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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Shaulan<br />
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| settlement_type = Village<br />
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| pushpin_map = India West Bengal # India<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India <br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22.5423|N|87.7046|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country <br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} <br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Paschim Medinipur district|Paschim Medinipur]]<br />
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| population_total = 867<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 721211<br />
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| area_code = 03225<br />
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| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ghatal]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Daspur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Daspur]]<br />
| website = {{URL|paschimmedinipur.gov.in/}} <br />
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'''Shaulan''' (also spelled Saulan) is a village in the [[Daspur I]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Ghatal subdivision]] of the [[Paschim Medinipur district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].<br />
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==Geography== <br />
Shaulan is located at {{coord|22.5423|N|87.7046|E|display=inline}}.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
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).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_p190ca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census, India | accessdate = 21 August 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Culture==<br />
[[David McCutchion|David J. McCutchion]] mentions the Shyama Sundara temple as a standard West Bengal type ''[[Bengal temple architecture#Ratna temple|pancha-ratna]]'' having figures in the archway panels and round the facade. Built in the 19th century, it measures 17’ 10" square.<ref>McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 47. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, {{ISBN| 978-93-81574-65-2}}</ref><br />
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==Shaulan picture gallery==<br />
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File:Shyama Sundara PanchaRatna Temple at Saulan under Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 05.jpg|Shyama Sundara ''pancha-ratna'' temple constructed by the Adhikari family<br />
File:Shyama Sundara PanchaRatna Temple at Saulan under Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 06.jpg|Terracotta panels<br />
File:Shyama Sundara PanchaRatna Temple at Saulan under Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 17.jpg|Decorated wooden doorway<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{commons category|Saulan, Daspur I CD block}}<br />
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{{Paschim Medinipur District}}<br />
{{Temple towns in West Bengal}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Paschim Medinipur district]]<br />
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