur, Paschim Medinipur
Shrirampur | |
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Village | |
  Shrirampur Location in West Bengal, India  Shrirampur Shrirampur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°13′17″N 87°35′02″E / 22.2215°N 87.5840°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 933 |
| Languages* | |
| • Official | Bengali, Santali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 721144 (Sabang) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03228 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ghatal |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sabang |
| Website | paschimmedinipur |
Shrirampur is a village in the Sabang CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
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CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
[edit]Shrirampur is located at 22°13′17″N 87°35′02″E / 22.2215°N 87.5840°E.
Area overview
[edit]Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[1] With a density of population of 787 per km2nearly half of the district's population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.[2]
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 the 2011 Census of India, Shrirampur had a total population of 933, of which 489 (52%) were males and 444 (48%) were females. There were 100 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Shrirampur was 778 (93.40% of the population over 6 years).[3]
.*For language details see Sabang (community development block)#Language and religion
Culture
[edit]David J. McCutchion mentions the Lakshmi Janardana temple of the Jana family as a richly terracotta decorated pancharatna with smooth rekha turrets measuring 17’ 8" square, built in 1870.[4]
Shrirampur picture gallery
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Lakshmi Janardana temple -
Terracotta decoration -
Terracotta decoration -
Terracotta decoration
References
[edit]- ^ "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 49. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
External links
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