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Baital
Village
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Coordinates: 22°57′48″N 87°29′52″E / 22.9634°N 87.4977°E / 22.9634; 87.4977
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Population
• Total	4,031
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	722140
Telephone/STD code	03243
Lok Sabha constituency	Bishnupur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bishnupur
Website	bankura.gov.in

Baital is a village in the Joypur CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a part of Dakshinbar village.

Geography

Location

Baital is located at 22°57′48″N 87°29′52″E / 22.9634°N 87.4977°E / 22.9634; 87.4977.

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, Dakshinbar had a total population of 4,031, of which 2,070 (51%) were males and 1,961 (49%) were females. There were 408 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Dakshinbar was 2,754 (76.01% of the population over 6 years).

Education

Baital G.P. Vidyapith is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1926. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 11 computers, a library with 1,100 books and a playground.

Baital Girls’ High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 2011. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.

Chatra Ramai Pandit Mahavidyalaya, was established at Chatra, PO Darapur in 2000.

Culture

David J. McCutchion speaks of 2 temples at Baital. One is the Shyama Chandi temple, a pancha ratna with rigged rekha turrets and porch on triple archway, with 35 ft 4 in square base, a laterite plain structure built in 1660. The other is the Jhagrai Chandi temple, a smooth curvilinear rekha, with 11’ 2" square base, a laterite, largely plain structure, built in 1659.

Baital picture gallery

• Shayama Chandi temple
• Inside the temple
• Shyama Chandi temple

Healthcare

Joypur Block Primary Health Centre, with 15 beds at Joypur, is the major government medical facility in the Joypur CD block.

References

1. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
2. "Baital G.P. Vidyapith". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
3. "Baital Girls' High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
4. "Chatra Ramai Pandit Mahavidyalaya". CRPM. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
5. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 20,46, . The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
6. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

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