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==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Dwarhatta had a | According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Dwarhatta had a population of 3,799 of which 1,936 (51%) were males and 1,843 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 370. The total number of literate persons in Kotalpur was 2,800 (81.66% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 25 September 2020 }}</ref> | ||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
[[David McCutchion|David J. McCutchion]] describes several temples at Dwarhatta:<ref>McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 15, 34-35, 48, 75. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, {{ISBN| 978-93-81574-65-2}}</ref> | [[David McCutchion|David J. McCutchion]] describes several temples at Dwarhatta:<ref>McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 15, 34-35, 48, 75. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, {{ISBN| 978-93-81574-65-2}}</ref> | ||
*Rare examples of [[Bengal temple architecture#Ratna temple|pancharatna]] temples with slender turrets are there at Dwarhatta | *Rare examples of [[Bengal temple architecture#Ratna temple|pancharatna]] temples with slender turrets are there at Dwarhatta | ||
*Raj-Rajeswar temple (1728) of Singha Roy family at Dwarhatta having atchala with porch on triple archway - it has tight scroll work above the archways but figures along the base and round the [[façade]] | *Raj-Rajeswar temple (1728) of the Singha Roy family at Dwarhatta having atchala with porch on triple archway - it has tight scroll work above the archways but figures along the base and round the [[façade]] | ||
*Pancharatna temples with ridged rekha turrets at Dwarhatta have facades fully decorated with figures | *Pancharatna temples with ridged rekha turrets at Dwarhatta have facades fully decorated with figures | ||
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[[Category:Villages in Hooghly district]] | [[Category:Villages in Hooghly district]] | ||
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Dwarhatta | |
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Village | |
Dwarhatta is located in West Bengal  Dwarhatta Location in West Bengal, India  Dwarhatta Dwarhatta (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°47′29″N 88°04′22″E / 22.7913°N 88.0727°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,799 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 712403 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03212 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Arambagh |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Haripal |
| Website | hooghly |
Dwarhatta is a village and a gram panchayat in the Haripal CD block in the Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography[edit | edit source]
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Location[edit | edit source]
Dwarhatta is located at 22°47′29″N 88°04′22″E / 22.7913°N 88.0727°E
Urbanisation[edit | edit source]
In Chandannagore subdivision 58.52% of the population is rural and the urban population is 41.48%. Chandannagore subdivision has 1 municipal corporation, 3 municipalities and 7 census towns. The single municipal corporation is Chandernagore Municipal Corporation. The municipalities are Tarakeswar Municipality, Bhadreswar Municipality and Champdany Municipality.[1] Of the three CD Blocks in Chandannagore subdivision, Tarakeswar CD Block is wholly rural, Haripal CD Block is predominantly rural with just 1 census town, and Singur CD Block is slightly less rural with 6 census towns. Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks of Chinsurah subdivision (included in the map alongside) are wholly rural.[2] The municipal areas are industrialised. 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, Dwarhatta had a population of 3,799 of which 1,936 (51%) were males and 1,843 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 370. The total number of literate persons in Kotalpur was 2,800 (81.66% of the population over 6 years).[3]
Culture[edit | edit source]
David J. McCutchion describes several temples at Dwarhatta:[4]
- Rare examples of pancharatna temples with slender turrets are there at Dwarhatta
- Raj-Rajeswar temple (1728) of the Singha Roy family at Dwarhatta having atchala with porch on triple archway - it has tight scroll work above the archways but figures along the base and round the façade
- Pancharatna temples with ridged rekha turrets at Dwarhatta have facades fully decorated with figures
The Rajrajeswara temple (at Sr No S-WB-52) at Dwarhatta is included in the List of State Protected Monuments in West Bengal by the Archaeological Survey of India.[5]
Dwarhatta picture gallery[edit | edit source]
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Rajrajeswara temple of Singha Roy family, built in 1728 -
Terracotta relief at Rajrajeswara temple -
Terracotta relief at Rajrajeswara temple
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ↑ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 15, 34-35, 48, 75. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
- ↑ "Protected Monuments in West Bengal". Archaeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
