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Bankura
Bankura () is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bankura district. Etymology It comes from the old Austric word ráŕhá or ráŕho which means “land of red soil”.P.R. Sarkar Rarh - The Cradle of Civilization, Ananda Marga Publications, 1981, Kolkata 2-n ancient times "China called Ráŕh by the name of 'Láti'". 3-n Santali, means thread, means tune and means snake. 4-.Perhaps the Jain and Greek scholars used this original Austric word to indicate this dry forest region which was very difficult. The popularity of Manasa Puja, the worship of Snake-Goddess Manasa, shows this opinion might have some relevance. According to Nilkantha, a commentator of the Mahabharata, the words (Sanskrit: suhma-bhūmi) and Rarh are synonymous. Scholars differs in their opinion about the etymology of the name Bankura. In the words of the Kol-Mundas, orah or rah means habitation. Many places of Rarh have an added rah at the end of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bankura District
Bankura district (Pron: bãkuɽa) is an District#India, administrative unit in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is part of Medinipur division—one of the five Divisions of West Bengal, administrative divisions of West Bengal. Bankura district is surrounded by Purba Bardhaman district and Paschim Bardhaman district in the north, Purulia district in the west, Jhargram district and Paschim Medinipur district in the south, and some part of Hooghly district in the east. Damodar River flows in the northern part of Bankura district and separates it with the major part of Burdwan district. The district head quarter is located in Bankura town. The district has been described as the "connecting link between the Ganges Delta, plains of Bengal on the east and Chota Nagpur plateau on the west." The areas to the east and north-east are low-lying Alluvium, alluvial plains while to the west the surface gradually rises, giving way to undulating country, inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beliatore
Beliatore is a Census Town and a Gram Panchayat in the Barjora CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. Beliatore is the birthplace of artist Jamini Roy. History Binoy Ghosh visited Beliatotre in 1968, primarily to attend the Gajan and fair of Dharmathakur held on the occasion of Ashadha Purnima. Three deities – Dharmaraj, Swarupnarayan, Madan – were taken on large wooden horses and the ritual of ''ban-phonra'' (piercing of tongue, hand or breast with bamboo splinters) was performed by devotees from the lower castes such as Bauris, Khaira, Lohar and others. The village was predominantly populated by the people of lower castes, mainly Bauris, in earlier days. Some well-to-do trading families came and settled there and around two hundred years ago the zamindars, the Roy family, came in. Both belonged to the upper castes. The worship of Dharmathakur, in its present form, was taken up at Beliatore after both t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bikna
Bikna is a village in the Bankura II CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Bikna is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows the Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area is part of the Bankura Uplands in the west gradually merging with the Bankura-Bishnupur Rarh Plains in the north-east. The western portions are characterised by undulating terrain with many hills and ridges. The area is having a gradual descent from the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The soil is laterite red and hard beds are covered with scrub jungle and sal wood. Gradually it gives way to just uneven rolling lands but the soil continues to be lateritic. There are coal mines in the northern part, along the Damodar River. It is a predominantly rural area with 89% of the population living in rural areas and only 11% living in the urban areas. Note: The map alongside presents some of the nota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barjora
Barjora is a locality in the Barjora CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Barjora is located at . It has an average elevation of 75 metres (246 feet). Area overview The map alongside shows the Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area is part of the Bankura Uplands in the west gradually merging with the Bankura-Bishnupur Rarh Plains in the north-east. The western portions are characterised by undulating terrain with many hills and ridges. The area is having a gradual descent from the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The soil is laterite red and hard beds are covered with scrub jungle and sal wood. Gradually it gives way to just uneven rolling lands but the soil continues to be lateritic. There are coal mines in the northern part, along the Damodar River. It is a predominantly rural area with 89% of the population living in rural areas and only 11% living in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chhatna
Chhatna is a village and a gram panchayat in the Chhatna (community development block), Chhatna Community development blocks in India, CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. History According to the historian Binoy Ghosh, three places claimed to be the home of the medieval lyrical poet of Bengal, Chandidas – Chhatna in Bankura district, Nanoor in Birbhum district and Ketugram in Bardhaman district. The issue became more complicated with conflicting claims clouding the historical scenario. Three persons associated with the name of Chandidas emerged and they have been identified separately with the prefix ‘Baru’, ‘Dwija’ and ‘Din’.Ghosh, Binoy, ''Paschim Banger Sanskriti'', , part I, 1976 edition, pages 369-374, Prakash Bhaban, Kolkata In the 14th-15th century, Chhatna was the capital of a kingdom named Samantabhum. The feudatory ruling family of Samantabhum was established by Sankha Roy. According to l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amarkanan
