Shaulan

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Shaulan
Village
Shaulan is located in West Bengal
Shaulan
Shaulan
Location in West Bengal, India
Shaulan is located in India
Shaulan
Shaulan
Shaulan (India)
Coordinates: 22°32′32″N 87°42′17″E / 22.5423°N 87.7046°E / 22.5423; 87.7046
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
867
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721211
Telephone/STD code03225
Lok Sabha constituencyGhatal
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDaspur
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in

Shaulan (also spelled Saulan) 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.

Geography

Shaulan is located at 22°32′32″N 87°42′17″E / 22.5423°N 87.7046°E / 22.5423; 87.7046.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Shaulan had a total population of 964, of which 469 (49%) were males and 495 (51%) were females. There were 117 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Shaulan was 702 (82.88% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions the Shyama Sundara temple as a standard West Bengal type pancha-ratna having figures in the archway panels and round the facade. Built in the 19th century, it measures 17’ 10" square.[2]

  • Shyama Sundara pancha-ratna temple constructed by the Adhikari family
    Shyama Sundara pancha-ratna temple constructed by the Adhikari family
  • Terracotta panels
    Terracotta panels
  • Decorated wooden doorway
    Decorated wooden doorway

References

  1. ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  2. ^ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 47. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
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