Dubrajpur | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Dubrajpur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Dubrajpur Dubrajpur (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°11′29″N87°43′29″E / 22.1915°N 87.7246°E /22.1915; 87.7246 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,578 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 721144 (Sabang) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03228 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ghatal |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sabang |
| Website | paschimmedinipur |
Dubrajpur is a village in theSabangCD block in theKharagpur subdivision of thePaschim Medinipur district in the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Dubrajpur is located at22°11′29″N87°43′29″E / 22.1915°N 87.7246°E /22.1915; 87.7246.
Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly hasalluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly havelateritic 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.
According to the2011 Census of India, Dubrajpur had a total population of 4,578, of which 2,372 (52%) were males and 2,206 (48%) were females. There were 589 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Dubrajpur was 3,420 (85.74% of the population over 6 years).[3]
David J. McCutchion mentions the early 19th century Lakshmi Janardana temple as a rich terracotta West BengalNava-ratna with ridged turrets measuring 21’ 2" square.[4]
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