Dhaliabari | |
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Census Town | |
  Dhaliabari Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Dhaliabari Dhaliabari (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:26°16′51″N89°28′18″E / 26.280752°N 89.471759°E /26.280752; 89.471759 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.8024 km2 (1.0820 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,383 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 736179 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03582 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Cooch Behar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Cooch Behar Dakshin |
| Website | coochbehar |
Dhaliabari is acensus town in theCooch Behar ICD block in theCooch Behar Sadar subdivision of theCooch Behar district in the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Dhaliabari is located at26°16′51″N89°28′18″E / 26.280752°N 89.471759°E /26.280752; 89.471759.
The map alongside shows the north-central part of the district. It has the highest level of urbanisation in an overwhelming rural district. 22.08% of the population of the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision lives in the urban areas and 77.92% lives in the rural areas.[1] The entire district forms the flatalluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.[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.
As per the2011 Census of India, Dhaliabari had a total population of 4,383, with 2,265 (52%) males and 2,118 (48%) females. There were 453 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Dhaliabari was 3,112 (79.19% of the population over 6 years).[3]
According to theDistrict Census Handbook 2011, Koch Bihar, Dhaliabari covered an area of 2.8024 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 2 km roads, the protected water supply involved tap water from untreated sources. It had 500 electricity connections, 35 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities it had 1 family welfare centre, 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had 1 primary school, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college atCooch Behar 6 km away. Three important commodities it produced were sitalpati, paddy, jute. It had the branch of 1 non-agricultural credit society.[4]
Thepancharatna Siddhanath Shiva temple at Dhaliabari is unique because of the attachment of someterracotta panels. It is probably the only temple in Cooch Behar district, and among the exceptional few in the northern part of West Bengal, to have some terracotta panels. There are four towers at the four corners of the curved roof, but the larger central tower is missing. The temple is 9.1 metres (30 ft) high and has a square base of 6.4 metres (21 ft).[5]
The temple has amihrab, normally found in mosques. There are two possibilities for this: an attempt was made to convert it to a mosque during the short Muslim rule in the 18th century or it was included by the Muslim artisans as a matter of regular practice. Muslim architectural influence in Hindu temples is not totally unknown. Apart from the mainSiddhanath Shiva Linga,Narayana-shila is also worshipped in this temple.[5]
There is some controversy regarding the construction of the Siddhanath Shiva temple. According toMadho Sarup Vats, of the Archaeological Survey, the temple was built during the rule of Raja Upendra Narayan (1714-1763) of theCooch Behar State. However, historian Harendra Narayan Choudhury opined that the temple construction was initiated during the period of Raja Harendra Narayan (1780-1839) and completed by his son Raja Shivendra Narayan (1796-1849). In 1808,Dr. Buchanan Hamilton, also submitted a report. It can be said that Raja Upendra Narayan built the temple, and Raja Harendra Narayan and Raja Shivendra Narayan may have renovated it.[5]
The Siddhanath Shiva temple is astate protected monument.[6]
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