Balsi Purbapara

Village in West Bengal, India

23°09′35″N 87°33′06″E / 23.1597°N 87.5517°E / 23.1597; 87.5517Country

IndiaStateWest BengalDistrictBankuraPopulation

(2011)

• Total1,516Languages

• OfficialBengali, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

722206

Telephone/STD code03244Lok Sabha constituencyBishnupurVidhan Sabha constituencyIndasWebsitebankura.gov.in

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

Geography

8km
5miles

River

Dwarakeswar

Damodar River

Madanmohanpur

Patit Dommahal

Maynapur

Hadal Narayanpur

Gumut

Gokulnagar

Dwadashbari

Balsi
Purbapara

Baital

Akui

Dihar

Dharapat

Kotulpur

Sonamukhi

Bishnupur

Joykrishnapur

Laugram

Ajodhya

Radhanagar

Patrasayer

Jayrambati

Joypur

Indas

Chatra

Bhara

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

Balsi Purbapara is located at 23°09′35″N 87°33′06″E / 23.1597°N 87.5517°E / 23.1597; 87.5517.

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, Balsi Purbapara had a total population of 1,516, of which 1767 (51%) were males and 749 (49%) were females. There were 155 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Balsi Purbapara was 1,002 (73.62% of the population over 6 years).^[1]

Education

Balsi High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1945. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 5 computers, a library with 2,000 books and a playground.^[2]

Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya was established in 2005 at Patrasayer^[3]^[4]

Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions the Vishnu temple as a good example of 19th century terracotta decorated standard ‘Birbhum-Bardhaman’ type Bengal deul. He also mentions a Lakshmi Narayana temple with a low towered at-chala built of laterite with stucco work in 1652, another low towered at-chala, a pancharatna dolamancha and an ek-ratna rasmancha.^[5]

Balsi Purbapara picture gallery

At-chala Shiva temple and Vishnu deul
Terracotta panel in the Vishnu deul
Terracotta panel in the Shiva temple
Terracotta work in the Shiva temple

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Balsi, with 10 beds.^[6]

References

^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
^ "Balsi HS". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ "Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya". Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
^ "Patrasayer Mahaviyalaya". College Admission. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
^ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 24, 39, 75, 77. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

External links

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and census towns

Bankura Sadar subdivision	Bankura Barjora Beliatore Ghutgarya Jhantipahari
Bishnupur subdivision	Bishnupur Kotulpur Sonamukhi
Khatra subdivision	Khatra Raipur Simlapal

Locations
other than cities and towns

Bankura Sadar subdivision	Achuri Agaya Ailakundi Amarkanan Amlatara Anandapur Andharthaul Biharinath Bikna Bolara Chhatna Durlabhpur Ekteswar Gangajalghati Jagannathpur Jalanpur Kanchanpur Maliara Medinipur Mejia Moudi Murakata Onda Pakhanna Puabagan Saldiha Saltora Sonatapal Susunia Tella
Bishnupur subdivision	Ajodhya Akui Baital Balsi Purbapara Bhara Chatra Dharapat Dihar Dwadashbari Gokulnagar Gumut Hadal Narayanpur Indas Jayrambati Joykrishnapur Joypur Laugram Madanmohanpur Maynapur Patit Dommahal Patrasayer Radhanagar
Khatra subdivision	Ambikanagar Atbaichandi Baragari Barikul Bheduasole Deulbhira Haludkanali Harmasra Hatimrampur Hirbandh Indpur Jhilimili Kalapathar Kharigerya Mandankuli Matgoda Mukutmanipur Panchmura Pareshnath Phulkusma Ranibandh Rautara Sarenga Taldangra

