Dhosa | |
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Village | |
 Terracotta Plaque Found at Dhosa/Tilpi, Now at State Archaeological Museum at Behala | |
  Dhosa Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Dhosa Location in India Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°14′49″N88°32′49″E / 22.2469°N 88.5469°E /22.2469; 88.5469 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| CD Block | Jaynagar I |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.34 km2 (0.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,401 |
| • Density | 1,030/km2 (2,660/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743396 |
| Telephone code | +91 3218 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 toWB-22,WB-95 toWB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jadavpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Baruipur Purba (SC) |
| Website | www |
Dhosa is a village, agram panchayat and anarchaeological site within the jurisdiction of theJaynagar Majilpur police station in theJaynagar ICD block in theBaruipur subdivision of theSouth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
According to the District Census Handbook, this archeological site is located beside thePiyali river. Theartefacts found at this place included “fine terracotta pottery, seals, plaques, jewellery of precious and semi-precious stones, figurines, ceramic earthen wares etc.”[3]
According to Sharmi Chakraborty, Centre for Archaeological Studies and Training, Eastern India, the site was excavated by the Directorate of Archaeology and Museums. They found the remains to begin in around 1st century CE. Amongst the artefacts recovered were a terracotta plaque ofYaksi, and ram and elephant figurines.[4]
Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the southern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 20census towns. The entire district is situated in theGanges Delta and the southern part is covered by the Baruipur-Jaynagar Plain.[5][6][7]
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.
Dhosa is located at22°14′49″N88°32′49″E / 22.2469°N 88.5469°E /22.2469; 88.5469. It has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 ft).
According to the2011 Census of India, Dhosa had a total population of 2,401, of which 1,216 (51%) were males and 1,185 (49%) were females. There were 316 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Dhosa was 1,285 (61.63% of the population over 6 years).[8]
Gocharan-Dhosa Road links Dhosa to theState Highway 1.[9]
Gocharan railway station is located nearby.[9]
Dhosa Chandaneswar Nabin Chand Higher Secondary School has around 3,000 students.[10]
Padmerhat Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, atPadmerhat, is the major government medical facility in the Jaynagar I CD block.[11]
