title: Dubrajpur, Paschim Medinipur
text: # Dubrajpur, Paschim Medinipur
  
  Dubrajpur is a village in the Sabang CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
  
  ## Geography
  
  ### Location
  
  Dubrajpur is located at 22°11′29″N 87°43′29″E﻿ / ﻿22.1915°N 87.7246°E﻿ / 22.1915; 87.7246.
  
  ### Area overview
  
  Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once. With a density of population of 787 per $km^2nearly$ 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.
  
  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.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  According to the 2011 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).
  
  ## Culture
  
  David J. McCutchion mentions the early 19th century Lakshmi Janardana temple as a rich terracotta West Bengal Nava-ratna with ridged turrets measuring 21’ 2" square.
  
  ## Dubrajpur picture gallery
  
  * Lakshmi Janardana temple
  * Lakshmi Janardana temple
  * Terracotta panels
  * Terracotta panels
  * Terracotta panels
  * Cavings on wooden door
  