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v t e Temple towns in West Bengal
Districts	Temple towns
Bankura	Ajodhya (12 Shiva temples) Akui (Radhakanta temple) Ambikanagar (Ambika temple) Atbaichandi (Basuli temple) Baital (Shyama Chandi temple) Balsi Purbapara (Vishnu deul, Shiva temple etc) Bishnupur (many temples) Deulbhira (Parshvantah temple) Dharapat (Deul of Dharapat) Dihar (Shnareshwara Shiva Temple, Shaileswara Shiva temple) Dwadashbari (Nandakishor temple) Ekteswar (Shiva temple) Gokulnagar (Gokulchand temple) Gumut (Muninagar Radhakanta Temple) Hadal Narayanpur (Radha Damodara Temple) Harmasra (many temples) Jayrambati (Sarada Ma’s birthplace) Maynapur (Hakanda temple) Patit Dommahal (Sridhara temple) Sonatapal (Sun temple)
Birbhum	Bakreshwar (several temples) Hetampur (Dewanji temple) Ilambazar (Gouranga, Raghunathji and other temples) Jaydev Kenduli (Radha Binode temple) Kankalitala (Shakti peetha) Nanoor (Bisalakhi and other temples) Suri (Radha Damodara temple) Surul (Lakshmi Janardan and other temples) Tarapith (Tara temple)
Cooch Behar	Baneswar (Shiva temple) Dhaliabari (Siddhantha Shiva temple) Gosanimari (Kamteswari temple} Sidheswari (Sidheswari Devi temple)
Darjeeling	Darjeeling (Mahakal temple, Peace Pagoda, Ghoom Monastery)
Hooghly	Antpur (Radha Govindjiu and other temples) Badanganj (Damodara temple) Bali Dewanganj (many temples) Bansberia (Hangseswari, Ananta Basudeba and other temples) Bhalia (Raghunatha temple) Dihi Bayara (Swarup Narayan temple) Gourhati (three temples) Guptipara (four temples) Gurap (Nandadulala temple) Kamarpukur (birthplace of Sri Ramakrishna) Kanpur (Kanakeswar Shiva temple) Parul (Raghunatha and Bisalakshi temples) Tarakeswar (Taraknath Temple)
Howrah	Belur (Belur Math)
Jalpaiguri	Mainaguri (Jalpesh Temple)
Murshidabad	Baranagar (several temples)
Nadia	Mayapur (several temples) Nabadwip (temple city) Palpara (Palpara temple)
North 24 Parganas	Dakshineswar (Kali Temple) Baranagar (Kripamayee Kali Temple, Baranagar Math)
Paschim Bardhaman	Gourangapur (Ichhai Ghosher Deul) Bankati (Shiva temple)
Paschim Medinipur	Chandrakona (many temples) Daspur (several temples) Dihi Baliharpur (Radha Gobinda temple) Dubrajpur (Lakshmi Janardana temple) Ghatal (many temples) Gobindanagar (Radha Govinda temple) Jalchak (2 temples) Jalshara (Buro Shiva temple) Karnagarh (3 temples) Kharar (many temples) Khirpai (3-4 temples) Lachhipur (Sridharjiu temple) Laoda (2 temples) Loyada (3 temples) Narajole (many temples) Pathra (34 temples) Radhakantapur (two temples) Ramjibanpur (many temples) Shaulan (Shyama Sundara temple) Shrirampur (Lakshmi Janardana temple)
Purba Bardhaman	Amrargar (several temples) Baidyapur (Jora Deul) Bardhaman (many temples) Kalna City (many temples) Kogram (Mangal Chandi temple) Mankar (several temples) Sribati (Sri Visweaswara, Sri Bholanath and Sri Chandreswar temples)
Purba Medinipur	Alangiri (2 temples + rasmancha) Bhagabanpur (Dakhsina Kali temple) Dihibahiri (Jagannath temple) Egra (Shiva deul) Jukhia (Radha Govinda temple) Mahishadal (Madan Gopala temple} Paikbheri (Shyama Sundar temple) Panchrol (4 temples)
Purulia district	Achkoda (old atchahlas) Anaijambad (Digambar Jain Temple) Budhpur (Shiva temple) Cheliyama (Radha Binode temple) Chharra (old Jain temple) Deulghata (old temples) Garh Panchkot (old pancha-ratna and other temples) Haraktor (old idols) Pakbirra (old Jain temples) Para (old temples) Telkupi (old submerged temples)
See also	Bengal temple architecture Hindu temples in West Bengal Jain centres in West Bengal