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===Area overview=== | ===Area overview=== | ||
Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has [[Alluvium|alluvial]] soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have [[Laterite|lateritic]] soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Human%20Development%20Report| title = District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011| work= page | Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has [[Alluvium|alluvial]] soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have [[Laterite|lateritic]] soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Human%20Development%20Report| title = District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011| work= page 27-28| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 10 September 2020}}</ref> With a population density of 787 persons per km<sup>2,</sup> nearly half of the district’s population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and the rest in the rural areas.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013| work= Table 2.2, 2.4 (a)| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics |access-date = 10 September 2020}}</ref> | ||
<small>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.</small> | <small>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.</small> | ||
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===Police station=== | ===Police station=== | ||
Dantan police station has jurisdiction over [[Dantan I]] CD block.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 14 September 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/district/wmdp/wmdpstat.php |title = District at a Glance | publisher= Paschim Medinipur District Police | access-date = 27 October 2016}}</ref> | Dantan police station has jurisdiction over [[Dantan I]] CD block.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 14 September 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/district/wmdp/wmdpstat.php | title = District at a Glance | publisher = Paschim Medinipur District Police | access-date = 27 October 2016 | archive-date = 27 October 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161027124602/http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/district/wmdp/wmdpstat.php | url-status = dead }}</ref> | ||
==Transport== | ==Transport== | ||
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==Education== | ==Education== | ||
[[Bhatter College]] at Dantan was established in 1963 and is affiliated to [[Vidyasagar University]]. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and science and also has facilities for some post-graduate courses. The college is named after Mathuranath Bhatter, a local businessman and social worker who had contributed handsomely to set up the college.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://bhattercollege.ac.in/upload/resource/1463559604_Admission%20notification%20-%202016-2017.pdf |title = Bhatter College, Dantan |publisher= Bhatter College | [[Bhatter College]] at Dantan was established in 1963 and is affiliated to [[Vidyasagar University]]. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and science and also has facilities for some post-graduate courses. The college is named after Mathuranath Bhatter, a local businessman and social worker who had contributed handsomely to set up the college.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://bhattercollege.ac.in/upload/resource/1463559604_Admission%20notification%20-%202016-2017.pdf | title = Bhatter College, Dantan | publisher = Bhatter College | access-date = 28 October 2016 | archive-date = 28 October 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161028084517/http://bhattercollege.ac.in/upload/resource/1463559604_Admission%20notification%20-%202016-2017.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/BhatterCollege/Bhatter_College.shtml |title = Bhatter College |publisher= College Admission | access-date = 28 October 2016}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Dantan | |
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Village | |
Location in West Bengal, India   Dantan Dantan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 21°54′38.2″N 87°16′12.0″E / 21.910611°N 87.270000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Languages* | |
| • Official | Bengali, Santali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 721426 (Dantan) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03229 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Medinipur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dantan |
| Website | paschimmedinipur |
Dantan is a village in the Dantan I CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography[edit | edit source]
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Location[edit | edit source]
Dantan is located at 21°54′38.2″N 87°16′12.0″E / 21.910611°N 87.270000°E.
Area overview[edit | edit source]
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 population density of 787 persons per km2, nearly half of the district’s population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and the rest 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.
Civic administration[edit | edit source]
CD block HQ[edit | edit source]
The headquarters of Dantan I CD block are located at Dantan.[3]
Police station[edit | edit source]
Dantan police station has jurisdiction over Dantan I CD block.[4][5]
Transport[edit | edit source]
The Kolkata-Chennai South Eastern Railway passes through Dantan I CD Block and there is a station at Dantan named Dantan railway station.[6]
The Kolkata-Chennai Golden Quadrilateral National Highway 16 or Kolkata-Bengaluru Asian Highway 45 passes through Dantan.[7] Dantan is well connected with Nayagram via Mogalmari Bhasraghat Road.
Education[edit | edit source]
Bhatter College at Dantan was established in 1963 and is affiliated to Vidyasagar University. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and science and also has facilities for some post-graduate courses. The college is named after Mathuranath Bhatter, a local businessman and social worker who had contributed handsomely to set up the college.[8][9]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "District Census Handbook: Paschim Medinipur" (PDF). Map of Paschim Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ↑ "District at a Glance". Paschim Medinipur District Police. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ↑ "58002 Puri-Santragachi Passenger". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ "Bhatter College, Dantan" (PDF). Bhatter College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ "Bhatter College". College Admission. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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