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Jalshara

Village in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Jalsara is a village in the Ghatal CD block in the Ghatal subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

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Rupnarayan River
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Uttar Bar
H Uttar Bar (H)
H Uttar Bar (H)
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Radhanagar
H Radhanagar, Paschim Medinipur (H)
H Radhanagar, Paschim Medinipur (H)
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Radhakantapur
H Radhakantapur (H)
H Radhakantapur (H)
H
Palashpai
H Palashpai (H)
H Palashpai (H)
H
Narajole
H Narajole (H)
H Narajole (H)
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Laoda
H Laoda (H)
H Laoda (H)
H
Lachhipur
H Lachhipur (H)
H Lachhipur (H)
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Kotalpur
H Kotalpur (H)
H Kotalpur (H)
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Jayantipur
H Jayantipur (H)
H Jayantipur (H)
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Jalsara
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Iswarpur
H Iswarpur (H)
H Iswarpur (H)
H
Gobindanagar
H Gobindanagar (H)
H Gobindanagar (H)
H
Gangadaspur
H Gangadaspur (H)
H Gangadaspur (H)
H
Dihi Baliharpur
H Dihi Baliharpur (H)
H Dihi Baliharpur (H)
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Chaipat
H Chaipat (H)
H Chaipat (H)
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Baikunthapur
H Baikunthapur, Paschim Medinipur (H)
H Baikunthapur, Paschim Medinipur (H)
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Alui
H Alui (H)
H Alui (H)
H
Ajuria
H Ajuria (H)
H Ajuria (H)
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Birsingha
R Birsingha (R)
R Birsingha (R)
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Sonakhali
R Sonakhali, Paschim Medinipur (R)
R Sonakhali, Paschim Medinipur (R)
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Daspur
R Daspur (R)
R Daspur (R)
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Ramjibanpur
M Ramjibanpur (M)
M Ramjibanpur (M)
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Khirpai
M Khirpai (M)
M Khirpai (M)
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Kharar
M Kharar, Ghatal (M)
M Kharar, Ghatal (M)
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Ghatal
M Ghatal (M)
M Ghatal (M)
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Chandrakona
M Chandrakona (M)
M Chandrakona (M)
Cities and towns in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district
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

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.

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Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Jalsara had a total population of 2,183, of which 1,118 (51%) were males and 1,065 (49%) were females. There were 252 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Jalshhara was 1,378 (71.36% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Education

Jalsara R.K.High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1960. The school has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 135 books, 9 computers and a playground.[6]

Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions the Siva temple at Jalsara as a high-towered baro-chala with ratha projections. It is largely plain and measures 13’ square.[7]

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