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Tilantapara

Tilantapara (also written as Tilandapara) is a village in the Sabang CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Adasimla
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Adasimla (H)
Tilantapara
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Shrirampur
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Shrirampur, Paschim Medinipur (H)
Kolanda
H
Kolanda, Paschim Medinipur (H)
Kerur
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Kerur, Paschim Medinipur (H)
Dubrajpur
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Dubrajpur, Paschim Medinipur (H)
Bhemwa
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Bhemwa (H)
Kurumbera Fort
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Kurumbera Fort (H)
Moghalmari
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Moghalmari (H)
Sabang
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Sabang, Paschim Medinipur (R)
Narayangarh
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Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (R)
Mohanpur
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Mohanpur, Paschim Medinipur (R)
Lutunia
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Lutunia (R)
Khandrui
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Khandrui (R)
Keshiary
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Keshiary (R)
Kashmuli
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Kashmuli (R)
Dhaneswarpur
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Dhaneswarpur (R)
Dantan
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Dantan (R)
Belda
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Belda (R)
Deuli
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Deuli, India (CT)
Chaulia
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Chaulia (CT)

Location

Tilantapara is located at 22°13′31″N 87°39′17″E / 22.2252°N 87.6548°E / 22.2252; 87.6548.

Area overview

Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once. With a density of population of 787 per kmnearly half of the district’s population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.

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, Tilantapara had a total population of 1,593, of which 827 (52%) were males and 766 (48%) were females. There were 155 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Tilantapara was 3237 (91.96% of the population over 6 years).

.*For language details see Sabang (community development block)#Language and religion

Education

Tilantapara U.M.M. High School is a Bengali-medium co-educational institution established in 1965. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 3,200 books, 3 computers and a playground.

Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions the Janaki Ballava temple as a pancharatna with smooth rekha turrets measuring 30’ square, built in 1810/11. It has a porch on three arches. It has rich terracotta on three sides and stucco on the fourth.

References

  1. ^ "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Tilantapara U.M.M. H. Sc. U Pry". Schools.org. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  5. ^ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 49. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2