Baital is a village in the Joypur CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a part of Dakshinbar village.
Baital is located at .
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According to the 2011 Census of India, Dakshinbar had a total population of 4,031, of which 2,070 (51%) were males and 1,961 (49%) were females. There were 408 persons in the age range of 0âÂÂ6 years. The total number of literate persons in Dakshinbar was 2,754 (76.01% of the population over 6 years).
Baital G.P. Vidyapith is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1926. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 11 computers, a library with 1,100 books and a playground.
Baital Girlsâ High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 2011. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.
Chatra Ramai Pandit Mahavidyalaya, was established at Chatra, PO Darapur in 2000.
David J. McCutchion speaks of 2 temples at Baital. One is the Shyama Chandi temple, a pancha ratna with rigged rekha turrets and porch on triple archway, with 35 ft 4 in square base, a laterite plain structure built in 1660. The other is the Jhagrai Chandi temple, a smooth curvilinear rekha, with 11â 2" square base, a laterite, largely plain structure, built in 1659.
Joypur Block Primary Health Centre, with 15 beds at Joypur, is the major government medical facility in the Joypur CD block.