with rich terracotta facade; measuring 20’ 11” x 19’ 8”. The Raghunatha temple as a small flat-roofed or chandni type, built in 1797, it has terracotta archway panels etc. The Sridhara temple at Katan as a double storied flat roofed temple, the upper storey was added in 1885, with rich terracotta, measuring hh14’ 10” x 16’. The Simhavahini temple as char-chala temple with a char-chala porch, built in 1490, with slight terracotta, measuring 13’ square + 8’ 9” square. Ghatal picture gallery Tourist spots Bhasapool (Polton Bridge) - Heritage of India Kushpata Satsanga Ashram of Anukul Thakur Visalaxmi Temple at Barada Birsingha - birthplace of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Eco park- picnic destination Birsingha Bhagabati Vidyalaya (H.S) - established by Pandit Ishwar Vidyasagar Notable people Akinchan Chakrabarty, 18th-century Bengali poet Healthcare Ghatal Subdivisional Hospital functions with 200 beds. Medical facilities Medical facilities in the Ghatal subdivision are as follows: Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) Ghatal Subdivisional Hospital, Ghatal (M), 200 beds Rural hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) Khirpai Rural Hospital, Chandrakona I CD block, Khirpai, 30 beds Chandrakona Rural Hospital, Chandrakona II CD block, Chandrakona, 60 beds Daspur Rural Hospital, Daspur I CD block, Daspur, 30 beds Sonakhali Rural Hospital, Daspur II CD block, Sonakhali, 30 beds Block primary health centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds) Viidyasagar Block Primary Health Centre, Ghatal CD block, Birsingha, 10 beds Primary health centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds) Chandrakona I CD block: Ramjibanpur (10), Ramkrishnapur (PO Tatarpara) (10), Mangrul (PO Goaldanga Mangrul) (10), Dingal (PO Dingal-Kumargeria) (10), Jara (2) Chandrrakona II CD block: Basanchora (PO Chhatraganj) (10), Bhagabantapur (4), Ghatal CD block: Khasbarh (6), Natuk (10), Daspur I: Makrampur (PO Choto Makrampur) (4), Narajole (10), Sekenday (2) Daspur II: Khukurda (10), Nischintapur (6), Chaipat (6) References Bibliography External links Ghatal website Official Daspur-II Block website Official Chandrakona-II Block website Paschim Medinipur District official website Purba Medinipur District official website Midnapore - website for East and West Midnapore Cities and towns in Paschim Medinipur district Cities in West Bengal