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'''Ajodhya''' is a village in the [[Bishnupur, Bankura (community development block)|Bishnupur]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Bishnupur subdivision]] of the [[Bankura district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].  
'''Ajodhya''' is a village in the [[Bishnupur, Bankura (community development block)|Bishnupur]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Bishnupur subdivision]] of the [[Bankura district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].


==Geography==
==Geography==
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Latest revision as of 08:13, 27 September 2021

Ajodhya
Village
Location in West Bengal, India
Ajodhya is located in India
Ajodhya
Ajodhya
Ajodhya (India)
Coordinates: 23°09′16″N 87°16′45″E / 23.154388°N 87.279252°E / 23.154388; 87.279252
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictBankura
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,862
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
722163
Telephone/STD code03244
Lok Sabha constituencyBishnupur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBishnupur
Websitebankura.gov.in

Ajodhya is a village in the Bishnupur CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Location[edit | edit source]

Ajodhya is located at 23°09′16″N 87°16′45″E / 23.154388°N 87.279252°E / 23.154388; 87.279252.

Area overview[edit | edit source]

The map alongside shows the Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area has fertile low lying alluvial plains.[1] It is a predominantly rural area with 90.06% of the population living in rural areas and only 8.94% living in the urban areas.[2] It was a part of the core area of Mallabhum.[3]

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 | edit source]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Ajodhya had a total population of 2,862, of which 1,445 (50%) were males and 1,417 (50%) were females. There were 280 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Ajodhya was 1,880 (72.81% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Education[edit | edit source]

Ajodhya High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1954. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 10 computers and a library with 1,900 books.[5]

Culture[edit | edit source]

David J. McCutchion mentions the Rasmancha at Ajodhya as a saptadasa-ratna with rekha turrets.[6]

The twelve Shiva temples at Ajodhya belong to the Ajodhya Debutter Estate of the Bandopadhay family. The Girigovardhan Mountain also belongs to the same family.

  • 12 Shiva temples with Rasmancha
    12 Shiva temples with Rasmancha
  • 12 Shiva temples
    12 Shiva temples
  • Brass ratha
    Brass ratha
  • Girigovardhan Mountain
    Girigovardhan Mountain

Healthcare[edit | edit source]

There is a primary health centre at Ajodhya, with 6 beds.[7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "District Census Handbook Bankura" (PDF). pages 13-17. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura". Table 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
  3. ↑ O'Malley, L.S.S., ICS, Bankura, Bengal District Gazetteers, pp. 21–46, 1995 reprint, first published 1908, Government of West Bengal
  4. ↑ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Ajodhya High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ↑ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 76. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
  7. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

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