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Loyada, Paschim Medinipur

Loyada (also spelled Lowada) is a village in the Debra CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Lowada is located at .

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<sup>2</sup>nearly 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.

<small>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.</small>

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Loyada had a total population of 1,520, of which 780 (51%) were males and 740 (49%) were females. There were 211 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Loyada was 992 (75.78% of the population over 6 years).

.*For language details see Debra (community development block)#Language and religion

Education

Lowada High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1952. The school has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 2,000 books, 10 computers and a playground.

Lowada Balika Vidyalaya is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1971. The school has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 534 books and 4 computers.

Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions:

  • The Gopinath temple of the Mukherjee family as standard West Bengal type pancha-ratna, brick temple with terracotta, built in 1805
  • The Sridhara temple of the Mukherjee family as a flat roofed or chandni type, with terracotta and stucco work
  • The Radha-Govinda temple as a smooth rekha deul with a porch having low-founded pyramidal roof, built in 1860, having rich terracotta.

Laoada picture gallery

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