Loyada, Paschim Medinipur

Loyada (also spelled Lowada) is a village in the Debra CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Loyada
Village
Loyada Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Loyada Loyada (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22.447611°N 87.629606°E / 22.447611; 87.629606
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,520
Languages*
• Official	Bengali, Santali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721136
Telephone/STD code	03222
Lok Sabha constituency	Ghatal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Debra
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in

Geography

8km
5miles

U

Kangsabati River

H

Satyapur

H

Raj Ballabh

H

Loyada

H

Jalchak

H

Dhaneshwarpur
Madhyabar

H

Chak Bajit

F

IIT, Kharagpur

M

Kharagpur

R

Hijli

R

Satkul

R

Salua

R

Pingla

R

Maligram

R

Madpur

R

Gangaram Chak

R

Debra

R

Changual

CT

Kharagpur
Railway Settlement

CT

Kalaikunda

CT

Balichak

   

Cities and towns in the northern part of Kharagpur subdivision (including Khararagpur I & II, Debra and Pingla CD blocks) of Paschim Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, F: facilities
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Lowada is located at 22.447611°N 87.629606°E / 22.447611; 87.629606.

Area overview

Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.^[1] With a density of population of 787 per km²nearly half of the district's population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.^[2]

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, Loyada had a total population of 1,520, of which 780 (51%) were males and 740 (49%) were females. There were 211 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Loyada was 992 (75.78% of the population over 6 years).^[3]

.*For language details see Debra (community development block)#Language and religion

Education

Lowada High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1952. The school has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 2,000 books, 10 computers and a playground.^[4]

Lowada Balika Vidyalaya is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1971. The school has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 534 books and 4 computers.^[5]

Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions:^[6]

• The Gopinath temple of the Mukherjee family as standard West Bengal type pancha-ratna, brick temple with terracotta, built in 1805
• The Sridhara temple of the Mukherjee family as a flat roofed or chandni type, with terracotta and stucco work
• The Radha-Govinda temple as a smooth rekha deul with a porch having low-founded pyramidal roof, built in 1860, having rich terracotta.

Laoada picture gallery

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  Radhagobinda Jiu temple: Shikhar deul with porch in front
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  Terracotta decoration in Radhagobindajiu temple
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  Terracotta decoration in Radhagobindajiu temple