Dantan

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| coord={{coord|22|0|0|N|87|30|0|E}}| float=left|caption=Cities and towns in the southern portion of Kharagpur subdivision (including Dantan I & II, Mohanpur, Keshiary, Narayangarh and Sabang CD blocks) of Paschim Medinipur district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

|mark-coord1= {{coord|21|56|26|N|87|17|39|E}}| label-pos1=right|label1=Chaulia | numbered1=CT| mark-title1= Chaulia (CT)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=13| mark-size1=13|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1=#C40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2

|mark-coord2={{coord|22|4|39|N|87|19|30|E}} | label-pos2=left|label2=Deuli | numbered2=CT| mark-title2= Deuli, India (CT)

|mark-coord3={{coord|22|4|48|N|87|20|30|E}} | label-pos3=right|label3=Belda | numbered3=R| mark-title3= Belda (R)

|mark-coord4={{coord|21|54|38|N|87|16|12|E}} | label-pos4=right|label4=Dantan | numbered4=R| mark-title4= Dantan (R)|shape-color4=black| label-size4=13|label-color4=black

|mark-coord5={{coord|22|0|29|N|87|25|3|E}} | label-pos5=right|label5=Dhaneswarpur | numbered5=R| mark-title5= Dhaneswarpur (R)

|mark-coord6={{coord|21|57|51|N|87|28|46|E}} | label-pos6=right|label6=Kashmuli | numbered6=R| mark-title6= Kashmuli (R)

|mark-coord7={{coord|22|7|23|N|87|14|33|E}} | label-pos7=right|label7=Keshiary | numbered7=R| mark-title7= Keshiary (R)

|mark-coord8={{coord|21|57|51|N|87|24|25|E}} | label-pos8=left|label8=Khandrui | numbered8=R| mark-title8= Khandrui (R)

|mark-coord9={{coord|22|13|20|N|87|33|43|E}} | label-pos9=left|label9=Lutunia | numbered9=R| mark-title9= Lutunia (R)

|mark-coord10={{coord|21|50|33|N|87|25|17|E}} | label-pos10=right|label10= Mohanpur | numbered10=R| mark-title10= Mohanpur, Paschim Medinipur (R)

|mark-coord11={{coord|22|10|2|N|87|23|5|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11= Narayangarh | numbered11=R| mark-title11= Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (R)

|mark-coord12={{coord|22|10|58|N|87|35|56|E}} | label-pos12=left|label12= Sabang | numbered12=R| mark-title12= Sabang, Paschim Medinipur (R)

|mark-coord13={{coord|21|59|33|N|87|17|47|E}}| label-pos13=right|label13= Moghalmari| numbered13=H| mark-title13= Moghalmari (H) |shape-color13=#AA6666

|mark-coord14={{coord|22|5|40|N|87|15|9|E}}| label-pos14=right|label14= Kurumbera Fort| numbered14=H| mark-title14= Kurumbera Fort (H) |shape-color14=#AA6666

|mark-coord15={{coord|22|13|23|N|87|40|48|E}}| label-pos15=right|label15= Bhemwa| numbered15=H| mark-title15= Bhemwa (H) |shape-color15=#AA6666

|mark-coord16={{coord|22|11|29|N|87|43|18|E}}| label-pos16=bottom|label16= Dubrajpur| numbered16=H| mark-title16= Dubrajpur, Paschim Medinipur (H) |shape-color16=#AA6666

|mark-coord17={{coord|22|11|10|N|87|40|7|E}}| label-pos17=left|label17= Kerur| numbered17=H| mark-title17= Kerur, Paschim Medinipur (H) |shape-color17=#AA6666

|mark-coord18={{coord|22|5|40|N|87|31|32|E}}| label-pos18=right|label18= Kolanda| numbered18=H| mark-title18= Kolanda, Paschim Medinipur (H) |shape-color18=#AA6666

|mark-coord19={{coord|22|12|40|N|87|35|2|E}}| label-pos19=right|label19= Shrirampur| numbered19=H| mark-title19= Shrirampur, Paschim Medinipur (H) |shape-color19=#AA6666

|mark-coord20={{coord|22|14|20|N|87|39|17|E}}| label-pos20=left|label20= Tilantapara| numbered20=H| mark-title20= Tilantapara (H) |shape-color20=#AA6666

|mark-coord21={{coord|22|7|53|N|87|32|4|E}}| label-pos21=right|label21= Adasimla| numbered21=H| mark-title21= Adasimla (H) |shape-color21=#AA6666

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Dantan is located at {{coord|21|54|38.2|N|87|16|12.0|E|display=inline}}.

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.{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Human%20Development%20Report| title = District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011| work= page 27-28| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 10 September 2020}} With a population density of 787 persons per km^2, nearly half of the district’s population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and the rest in the rural areas.{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013| work= Table 2.2, 2.4 (a)| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics |access-date = 10 September 2020}}

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.

The headquarters of Dantan I CD block are located at Dantan.{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1918_PART_A_DCHB_PASCHIM%20MEDINIPUR.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Paschim Medinipur | work= Map of Paschim Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 20 November 2016 }}

Dantan police station has jurisdiction over Dantan I CD block.{{cite web |url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 14 September 2020 }}{{cite web | url = http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/district/wmdp/wmdpstat.php | title = District at a Glance | publisher = Paschim Medinipur District Police | access-date = 27 October 2016 | archive-date = 27 October 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161027124602/http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/district/wmdp/wmdpstat.php | url-status = dead }}

The Kolkata-Chennai South Eastern Railway passes through Dantan I CD Block and there is a station at Dantan named Dantan railway station.{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/puri-santragachi-passenger-58002-puri-to-kgp/2919/217/167 |title = 58002 Puri-Santragachi Passenger |work= Time Table |publisher= indiarailinfo | access-date = 17 August 2016}}

The Kolkata-Chennai Golden Quadrilateral National Highway 16 or Kolkata-Bengaluru Asian Highway 45 passes through Dantan.{{cite web|url=http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf|title=Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways|publisher=Department of Road Transport and Highways|access-date=17 August 2016|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201124738/http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf|archive-date=1 February 2016|url-status=dead}} Dantan is well connected with Nayagram via Mogalmari Bhasraghat Road.

Bhatter College at Dantan was established in 1963 and is affiliated to Vidyasagar University. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and science and also has facilities for some post-graduate courses. The college is named after Mathuranath Bhatter, a local businessman and social worker who had contributed handsomely to set up the college.{{cite web| url = http://bhattercollege.ac.in/upload/resource/1463559604_Admission%20notification%20-%202016-2017.pdf |title = Bhatter College, Dantan |publisher= Bhatter College | access-date = 28 October 2016}}{{cite web| url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/BhatterCollege/Bhatter_College.shtml |title = Bhatter College |publisher= College Admission | access-date = 28 October 2016}}

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