Dwarhatta

Dwarhatta
Village
Dwarhatta is located in West Bengal
Dwarhatta
Dwarhatta
Location in West Bengal, India
Dwarhatta is located in India
Dwarhatta
Dwarhatta
Dwarhatta (India)
Coordinates: 22°47′29″N 88°04′22″E / 22.7913°N 88.0727°E / 22.7913; 88.0727
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHooghly
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
3,799
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
712403
Telephone/STD code03212
Lok Sabha constituencyArambagh
Vidhan Sabha constituencyHaripal
Websitehooghly.gov.in

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

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Dwarhatta
R
Hooghly
River
Haripal
R
Haripal (R)
Barun Napara
R
Barun Napara (R)
Dadpur
R
Dadpur (R)
Polba
R
Polba (R)
Gurap
R
Gurap (R)
Dhaniakhali
R
Dhaniakhali (R)
Borai
CT
Borai (CT)
Baruipara
CT
Jagatnagar
CT
Jagatnagar (CT)
Nasibpur
CT
Nasibpur (CT)
Singur
CT
Singur (CT)
Balarambati
CT
Balarambati (CT)
Bargachhia
CT
Bargachhia (CT)
Tarakeswar
M
Tarakeswar (M)
Champdani
M
Champdani (M)
Bhadreswar
M
Bhadreswar (M)
Chandannagar
M
Chandannagar (M)
Cities and towns in the Chandannagore subdivision and Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks of Chinsurah subdivision in Hooghly district
M: municipal corporation/ municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Dwarhatta is located at 22°47′29″N 88°04′22″E / 22.7913°N 88.0727°E / 22.7913; 88.0727

Urbanisation

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

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

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]

  • Rajrajeswara temple of Singha Roy family, built in 1728
    Rajrajeswara temple of Singha Roy family, built in 1728
  • Terracotta relief at Rajrajeswara temple
    Terracotta relief at Rajrajeswara temple
  • Terracotta relief at Rajrajeswara temple
    Terracotta relief at Rajrajeswara temple

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ "Protected Monuments in West Bengal". Archaeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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