Dantan I
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Dantan I দাঁতন I |
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| Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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 Dantan I
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| Coordinates: 21°54′40″N 87°16′12″E / 21.911°N 87.270°ECoordinates: 21°54′40″N 87°16′12″E / 21.911°N 87.270°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 257.07 km2 (99.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 172,107 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 721426 (Dantan) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03229 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB-34 |
| Literacy | 73.53% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Medinipur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dantan, Keshiary |
| Website | paschimmedinipur |
Dantan I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
According to some, the name is derived from Dandabhukti, which was an ancient territorial unit of Gupta Empire.
Dantan, was later a part of Hijli Kingdom. It was a thriving town on the route to the Jagannath Temple in Puri when Chaitanya Mahaprabhu reportedly passed through here in the 16th century.
Dantan is the location of at least three temples from the nineteenth century, the Jagannath Temple, the Shyamaleswar Temple, and the Chandaneswar Temple. All three temples are built in the curvilinear rekha style that is common to temples of Orissa.
Near the town, there are two major tanks, the Bidyadhar and the Sarasankha. The Bidyadhar tank was created by a minister named Bidyadhara of Pratap Rudra Deva, king of Gajapati Kingdom. The Sarasankha tank is attributed to the king Shashanka who ruled in the seventh century A.D.
The Danatan area is a monotonous rice plain with numerous waterways and tidal creeks intersecting it. The tidal creeks are lined with embankments to prevent flooding of the fields. Much of the area is water-logged. In Dantan I CD Block 100% of the cultivated area has highly productive alluvial soil.
Dantan is located at 21°54′40″N 87°16′12″E / 21.911°N 87.270°E. The Subarnarekha River flows past the Dantan I block.
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