Shaulan (also spelled Saulan) is a village in the
Daspur I CD block in the
Ghatal subdivision
Ghatal subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Earlier it was part of Hooghly District. Later in 1872 it was merged with Medinipur District.
Subdivisions
Paschim Medinipur di ...
of the
Paschim Medinipur district
Paschim Medinipur (English: ''West Medinipur'', alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur a ...
in the state of
West Bengal
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,
India
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Geography
Shaulan is located at .
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India, Shaulan had a total population of 964, of which 469 (49%) were males and 495 (51%) were females. There were 117 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Shaulan was 702 (82.88% of the population over 6 years).
Culture
David J. McCutchion mentions the Shyama Sundara temple as a standard West Bengal type ''
pancha-ratna'' having figures in the archway panels and round the facade. Built in the 19th century, it measures 17’ 10" square.
[McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 47. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ]
Shaulan picture gallery
File:Shyama Sundara PanchaRatna Temple at Saulan under Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 05.jpg, Shyama Sundara ''pancha-ratna'' temple constructed by the Adhikari family
File:Shyama Sundara PanchaRatna Temple at Saulan under Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 06.jpg, Terracotta panels
File:Shyama Sundara PanchaRatna Temple at Saulan under Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 17.jpg, Decorated wooden doorway
References
External links
Villages in Paschim Medinipur district
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