Tilantapara | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Tilantapara Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Tilantapara Tilantapara (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°13′31″N87°39′17″E / 22.2252°N 87.6548°E /22.2252; 87.6548 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,593 |
| Languages* | |
| • Official | Bengali,Santali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 721155 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03228 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ghatal |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sabang |
| Website | paschimmedinipur |
Tilantapara (also written as Tilandapara) is a village in theSabangCD block in theKharagpur subdivision of thePaschim Medinipur district in the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Tilantapara is located at22°13′31″N87°39′17″E / 22.2252°N 87.6548°E /22.2252; 87.6548.
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, Tilantapara had a total population of 1,593, of which 827 (52%) were males and 766 (48%) were females. There were 155 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Tilantapara was 3237 (91.96% of the population over 6 years).[3]
.*For language details seeSabang (community development block)#Language and religion
Tilantapara U.M.M. High School is a Bengali-medium co-educational institution established in 1901. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 3,200 books, 3 computers and a playground.[4]
David J. McCutchion mentions the Janaki Ballava temple as apancharatna with smooth rekha turrets measuring 30’ square, built in 1810/11. It has a porch on three arches. It has rich terracotta on three sides and stucco on the fourth.[5]
