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Hetampur
Hetampur is a large village in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum District in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated near Dubrajpur. The village is famous for the Royal and historical palace and reputed college. Geography Location Hetampur is located at . Demographics As of the 2011 Census, Hetampur had a population of 2,388; 1,188 males and 1,200 females, giving a ratio of 1010 compared to the West Bengal state average of 950. There were 282 children aged 0–6 and a child sex ratio of 1104, compared to the West Bengal state average of 956. Hetampur village had a literacy rate of 76.21%, compared to 76.26% of West Bengal- male literacy was 84.82% and female was 67.59% Education At Hetampur Krishna Chandra College, popularly known as Hetampur Mahavidyalaya is one of the reputed and oldest college of the West Bengal. There are also few schools and training institutes such as Hetampur Raj High School, Hetampur Girls’ High School, St. Andrus, Hetampur Model School, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajnagar, Birbhum
Rajnagar is a census town in Rajnagar CD block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was formerly the capital of Royal Kingdoms in the area. With the fading away of the kingdoms, the town lost much of its importance. History Rajnagar was founded by Bir Singh, a great Hindu Raja in ancient times on whose name the district Birbhum was formed. In 1206, Rajnagar was occupied by Muhammad Shiran, a General of Muhammad Bakhtiyar, and annexed by Ali Mardan, on 1211. However, Pathans do not seem to have enjoyed undisputed control over the entire district or area. At least the western part of the district, with Rajnagar as its capital, seems to have been ruled by the descendants of Bir Singh, the Bir Rajas. The rent roll of Todar Mal leads to the conclusion that by the middle of the 16th century the entire district was brought under the administration of the Mughals through numerous wars raged on this 'Gateway of Bengal'. The later Muslim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suri Sadar Subdivision
Suri Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview Starting in its northern parts with the Brahmani-Mayurakshi Basin, a sub-micro physiographic region occupying the area between the Brahmani in the north and the Mayurakshi in the south, Suri Sadar subdivision merges with the Suri-Bolpur Plain, another sub-micro physiographic region that covers the interfluves of the Mayurakshi and the Ajay. The plain area exhibits somewhat upland topography sloping from north-west to south-east. The western part of the subdivision forms the Bakreswar Uplands, an extension of the plateau region of Santhal Parganas. The undulating area rises to high ridges on the western boundary with Jharkhand. Geography Subdivisions Birbhum district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Administrative units Suri Sadar subdivision has 9 police stations, 7 community development blocks, 7 panchayat samitis, 62 gram panch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birbhum District
Birbhum district () is an District#India, administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the northernmost district of Burdwan division—one of the five Divisions of West Bengal, administrative divisions of West Bengal. The district headquarters is in Suri, Birbhum, Suri. Other important cities are Bolpur, Rampurhat and Sainthia. Jamtara district, Jamtara, Dumka district, Dumka and Pakur district, Pakur districts of the state of Jharkhand lie at the western border of this district; the border in other directions is covered by the districts of Bardhaman district, Bardhaman and Murshidabad district, Murshidabad of West Bengal. Often called "the land of red soil",Rahim, Kazi MB, and Sarkar, Debasish, ''Agriculture, Technology, Products and Markets of Birbhum District'', ''Paschim Banga'', Birbhum Special Issue, pp. 157–166, Information and Cultural Department, Government of West Bengal. Birbhum is noted for its topography and its cultural heritage which is somewhat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abinashpur
Abinashpur is a village and gram panchayat in Suri II CD Block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Purandarpur, the CD Block headquarters, is 4 km away from Abinashpur. Suri, the district headquarters, is 17 km away. Gram panchayat Villages in Abinashpur gram panchayat are: Abinashpur, Badilpur, Bholaipur, Harishpur, Hatikra, Imadpur, Kasherhat, Kubirpur, Parbatipur, Rajpur, Sekampur and Srikantapur. Demographics As per the 2011 Census of India, Abinashpur had a total population of 1,846 of which 915 (50%) were males and 931 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 217. The total number of literates in Abinashpur was 1,240 (76.12% of the population over 6 years). Education Abinashpur Sriram High School, a Bengali-medium co-educational institution, was established in 1926. It has arrangements for teaching from class VI to class XII. The school has 15 computers and a library with 3,200 books. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmedpur, Birbhum
Ahmedpur is a census town in Sainthia CD block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Ahmedpur is under the jurisdiction of Sainthia police station. The census town is remembered in the area for its sugar mill and as one end of the vintage narrow gauge railway. The office of the Block Development Officer, Sainthia Block is situated here, adjacent to the Ahmedpur railway station. It hosts a growing local business centre, being well connected with Kolkata and other cities of West Bengal via railway. Geography Location Ahmedpur is located in the alluvial plain of the Mayurakshi River. It has hot and dry summers, spread between March and May, followed by the monsoon from June to September. Seventy-eight percent of the rainfall occurs during this period. Although large trees are rare, small and medium vegetation, with short grass and bushes can be found alongside the road. Demographics As per the 2011 Census of India, Ahmadpur had a tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purandarpur
