Ajodhya | |
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Village | |
Location in West Bengal, India   Ajodhya Ajodhya (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°09′16″N 87°16′45″E / 23.154388°N 87.279252°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bankura |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,862 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 722163 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03244 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bishnupur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bishnupur |
| Website | bankura |
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.
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.
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12 Shiva temples with Rasmancha -
12 Shiva temples -
Brass ratha -
Girigovardhan Mountain
Healthcare[edit | edit source]
There is a primary health centre at Ajodhya, with 6 beds.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "District Census Handbook Bankura" (PDF). pages 13-17. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ↑ "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]
- ↑ O'Malley, L.S.S., ICS, Bankura, Bengal District Gazetteers, pp. 21–46, 1995 reprint, first published 1908, Government of West Bengal
- ↑ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ↑ "Ajodhya High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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