Madanmohanpur
Village
Madanmohanpur is located in West Bengal
Madanmohanpur
Madanmohanpur
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

8km
5miles
none
River
Dwarakeswar
Damodar River
Madanmohanpur
T
Patit Dommahal
T
Patit Dommahal (T)
Maynapur
T
Maynapur (T)
Hadal Narayanpur
TV
Hadal Narayanpur (T)
Gumut
T
Gumut, Bankura (T)
Gokulnagar
T
Gokulnagar, Bankura (T)
Dwadashbari
T
Dwadashbari (T)
Balsi
Purbapara
T
Balsi Purbapara (T)
Baital
T
Baital, Bankura (T)
Akui
T
Akui (T)
Dihar
T
Dihar (T)
Dharapat
T
Dharapat (T)
Kotulpur
CT
Kotulpur (CT)
Sonamukhi
M
Sonamukhi (M)
Bishnupur
M
Bishnupur, Bankura (M)
Joykrishnapur
R
Joykrishnapur (R)
Laugram
R
Laugram (R)
Ajodhya
R
Ajodhya, Bankura (R)
Radhanagar
R
Radhanagar, Bankura (R)
Patrasayer
R
Patrasayer (R)
Jayrambati
R
Jayrambati (R)
Joypur
R
Joypur, Bankura (R)
Indas
R
Indas (R)
Chatra
R
Chatra, Bankura (R)
Bhara
R
Bhara (R)
Map
Places in Bishnupur subdivision in Bankura district
M: Municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: ancient/ temple centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

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

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

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

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

  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.
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