Dhosa, Jaynagar

Dhosa is a village, a gram panchayat and an archaeological site within the jurisdiction of the Jaynagar Majilpur police station in the Jaynagar I CD block in the Baruipur subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History
According to the District Census Handbook, this archeological site is located beside the Piyali river. The artefacts found at this place included “fine terracotta pottery, seals, plaques, jewellery of precious and semi-precious stones, figurines, ceramic earthen wares etc.”

According to Sharmi Chakraborty, Centre for Archaeological Studies and Training, Eastern India, the site was excavated by the Directorate of Archaeology and Museums. They found the remains to begin in around 1st century CE. Amongst the artefacts recovered were a terracotta plaque of Yaksi, and ram and elephant figurines.

Area overview
Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the southern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 20 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the southern part is covered by the Baruipur-Jaynagar Plain.

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.

Location
Dhosa is located at 22.2469°N, 88.5469°W. It has an average elevation of 8 m.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Dhosa had a total population of 2,401, of which 1,216 (51%) were males and 1,185 (49%) were females. There were 316 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Dhosa was 1,285 (61.63% of the population over 6 years).

Transport
Gocharan-Dhosa Road links Dhosa to the State Highway 1.

Gocharan railway station is located nearby.

Education
Dhosa Chandaneswar Nabin Chand Higher Secondary School has around 3,000 students.

Healthcare
Padmerhat Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Padmerhat, is the major government medical facility in the Jaynagar I CD block.