Patit Dommahal

Patit Dommahal is a village in the Patrasayer CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Patit Dommahal
Village
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Coordinates: 23.1657°N 87.5717°E / 23.1657; 87.5717
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,061
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	722206
Telephone/STD code	03244
Lok Sabha constituency	Bishnupur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Indas
Website	bankura.gov.in

Geography

8km
5miles

River

Dwarakeswar

Damodar River

Madanmohanpur

T

Patit Dommahal

T

Maynapur

T

Hadal Narayanpur

T

Gumut

T

Gokulnagar

T

Dwadashbari

T

Balsi
Purbapara

T

Baital

T

Akui

T

Dihar

T

Dharapat

T

Kotulpur

CT

Sonamukhi

M

Bishnupur

M

Joykrishnapur

R

Laugram

R

Ajodhya

R

Radhanagar

R

Patrasayer

R

Jayrambati

R

Joypur

R

Indas

R

Chatra

R

Bhara

R

  

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

Patit Dommahal is located at 23.1657°N 87.5717°E / 23.1657; 87.5717.

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, Patit Dommahal had a total population of 3,971, of which 1,983 (50%) were males and 1,988 (50%) were females. There were 404 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Patit Dommahal was 2,372 (66.50% of the population over 6 years).^[1]

Education

Patit High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1955. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 10 computers, a library with 2,300 books and a playground.^[2]

Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya was established in 2005 at Patrasayer^[3][4]

Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions the Sridhara temple of the Rakshit family as a low towered at-chala, having 12’2" square base, brick built with terracotta façade, constructed in the 19th century.^[5]

Patit picture gallery

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  Sridhar temple
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  Terracotta panel
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  Terracotta panel
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  Terracotta panel

Healthcare

Patrasayer Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Hat Krishnanagar, is the major government medical facility in the Patrasayer CD block. There is a primary health centre at Balsi, with 10 beds.^[6][7]

References

1. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
2. "Patit HS". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
3. "Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya". Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
4. "Patrasayer Mahaviyalaya". College Admission. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
5. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 33. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
6. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
7. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

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