Purandarpur is a village in Suri II CD block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location It is situated in between Suri and Bolpur and approximately 8 km from Suri, 11 km from Ahmadpur, 13 km from Sainthia and 28 km from Bolpur Shantiniketan. CD block HQ The headquarters of Suri II CD block are located at Purandarpur. Places of interest Behira, a tourist destination, is situated 2 km on the way to Bolpur. A very old ''Kali Mandir'' (Kali temple), on the bank of Bakreshwar River in a deep forest is the main attraction. There is a Dharmaraj temple in the village, where an annual festival is held regarding the Dharmaraj myths. A Mahaprabhu temple is also there in the village. Demographics As per the 2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angar Garia
Angar Garia (also spelled Angargoria) is a village and gram panchayat in Mohammad Bazar CD Block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district. Geography CD block HQ The headquarters of Mohammad Bazar CD block are located at Angar Garia. Demographics As per the 2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ..., Angar Garia had a total population of 4,232 of which 2,155 (51%) were males and 2,077 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 487. The total number of literates in Angar Garia was 2,631 (70.25% of the population over 6 years). Economy China clay mines are found in Kharia, Mocdam Nagar, Komarpur, Angargoria and Mohammad Bazar, in Birbhum district. Mining is carried out mainly by the open cast method. Transport SH 11, running from Mohammad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakreswar Thermal Power Plant Township
Bakreswar Thermal Power Plant Township is an industrial township in Suri I block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal Geography Location Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station, along with the industrial township, are spread across parts of Suri I and Dubrajpur blocks. Small villages, such as Bangaon and Sadaipur, are located in the area. Larger villages, such as Chinpai and Kachujor, are located nearby.Sarajit Pramanick, ''Birbhumer Ahankar:Bakreshwar Tapbidyut Kendra'', ''Paschim Banga'', Birbhum special issue, pp. 189–192, (in Bengali), February 2006, Information and Culture Department, Government of West BengalGoogle maps Police station Sadaipur police station has jurisdiction over Suri I block. Neel Nirjan The reservoir, formed by erecting a dam in the Bakreshwar River, named ''Neel Nirjan'' (meaning blue solitude), for providing water to the thermal power plant, is gaining in popularity as a tourist spot.{It can be seen on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kankartala
Kankartala is a village in Khoyrasol (community development block), Khoyrasol CD Block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Geography Location Kankartala is part of Barrah gram panchayat. Khoyrasol, the CD block headquarters, and Dubrajpur, the nearest town, are 30 km away from Kankartala. Suri, Birbhum, Suri, the district headquarters, is 43 km away. Police station Kankartala police station has jurisdiction over a part of Khoyrasol CD block. Demographics As per the 2011 Census of India, Kankartala had a total population of 3,390 of which 1,747 (52%) were males and 1,643 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 453. The total number of literates in Kankartala was 2,068 (70.41% of the population over 6 years). Post Office Kankartala has a delivery branch post office, with PIN 731125, under Khoyrasol sub office and Suri head office. Khoyrasol sub office has the same PIN. Branch offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khoyrasol
Khoyrasol (also spelled Khayrashoal, Khoyrasole) is a village in Khoyrasol (community development block), Khoyrasol CD Block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Geography Police station Khoyrasol police station has jurisdiction over a part of Khoyrasol (community development block), Khoyrasol CD block. CD block HQ The headquarters of Khoyrasol CD block are located at Khoyrasol. Demographics As per the 2011 Census of India, Khayrashoal had a total population of 3,313 of which 1,709 (52%) were males and 1,604 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 334. The total number of literates in Khayrashoal was 2,214 (74.32% of the population over 6 years). Transport Panchra-Khoyrasol Road links Khoyrasol to National Highway 14 (India), NH 14 at Panchra. Post Office Khoyrasol has a delivery sub post office, with PIN 731125, under Suri head office. Branch offices with the same PIN are Babuijore, Barhr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panrui
Panrui is a village in Sainthia and a community development block in the Suri Sadar subdivision of the Birbhum district, West Bengal, India. It is about from Kolkata and from Visva-Bharati University. It is also from Siuri, the sadar town of Birbhum district. It has a population of 1,146. Geography Police station The Panrui police station has jurisdiction over the Suri II community development block. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ..., Panrui had a total population of 923 people, 478 (52%) of which were males and 445 (48%) were females. There were 114 persons under the age of six. The total number of literate people in Panrui was 632 (78.12% of the population over 6 years). References {{Birbhum Distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandrapur, Birbhum
Chandrapur is a village and gram panchayat in Rajnagar CD Block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Rajnagar, the CD block headquarters, is 11 km away from Chandrapur. Suri, the district headquarters, is 15 km away. Police station There is a police station at Chandrapur. Gram panchayat Villages in Chandrapur gram panchayat are: Baishnabdaspur, Balarampur, Baraghata, Bhabanandapur, Chaktulsi, Chandrapur, Daldala, Durgapur, Fakirdas, Faridpur, Gamarkunda, Ganeshpur, Haripur, Jamira, Kanaipur, Kanchannagar, Kusmasul, Madhaipur, Monoharpur, Pataldanga, Rajpur, Sajina, Takipur and Tarasol. Demographics As per the 2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ..., Chandrapur had a to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
