Pareshnath is a village in the
Ranibandh
Ranibandh is a village in the Ranibandh CD block in the Khatra subdivision of the Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
The Early Medieval History
Maniklal Sinha, in his book, ''Paschim Rahr Tatha Bankura Sanskriti'' mention ...
CD block in the
Khatra subdivision
Khatra subdivision is a subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
History
Khatra subdivision was established as an additional subdivision on 27 March 1986 and as a full-fledged subdivision on 2 November 1992
Geogra ...
of the
Bankura district
Bankura district (Pron: bãkuɽa) is an District#India, administrative unit in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is part of Medinipur division—one of the five Divisions of West Bengal, administrative divisi ...
in the state of
West Bengal
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,
India
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.
Geography
Location
Pareshnath is located at .
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, Pareshnath had a total population of 219, of which 119 (54%) were males and 100 (46%) were females. There were 189 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Pareshnath was 50 (26.46% of the population over 6 years).
Culture
Bankura district was once under the influence of
Jainism
Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religions, Indian religion whose three main pillars are nonviolence (), asceticism (), and a rejection of all simplistic and one-sided views of truth and reality (). Jainism traces its s ...
and a number of Jain relics lie scattered in the district. Jain relics at villages
Sonatapal
Sonatapal is located north-east of Ekteswar, near Bankura town, on the banks of Dwarakeswar River in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.O’Malley, L.S.S., ICS, ''Bankura'', ''Bengal District Gazetteers'', pp. 207–209, 1995 ...
,
Bahulara,
Dharapat
Dharapat is a village in Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is north of Bishnupur.
Geography
Location
Dharapat is located at .
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in ...
,
Harmasra and Paresnath (near
Ambikanagar) are now taken as Hindu relics and some of the intact images are daily worshipped as Hindu deities.
There are two ancient sites at Pareshnath (temple site now represented only by a mound and a statue of Surya and temple site of an old Jain temple now represented only by a mound with a Jain statue) and both the sites are included in the
by the
Archaeological Survey of India
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country. It was founded in 1861 by Alexander ...
(serial no. N-WB-34 & 35).
References
External links
{{Jain centres in West Bengal
Villages in Bankura district