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Madanmohanpur
Village
Location in West Bengal, India
Madanmohanpur is located in India
Madanmohanpur
Madanmohanpur
Madanmohanpur (India)
Coordinates: 23°19′29″N 87°24′58″E / 23.3248°N 87.4161°E / 23.3248; 87.4161
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictBankura
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,059
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
722207
Telephone/STD code03243
Lok Sabha constituencyBishnupur
Vidhan Sabha constituencySonamukhi
Websitebankura.gov.in

Madanmohanpur (also referred to as Madanpur) is a village in the Sonamukhi 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]

Madanmohanpur is located at 23°19′29″N 87°24′58″E / 23.3248°N 87.4161°E / 23.3248; 87.4161.

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, Madanmohanpur had a total population of 1,059, of which 540 (51%) were males and 519 (49%) were females. There were 156 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Madanmohanpur was 564 (62.46% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Education[edit | edit source]

Madanmohanpur Primary School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1961. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class IV. The school has a library with 336 books.[2]

Culture[edit | edit source]

David J. McCutchion mentions the Shyama-Sundara temple as a brick built largely plain ek-ratna with a ridged rekha tower.[3]

The Archaeological Survey of India, Kolkata Circle describes the Shyam Sundar temple as “a brick-built Temple with a sikhara of north Indian type on top. It was built in c.17th-18th century AD.”[4]

The Shyam Sundar Temple is included in the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal by the Archaeological Survey of India (serial no. N-WB-33).[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Madanmohanpur PS". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. ↑ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 42. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
  4. ↑ "ASI, Kolkata". ASI, Kolkata. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of National Importance". West Bengal. Archaeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2020.