Dwadashbari

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

Dwadashbari
Village
Dwadashbari
Location in West Bengal, India
Dwadashbari
Dwadashbari (India)
Coordinates: 23.0654°N 87.2869°E / 23.0654; 87.2869
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictBankura
Population
 (2011)
 • Total604
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
722122
Telephone/STD code03244
Lok Sabha constituencyBishnupur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBishnupur
Websitebankura.gov.in

Geography
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

Dwadashbari is located at 23.0654°N 87.2869°E / 23.0654; 87.2869.

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, Dwadashbari had a total population of 604, of which 325 (54%) were males and 279 (46%) were females. There were 69 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Dwadasbari was 360 (67.29% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Transport

Bishnupur railway station on the Kharagpur-Bankura-Adra line is located nearby.[2]

Culture

David J. McCutchion says that the most impressive ek-ratna (single tower) temples were built by the Malla kings. He lists several temples with structural variations: Kala-Chand, Lalji, Jora Mandir, Radha-Govinda, Radha-Madhava, Madan-Mohana, Radha-Syama (all at Bishnupur) and several outside Bishnupur. He points out the experimental variations of the Jadava Raya temple at Jadabnagar, with a “disproportionately massive upper structure” and the Nandakisor temple at Dwadashbari with a “tower on eight slender pillars.” He mentions the Dwadashbari temple as a plain, laterite, abandoned structure.[3]

The pictures are a part of Wiki Explores Bankura programme, an initiative by West Bengal Wikimedians User Group

References
  1. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. "08063 Kharagpur-Bankura DEMU special". Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 41,44. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
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