Amarkanan is a village in the Gangajalghati CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Amarkanan is located at Area overview The map alongside shows the Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area is part of the Bankura Uplands in the west gradually merging with the Bankura-Bishnupur Rarh Plains in the north-east. The western portions are characterised by undulating terrain with many hills and ridges. The area is having a gradual descent from the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The soil is laterite red and hard beds are covered with scrub jungle and sal wood. Gradually it gives way to just uneven rolling lands but the soil continues to be lateritic. There are coal mines in the northern part, along the Damodar River. It is a predominantly rural area with 89% of the population living in rural areas and only 11% living in the urban areas. Note: The map alongside presents some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onda, Bankura
Onda is a village in Onda CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Onda is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows the Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area is part of the Bankura Uplands in the west gradually merging with the Bankura-Bishnupur Rarh Plains in the north-east. The western portions are characterised by undulating terrain with many hills and ridges. The area is having a gradual descent from the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The soil is laterite red and hard beds are covered with scrub jungle and sal wood. Gradually it gives way to just uneven rolling lands but the soil continues to be lateritic. There are coal mines in the northern part, along the Damodar River. It is a predominantly rural area with 89% of the population living in rural areas and only 11% living in the urban areas. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bankura (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Bankura Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 252 Bankura Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Bankura municipality; Bankura I community development block; and Junbedia, Mankanali and Purandarpur gram panchayats of Bankura II community development block. Bankura Assembly constituency is part of No. 36 Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2016 .# Swing calculated on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016. By-election 2012 In 2012, a by-election was necessitated by the death of sitting Trinamool Congress MLA Kashinath Misra . Minati Misra of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival Nilanjan Dasgupta of CPI(M) by 15,138 votes. 2011 .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhantipahari
Jhantipahari (also written as Jhanti Pahari) is a census town in the Chhatna CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Jhantipahari is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows the Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area is part of the Bankura Uplands in the west gradually merging with the Bankura-Bishnupur Rarh Plains in the north-east. The western portions are characterised by undulating terrain with many hills and ridges. The area is having a gradual descent from the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The soil is laterite red and hard beds are covered with scrub jungle and sal wood. Gradually it gives way to just uneven rolling lands but the soil continues to be lateritic. There are coal mines in the northern part, along the Damodar River. It is a predominantly rural area with 89% of the population living in rural areas and only 11% living in the urban areas. No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bankura (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Bankura Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. While six assembly segments of No. 36 Bankura Lok Sabha constituency are in Bankura district, one assembly segment is in Purulia district. Assembly segments As per order of the Delimitation Commission in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 36 Bankura is composed of the following assembly segments: Prior to delimitation, Bankura Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments: Para (SC) (assembly constituency no. 240), Raghunathpur (SC) (assembly constituency no. 241), Kashipur (ST) (assembly constituency no. 242), Hura (assembly constituency no. 243), Chhatna (assembly constituency no. 248), Bankura (assembly constituency no. 251) and Onda (assembly constituency no. 252) Members of Parliament Election results 2024 2019 General election 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mejia, Bankura
Mejia is a village in Mejia CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Mejia is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows the Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area is part of the Bankura Uplands in the west gradually merging with the Bankura-Bishnupur Rarh Plains in the north-east. The western portions are characterised by undulating terrain with many hills and ridges. The area is having a gradual descent from the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The soil is laterite red and hard beds are covered with scrub jungle and sal wood. Gradually it gives way to just uneven rolling lands but the soil continues to be lateritic. There are coal mines in the northern part, along the Damodar River. It is a predominantly rural area with 89% of the population living in rural areas and only 11% living in the urban areas. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achuri
Achuri is a village in the Bankura I CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India Geography Location Achuri is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows the Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area is part of the Bankura Uplands in the west gradually merging with the Bankura-Bishnupur Rarh Plains in the north-east. The western portions are characterised by undulating terrain with many hills and ridges. The area is having a gradual descent from the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The soil is laterite red and hard beds are covered with scrub jungle and sal wood. Gradually it gives way to just uneven rolling lands but the soil continues to be lateritic. There are coal mines in the northern part, along the Damodar River Damodar River (Pron: /ˈdʌmoˌdaː/) is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The valley is rich in mineral resources and is known for l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
