Radhakantapur
Village in West Bengal, India
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Radhakantapur is a village in the Daspur I CD block in the Ghatal subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Radhakantapur | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Radhakantapur Location in West Bengal, India  Radhakantapur Radhakantapur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22.5603°N 87.7441°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,473 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 721211 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03225 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ghatal |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Daspur |
| Website | paschimmedinipur |
Geography
5miles
M: municipal city/ town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Radhakantapur is located at 22.5603°N 87.7441°E.
Area overview
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, scholar, social reformer and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance, was born at Birsingha on 26 September 1820.[1][2]
Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has alluvial soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[3] It has a density of population of 1,099 per km2, but being a small subdivision only a little over a fifth of the people in the district reside in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.[4]
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, Radhakantapur had a total population of 2,473, of which 1,242 (50%) were males and 1,231 (50%) were females. There were 281 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Radhakantapur was 1,749 (79.79% of the population over 6 years).[5]
Education
Radhakantapur High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1966. The school has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 612 books, 1 computer and a playground.[6]
Culture
David J. McCutchion classifies the Gopinath (mentioned as Panchananda) temple as an ek-ratna of the smaller Daspur type, measuring 22’ x 28’, with rich terracotta façade. He classifies the Dadhibamna temple (name not mentioned, only place mentioned) as a richly decorated pancha-ratna with smooth rekha turrets.[7]
The Gopinath temple is a state protected monument.[8]
Radhakantapur picture gallery
Ek-ratna Gopinath temple, established in 1844 and owned by the Das family
Terracotta panel
Terracotta relief
Pancha-ratna Dadhi Bamna temple, established in 1770 and owned by the Bose family.
Not much terracotta remains in the Dadhi Bamna temple. This picture shows some stucco decoration.
