Bishnupur, Bankura
Bishnupur is a city and a municipality and now it is District in the state of West Bengal, India. It is known for its terracotta temples built by the Malla rulers, historic Radha Krishna temples built during 1600–1800 CE and the Baluchari sarees.
Bishnupur
The City of Temples | |
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City | |
Bishnupur montage | |
Bishnupur Location in West Bengal, India Bishnupur Bishnupur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23.075°N 87.317°E | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Bishnupur Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 75,000 |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 722122 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB-88 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bishnupur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bishnupur |
| Website | bankura.org/bishnupur |
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