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{{About|the village in West Bengal|its namesake archaeological|Tilpi Dhosa|the notion of bioelements in the body according to Ayurveda|dosha|the type of food|dosa (food)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dhosa
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| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Terracotta plaque and seal, Tilpi and Dhosa, South 24 Parganas- Early history gallery- State Archaeological Museum- 1, Satyen Roy Rd, Auddy Bagan Basti, Behala, Kolkata, West Bengal 700034- First floor 07.jpg
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| image_caption = Terracotta Plaque Found at Dhosa/Tilpi, Now at State Archaeological Museum at Behala
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.2469|N|88.5469|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Emblem of West Bengal (Banglarmukh) before 2018.png}} [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = [[South 24 Parganas]]
| subdivision_type3 = CD Block
| subdivision_name3 = [[Jaynagar I]]
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| founder =
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 2.34
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 8
| population_total = 2401
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<ref name="wblangoff">{{cite web|title=Fact and Figures|url=https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/facts-and-figures;jsessionid=JzdD9RHb7aMY5esZPtcsIVLy|website=Wb.gov.in|access-date=5 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=Nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=5 July 2019|page=85|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| demographics1_info2 = [[English language|English]]<ref name="wblangoff"/>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 743396
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91 3218
| registration_plate = [[List of Regional Transport Office districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB]]-19 to [[List of Regional Transport Office districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB]]-22, [[List of Regional Transport Office districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB]]-95 to [[List of Regional Transport Office districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB]]-99
| blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jadavpur]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Baruipur Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baruipur Purba (SC)]]
| website = {{URL|www.s24pgs.gov.in}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Dhosa''' is a village, a [[gram panchayat]] and an [[archaeological]] site within the jurisdiction of the [[Jaynagar Majilpur]] police station in the [[Jaynagar I]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Baruipur subdivision]] of the [[South 24 Parganas]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==History==
According to the District Census Handbook, this archeological site is located beside the [[Piyali River|Piyali]] river. The [[Artifact (archaeology)|artefacts]] found at this place included “fine terracotta pottery, seals, plaques, jewellery of precious and semi-precious stones, figurines, ceramic earthen wares etc.”<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf|title = District Census Handbook South Twentyfour Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Pages 134-135: Places of Archaeological Importance | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 3 January 2020}}</ref>

According to Sharmi Chakraborty, Centre for Archaeological Studies and Training, Eastern India, the site was excavated by the Directorate of Archaeology and Museums. They found the remains to begin in around 1st century CE. Amongst the artefacts recovered were a terracotta plaque of [[Yakshini|Yaksi]], and ram and elephant figurines.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.academia.edu/35437885| title = Archaeological Sites of Lower Deltaic Region of West Bengal and Their Context: Some Preliminary Observations| first = Sharmi| last= Chakraborty | publisher = Academia.edu | access-date = 3 January 2020}}</ref>

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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===Area overview===
Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the southern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 20 [[census town]]s. The entire district is situated in the [[Ganges Delta]] and the southern part is covered by the Baruipur-Jaynagar Plain.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas|work= Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 5 December 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf| title = Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory |work= Page 13, Physiography| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 5 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas | work = Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311 | publisher = Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009 | access-date = 5 December 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

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.

===Location===
Dhosa is located at {{coord|22.2469|N|88.5469|E|}}. It has an average elevation of {{convert|8|m}}.

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Dhosa had a total population of 2,401, of which 1,216 (51%) were males and 1,185 (49%) were females. There were 316 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Dhosa was 1,285 (61.63% of the population over 6 years).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 3 January 2020}}</ref>

==Transport==
Gocharan-Dhosa Road links Dhosa to the [[State Highway 1 (West Bengal)|State Highway 1]].<ref name="google">Google maps</ref>

[[Gocharan railway station]] is located nearby.<ref name="google"/>

==Education==
Dhosa Chandaneswar Nabin Chand Higher Secondary School has around 3,000 students.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://heyschools.in/01695689/Dhosa_Chandaneswar_Nabin_Chand_Higher_Secondary_School-South_24_parganas | title = Dhosa Chandaneswar Nabin Chand Higher Secondary School | publisher = Heyschools | access-date = 3 January 2020}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
Padmerhat Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at [[Padmerhat]], is the major government medical facility in the Jaynagar I CD block.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf | title =Health & Family Welfare Department | work =Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals | publisher =Government of West Bengal | access-date =29 November 2019 | archive-date =8 October 2022 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20221008143352/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf | url-status =dead }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|3}}

==External links==

{{South 24 Parganas}}
{{South 24 Parganas topics}}
{{Non-extant Bengal places}}

[[Category:Villages in South 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Jaynagar Majilpur]]

Dhosa, Jaynagar - Revision history

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